Since I keep two user dirs and cache dirs on purpose (because projects that use jigsaw that depend on libraries that use Automatic-Module-Name on their manifest get broken in the editor if you ever open the non-modular project in the IDE), it could really use a “Don’t ask this again” checkbox.
-Tim On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 10:39 AM Eric Bresie <ebre...@gmail.com> wrote: > I went ahead and created the following > https://github.com/apache/netbeans/issues/5069 > > Eric Bresie > ebre...@gmail.com > > > On Sun, Dec 11, 2022 at 9:17 AM Eric Bresie <ebre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey Laszlo, did any updates around the orphaned "cache" get made? I see > > it showing up again in NB 16 so assume note. > > > > Should I create an issue on this? > > > > Eric Bresie > > ebre...@gmail.com > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 4, 2022 at 10:13 AM Eric Bresie <ebre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> So then a manual workaround is to change the permissions on > >> %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Netbeans\Cache to be not just read only and > >> then running it should fix it then? > >> > >> I like the idea of the enhancements...are further follow-up enhancements > >> in work? > >> > >> > >> Eric Bresie > >> ebre...@gmail.com > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 9:02 AM Laszlo Kishalmi < > laszlo.kisha...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Eric, > >>> > >>> That was my "enhancement" for NB-14. The janitor module would detect > >>> abandoned cache directories. > >>> > >>> Usually there is an <userdir parent>/netbeans-14 and <cachedir > >>> parent>/netbeans-14. When the janitor encounters a directory in > >>> <cachedir parent> which has no pair in <userdir parent> then it would > >>> think, that cache dir is abandoned and would offer it for removal. > >>> > >>> My primary intent was to clean up the leftover cache directories when > >>> using the Snap distribution. > >>> > >>> On 7/1/22 06:35, Eric Bresie wrote: > >>> > Has anyone else had this problem? > >>> > > >>> > I've a number of versions (13 and 14) of Netbeans installed/used > with a > >>> > bunch of older versions since removed (i.e. 12.x and a mixture of rc > >>> for > >>> > these). When I startup I keep getting notifications that "Netbeans > >>> xx.xx > >>> > was last used xx days ago" with a "Remove unused data and cache > >>> directories > >>> > of xxx Free up xxx MB of space." Sounds great so clicking on this > goes > >>> > away. However, a little later, restart Netbeans and the same > >>> notifications > >>> > show up even after clicking the remove link. > >>> > > >>> > Eric Bresie > >>> > ebre...@gmail.com > >>> > > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.apache.org > >>> > >>> For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > >>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- http://timboudreau.com
