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I noticed that CYGWIN /tmp folder is taking too much disk space ( around 10 gb ). I have the program installed for about 2 years.

I googled for a while and I didn't found any help in cleaning this folder. Does anyone knows how to do it?

Thanks!

André Ramos
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what is the issue with

cd /tmp 
rm -r *
matzeri
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  • Hi, matzeri, I thought about doing this but I was afraid that this folder could contain important files, and if I delete it all, cygwin would crash. Maybe I´ll transfer this files to another location and use the program for a while before deleting it. – André Ramos Mar 03 '17 at 21:55
  • data needed by program are placed in `/var`, nothing in `/tmp` should be used for other runs – matzeri Mar 04 '17 at 08:12
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    I have removed the /tmp folder contents for a while and the program is still working great. Thanks, it saved me 10gb! : ) – André Ramos Mar 21 '17 at 18:00