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neekfenwick
5 years agoHelpful | Level 6
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 ...
- 5 years ago
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
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!
neekfenwick
5 years agoHelpful | Level 6
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.
- Jay5 years agoDropbox Staff
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!
- neekfenwick5 years agoHelpful | Level 6
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.
- Jay5 years agoDropbox Staff
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