Yeah, I mean, "cache" is just cache. I think critical data files are stored elsewhere.
You can delete files based on time (last modified) time. https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/find.1.html The section about "Tests" will cover the mtime and other useful flags. You can pair that with "-exec rm -f '{}' " to blindly remove them. find '/home/joe/.cache/google-chrome' -type f -mtime +7 -exec rm -f '{}' \; That's what I got from memory and typing on my phone, in bed, LOL. If that's not it, then it'll get you really close, but I think that's a good command. -- Thanks, Alexander Sent from my Google Pixel 7 Pro On Sun, Aug 4, 2024, 18:19 joe--- via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > How crucial are the thousands of cache > files cluttering up our computers? > > /home/joe/.cache/google-chrome/Default > drwx 3 4096 Apr 4 2019 Storage empty > drwx 4 4096 Jan 21 2020 Code Cache/js 6290 files > drwx 3 471040 Jan 24 2022 Cache > /.cache/google-chrome/Default/Cache/Cache_Data > *** 14197 files from 2023 to a week ago. > > Is there any risk in deleting all this clutter? > > What is the command syntax to selectively delete > files between certain dates and/or all those > older than a certain date? > > == searching for advice, I found this: > https://www.zdnet.com › Business › Google > Apr 3, 2020 — These hidden cache files are > bloating your Google Chrome. Google Chrome > could be storing a hundred thousand cached > files on your computer ... > Q: Is it safe to delete Google cache files? > A: Clearing your browser cache does not > delete those excess files. > by: zdnet ~ April 3, 2020 > ===== > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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