I’ve exceeded my quota on a cluster, for the number of files allowed in my shared group directory. I noticed from the Package docs that all installed packages are downloaded into .cache/ within Pkg.dir. Is there any harm in nuking this periodically? And will it get filled up behind my back, outsi…

Check this out. Might have used the word nuclear, too :stuck_out_tongue: [image] How do you clear cache from a __precompile__()? General Usage Just thought I’d put the nuclear option here too: map(x->map(rm, Base.find_all_in_cache_path(Symbol(x))), keys(Pkg.installed()))…

Ah, but that’s the precompile cache, in .julia/lib. I’m talking about the stuff in .julia/.cache. But I like your approach. Remember, always nuke it from orbit, it’s the only way to be sure.

Ok to nuke the Pkg .cache directory?

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djsegal May 10, 2018, 1:11am 2

Check this out. Might have used the word nuclear, too

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Ok to nuke the Pkg .cache directory?

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