wpdm-cache folder – session-nnnn.txt files

  • Resolved CarolKn

    (@carolkn)


    4 years, 1 month ago

    Using WPDM 3.0.92 with WP 5.3.2
    wp-content/uploads/wpdm-cache/ folder has multiple files with names such as:
    session-65739decb96bb11e52873a5f487ad52d.txt
    Sometimes multiple files per day.
    WordFence is flagging as “appears to be malicious”.
    One of our sites has nearly 140 over the last year.
    Another has 1770.

    Questions:
    1. Is this expected behavior?
    2. Can I remove them?
    3. Why so many per day when we’re not accessing those downloads?

    Thanks,
    Carol

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  • Plugin Contributor Shahriar Alam

    (@shahriar0822)

    4 years, 1 month ago

    Hi Carol,

    These are session file to track user session. You can delete those from Downloads > Settings > Privacy Tab.

    Soon we will add an option for the automatic removal of expired sessions files.

    Best regards.

    Thread Starter CarolKn

    (@carolkn)

    4 years, 1 month ago

    Thank you!

    androidbrick

    (@androidbrick)

    3 years, 9 months ago

    “Soon we will add an option for the automatic removal of expired sessions files”
    When exactly ?

    You know how many session files I have in my wpdm-cache folder?

    147.000!

    Can I delete them manually before I upload my backup files to new hosting server?

    Mike Johnston

    (@wmjohnston06)

    3 years, 4 months ago

    Can you elaborate on the purpose of these files? Your response above says they are there to track user sessions. Are these created when someone downloads a file?

    Thanks!

    Yusup Ali

    (@fileour)

    3 years, 2 months ago

    Oh no @carolkn
    If delete from Privacy Tab, your site will be down.

    So you can go to your cPanel account
    public_html/wp-content/uploads
    and manually remove wpdm-cache folder.

    I hope it will be a removal without any problems.

    Best of luck.

    Ricsca2

    (@ricsca2)

    2 years, 10 months ago

    I am migrating my site and I have noticed this folder with almost 10k of files … Hasn’t the option to have files automatically deleted yet been added?

    Plugin Contributor Shafaet Alam

    (@shafayat-alam)

    2 years, 10 months ago

    You can clear cache from privacy settings:

    Settings%20%E2%80%B9%20Download%20Manager%20%E2%80%B9%20WordPress%20Download%20Manager%20%E2%80%94%20WordPress

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