Cleaning system cache

PyCharm caches a great number of files, therefore the system cache may become overloaded. Sometimes the caches will never be needed again, for example, if you work with frequent short-term projects. Also, the only way to solve some conflicts is to clean out the cache.

note

• Files will not be deleted until you restart PyCharm.

• Opening and closing a project does not result in deleting any files.

tip

If any of the old version files or directories remain after cleaning the IDE cache, select Help | Delete Leftover IDE Directories from the main menu.

For details on where various user-specific files are stored, see Directories used by the IDE.