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neekfenwick
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago
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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 ...
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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    6 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!

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Jay
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6 years ago

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!

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neekfenwick
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago

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.

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    Jay
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    6 years ago

    Glad to hear it, neekfenwick!

     

    Enjoy your week ahead! :relieved:

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