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wimdeceuk
Explorer | Level 4
9 months ago

old_files cache folder occupying too much space on Ubuntu

My hard disk space is running low regularly because the old_files folder in the dropbox cache takes too much space (40+ GB). I have to manually delete this folder every couple of days now. Is there a...
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Rich
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9 months ago
@wimdeceuk wrote:

Is there a way to limit its size or to have it deleted automatically?

There's no way to limit its size, and items in the .dropbox.cache folder are automatically removed after three days. There are no settings to control this.

  • wimdeceuk's avatar
    wimdeceuk
    Explorer | Level 4
    9 months ago

    Thanks. I should have explained that they aren't removed automatically in my case.

    • Здравко's avatar
      Здравко
      Legendary | Level 20
      9 months ago

      Hi wimdeceuk,

      Yes, cache files may stay much longer unfortunately - one more imperfection (not to say something else). An easy workaround might be a cron job that wipe out the cache let say once a day (or some other period, convenient for you). 😉

      Good luck.

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