Clear shared caches
Overview
This category contains privacy scripts for Linux.
These changes use Linux system commands to update your settings.
The scripts in this category bulk delete all cache entries for the given scope. These scripts are designed to affect more than a single application and do a wide range of cleaning.
This category should only be used by advanced users. None of its scripts are recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.
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These scripts are written using Bash (Shell script) scripting language.
Choose one of two ways to apply:
- Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
- Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.
Alternative 1. Apply with Privacy.sexy
privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily.
It allows selectively choose parts of this action to conduct.
privacy.sexy instructions
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Clear shared caches. - Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
- Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.
Alternative 2. Download
Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.
Some actions conducted are irreversible, meaning there is no straightforward method to restore changes once applied. Either run only reversible scripts or exercise caution before running, restoring it may not be possible.
Recommended: Create a system backup before doing any changes.
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This script includes Standard, Strict recommendation levels along with unrecommended scripts.
This script should only be used by advanced users. Some of these changes are NOT recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.
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This category includes total of 5 scripts but no subcategories.
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Clear user-specific cache
User-specific non-essential data is stored in "$XDGCACHEHOME", which defaults to "$HOME/.cache". Even though this data should be safe to delete, an application might still not comply with the standard and put anything in the cache folder, but this is very rare. This cache is used by both the operating system and different applications on it, e.g., used by KDE since v5.0, pip (Python package manager), or Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers. Deleting this cache does not affect sandboxed ap...
Clear system-wide cache
The "/var/cache" directory contains cached files, i.e. files that were generated and can be re-generated at any time, but they are worth storing to save time recomputing them. The application must be able to regenerate or restore the data, so the system can delete the contents of /var/cache either periodically or when its contents get too large. However, there is no guarantee that applications will follow the specification, but this is very rare. It's not only used by applications but also by th...
Clear Flatpak application cache
Non-essential user-specific data is stored in "~/.var/app//cache" by Flatpak applications. This directory points to "XDGCACHEHOME" from the XDG base directory specification.
Clear Snap application cache
Application caches are isolated per application and stored in the "~/snaps/APP-NAME/VERSION/.cache" folders for Snap applications.
Clear thumbnails (icon cache)
Thumbnails are reduced-size versions of pictures or videos, used to help in recognizing and organizing them, serving the same role for images as a normal text index does for words. Depending on the program that processes the thumbnails, the "icons" are usually located either in the "~/.cache/thumbnails/" folder (e.g., Nautilus from GNOME does this) or the "~/.thumbnails/" directory.
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This action belongs to Privacy cleanup category. These scripts allow you to increase privacy by deleting collected data about you and your behavior. Read more on category page ▶
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