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Is it safe to delete dropbox cache old files?
$ dropbox version Dropbox daemon version: 99.4.501 Dropbox command-line interface version: 2019.02.14
I'm running Fedora 32 on my main workstation with a 'normal' Dropbox installation, but a ...
Hi neekfenwick, thanks for joining the Community!
The cache folder is used as a staging area to sync files to and from your account.
The folder should be automatically cleared every few days, however, you can manually empty the cache folder if it’s getting too large.
Let me know how it goes!
Jay
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHi neekfenwick, thanks for joining the Community!
The cache folder is used as a staging area to sync files to and from your account.
The folder should be automatically cleared every few days, however, you can manually empty the cache folder if it’s getting too large.
Let me know how it goes!
Thank you Jay ! I can be a little patient, I'm interested in when exactly these files will be deleted, so if I can hold on I'll let them clean up by themselves and try to report here how long it took, as it might help others understand what's going on.
- Jay
No worries, neekfenwick, it can be from 3 to 7 days, so if it's longer than that, it might be worth manually deleting them!
I just checked today and they've gone, though I'm not sure exactly when, at least they did get cleared out automatically which is nice to know. Thanks for the help.
