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What is the how to on cleaning Easy OS.

I know over time it's bound to fill up with leftover crap or cruft.

I know how to clear my browser cache.

How do you clear out thumbnail cache that builds up over time from pictures and other stuff.

What's the simplest way to clean leftovers out to keep my Easy OS running like new.

Thanks.

tammi806 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 7:24 pm

What is the how to on cleaning Easy OS.

I know over time it's bound to fill up with leftover crap or cruft.

I know how to clear my browser cache.

How do you clear out thumbnail cache that builds up over time from pictures and other stuff.

What's the simplest way to clean leftovers out to keep my Easy OS running like new.

Thanks.

Thumbnail cache can be cleared / managed from rox-filer. In an open rox window right-click, then select Options > Thumbnails. You can select whether to display thumbnails in rox, delete thumbnail cache (path to the cache file is also shown).

Hello @TerryH

Okay this is what happens when I tried to clear them or purge them.

Maybe there's no thumbnails to clear.

I'm installed as a frugal to the system hard drive.

Thanks.

If you want to do a radical cleanup:

Menu "Shutdown -> Rectify -> Reboot, with rollback -> Rollback to pristine first boot"

Then tick all the checkboxes.

tammi806 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:53 pm

Hello @TerryH

Okay this is what happens when I tried to clear them or purge them.

Screenshot.png

Maybe there's no thumbnails to clear.

I'm installed as a frugal to the system hard drive.

Thanks.

As you don't have " Show image thumbnails" checked, your install has not created the image cache. When you open a rox window you don't see image thumbnails, you only see a generic icon displayed.

Hello @BarryK

Nah don't think I need to go that radical.
Just the basic cleaning maintenance that builds up from normal use.
It doesn't appear to collect a whole lot of leftovers.

Are there any terminal commands similar to

sudo apt clean 

and

 sudo apt autoclean

I've used that in other distros for cleaning.

Thanks.

TerryH wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:25 pm

tammi806 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:53 pm

Hello @TerryH

Okay this is what happens when I tried to clear them or purge them.

Screenshot.png

Maybe there's no thumbnails to clear.

I'm installed as a frugal to the system hard drive.

Thanks.

As you don't have " Show image thumbnails" checked, your install has not created the image cache. When you open a rox window you don't see image thumbnails, you only see a generic icon displayed.

Are you saying I should check the "Show image thumbnails".

Thanks.

tammi806 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:30 pm

TerryH wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:25 pm

tammi806 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 8:53 pm

Hello @TerryH

Okay this is what happens when I tried to clear them or purge them.

Screenshot.png

Maybe there's no thumbnails to clear.

I'm installed as a frugal to the system hard drive.

Thanks.

As you don't have " Show image thumbnails" checked, your install has not created the image cache. When you open a rox window you don't see image thumbnails, you only see a generic icon displayed.

Are you saying I should check the "Show image thumbnails".

Thanks.

No, I'm telling you why you had no cache. If you do choose to check that box, the cache will be created. Rox will then display thumbnails rather than a generic icon.

@TerryH

Okay I went ahead and checked the "Show image thumbnails" box just so I could see the difference.

I figure I can always un-check afterwards.

Thanks.