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
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