wp-content/cache folder is huge

  • Resolved Noodles

    (@snugbabyshop)


    8 years, 8 months ago

    Hi, just wondering if the wp-content/cache folder was created by the W3TC plugin and if I can safely delete the contents? When I download/backup my wp-content folder, i’m getting thousands of files being downloaded from this folder, more and more each time I do a backup. Thanks in advance.

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/w3-total-cache/

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  • Scott Hartley

    (@destac)

    8 years, 8 months ago

    How many posts/pages do you have? What modules are you running?

    Thread Starter Noodles

    (@snugbabyshop)

    8 years, 8 months ago

    23 pages, 35 more in the Trash, 45 posts and another 9 in the Trash. The plugins are:
    Akismet
    Author Image
    Fusion Core Optinmonster
    Paypal for WooCommerce
    Revolution Slider
    Sucuri Security
    W3 Total Cache
    WooCommerce Google Analytics Integration
    WooCommerce MailChimp Subscribe
    WooCommerce Paymentsense Gateway
    Woocommerce Poor Guys Swiss Knife
    WooCommerce Print Invoice & Delivery Note
    WooCommerce Quantity Increment
    WooCommerce Table Rate Shipping
    WooSidebars
    WooThemes Helper
    WordPress SEO

    Scott Hartley

    (@destac)

    8 years, 8 months ago

    If you are running Database Cache and Object Cache from disk turn them off and empty the cache

    Thread Starter Noodles

    (@snugbabyshop)

    8 years, 8 months ago

    Thanks for your help. Yes, I am running those so I turned them off and emptied the page cache. Can I delete the wp-content/cache/object and wp-content/cache/database folders now?

    Scott Hartley

    (@destac)

    8 years, 8 months ago

    No need to delete the folders but no harm in doing so.. Your choice

    Thread Starter Noodles

    (@snugbabyshop)

    8 years, 8 months ago

    Ah I see now, the contents of those folders were automatically deleted anyway when I followed your instructions above. Thanks, really appreciate your help.

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