How to clear program cache files on Linux

Every Linux System has three options to clear cache without interrupting any processes or services.

1. Clear PageCache only. # sync; echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches.
2. Clear dentries and inodes. # sync; echo 2 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches.
3. Clear PageCache, dentries and inodes. ...
4. sync will flush the file system buffer.

1. How do I clear the program cache?
2. Can I delete ~/ cache?
3. How do I clear temp and cache in Linux?
4. How do I clear the cache in Ubuntu?
5. What does Clear Cache mean?
6. How do I clear my cache in Chrome?
7. What happens if I delete my cache folder?
8. Is it safe to delete cache folder?
9. What happens when you clear cache?
10. How do I clear temp files in Linux?
11. How do I clean up Linux?
12. How do I clean up disk space in Linux?

How do I clear the program cache?

1. Delete the browser cache with a shortcut.

1. Press the keys [Ctrl], [Shift] and [Del]. ...
2. A new window opens: "Clear Browser cache".
3. Here you can select in the upper dropdown-menu , for which time period you want to delete the cache data. ...
4. If you want to delete all cache date , select "all".

Can I delete ~/ cache?

It is generally safe to delete it. You might want to close all graphical applications (e.g. banshee, rhythmbox, vlc, software-center, ..) to prevent any confusion of the programs accessing the cache (where did my file go all of a sudden!?).

How do I clear temp and cache in Linux?

Purge trash & temporary files

1. Open the Activities overview and start typing Privacy.
2. Click on Privacy to open the panel.
3. Select Purge Trash & Temporary Files.
4. Switch one or both of the Automatically empty Trash or Automatically purge Temporary Files switches to on.

How do I clear the cache in Ubuntu?

Polipo, a web caching program may store a lot of data in an on-disk cache. One way to clear this up is to issue the command sudo polipo -x - this will cause polipo to clear the local disk cache.

What does Clear Cache mean?

Clear cache from third-party apps

App cache is similar to browser cache. It's small bits of information stored to speed up your experience using an app. ... Clearing cache is a quick and easy way to free up space and (hopefully) fix a misbehaving app. Clearing app cache will not delete app data like account information.

How do I clear my cache in Chrome?

In Chrome

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More .
3. Click More tools. Clear browsing data.
4. At the top, choose a time range. To delete everything, select All time.
5. Next to "Cookies and other site data" and "Cached images and files," check the boxes.
6. Click Clear data.

What happens if I delete my cache folder?

Tip: Clearing the cache simply clears temporary files. It won't erase login credentials, downloaded files, or custom settings.

Is it safe to delete cache folder?

Is it safe to clear an app's cache? In short, yes. Since the cache stores non-essential files (that is, files that are not 100% needed for the correct operation of the app), deleting it should not aversely affect the functionality of the app.

What happens when you clear cache?

The files that are stored there allow your device to access commonly referenced information without having to rebuild it constantly. If you wipe the cache, the system will rebuild those files the next time your phone needs them (just like with app cache).

How do I clear temp files in Linux?

How to Clear Out Temporary Directories

1. Become superuser.
2. Change to the /var/tmp directory. # cd /var/tmp. Caution - ...
3. Delete the files and subdirectories in the current directory. # rm -r *
4. Change to other directories containing unnecessary temporary or obsolete subdirectories and files, and delete them by repeating Step 3 above.

How do I clean up Linux?

Another way to clean up Linux is using a powertool called Deborphan. Deborphan can be used as a terminal command line tool or in combination with a GUI application called GtkOrphan.
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Terminal commands

1. sudo apt-get autoclean. This terminal command deletes all . ...
2. sudo apt-get clean. ...
3. sudo apt-get autoremove.

How do I clean up disk space in Linux?

Freeing disk space on your Linux server

1. Get to the root of your machine by running cd /
2. Run sudo du -h --max-depth=1.
3. Note which directories are using a lot of disk space.
4. cd into one of the big directories.
5. Run ls -l to see which files are using a lot of space. Delete any you don't need.
6. Repeat steps 2 to 5.