IceDrive Temp Files storage

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#1

H there, been using IceDrive for quite a while now, and i love it compared to any other Cloud storage/backup/sync services out there.

Ok so yesterday i used my EaseUS ToDo computer backup/imaging program to run a backup image of my whole Windows partition onto my pare 512gb Crucial NVMe drive, and i do not use my current Windows drive for any storage of files, it is dedicated to Windows.

I completed the Image, and found out it was 105gb in size, usually it should be around 35gb, so immediately i knew something was wrong, so i went searching thru my C-Drive for anything that might be causing it to be that big, and as i slowly ran my cursor over every folder, including the hidden folders, i eventually discovered the IceDrive Folder hidden inside my hidden User / App Data Folder, and found it to be holding 72 gb of Temp Files, so i immediately deleted them all so it was empty.

I ran the Image again, and it ended up as 33gb, which is what it should be.

Why does IceDrive retain those Temp Files, and is there a way to have them automatically deleted on a periodical basis, because from now on, i will be taking a new image of my Windows Drive at least every fortnight to image onto my spare Crutial NVMe SSD so if my current windows drive dies or stuffs up, i can pop the spare Crutial NVMe SSD in my laptop and be back in action within a few minutes.

Have attached an image showing exactly what i found, and i wonder if any other IceDrive users are actually aware of this happening.

Cheers

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#2

Hey @glenpinn welcome to the community! When uploading to the drive app it uses a temporary cache to upload. You can however go to your desktop client settings and clear this cache once uploaded and also set the cache folder limit.

#3

Hi, thank you for reminding me of something that i already asked before to the help desk, i remember now that they told me to empty it, and set the limit, i just totally forgot.

Cheers

#4

I also stumbled on this so thank you for putting it out there. Icedrive should have already identified this is a problem. Why is Icedrive requiring the User to clean up content it created to perform the 1 time process?

Icedrive automate these functions. Where is the development team and how soon can they push an update?

#5

Great suggestion! We are implementing much better cache management in the new version

#6

any update on automatically clearing the temp cache- it gets huge

#7

I have now got use to clearing the cache manually once a week using the desktop App.

#8

Everything will be better managed in the next IceDrive version

#9

How does a user set value, with a notification popping up asking if you want to clear the cache when it is hit sound?

Or, do you still want the automatic clearup ?

Interested to hear your feedback!

#10

Automatic cleanup once the data is uploaded to the cloud would be ideal.