How to Clear CentOS cache data
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HelpiOS Posts 14776 Registration date Friday October 30, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen March 25, 2025 - Jun 5, 2021 at 06:42 PM
HelpiOS Posts 14776 Registration date Friday October 30, 2015 Status Moderator Last seen March 25, 2025 - Jun 5, 2021 at 06:42 PM
I used CentOS so long on my current VPS and not change to another OS. I think there are some big cache files were created there and if that happened, I would like to Clear CentOS Cache Data to free up my storage for my VPS. What is the best way to clear CentOS cache data?
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Hi,
You can use the following commands to clear cache. The Linux system will not be interrupted.
You can use the following commands to clear cache. The Linux system will not be interrupted.
- Clear PageCache only :
# sync; echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
- Clear dentries and inodes :
# sync; echo 2 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
- Clear PageCache, dentries and inodes :
# sync; echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches
