How to clear the cache data in Electron(atom shell)?

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neel picture neel · Jul 16, 2015 · Viewed 55.6k times · Source

I want to clear cache data in Electron(atom-shell). I don't find any api like gui.App.clearCache()(node-webkit api to clear cache data) in Electron. If you find any api or any other way please let me know. comments are appreciated .

Answer

pagep picture pagep · Jun 21, 2017

The Electron stores it's cache in these folders:

Windows:
C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\<yourAppName>\Cache

Linux:
/home/<user>/.config/<yourAppName>/Cache

OS X:
/Users/<user>/Library/Application Support/<yourAppName>/Cache

So deleting these folders can also help you. Of course this is one time solution ;-)

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