Cache writes millions of files and fills disks
The cache writes millions of files and folders, which fill the disk, exhaust inode or descriptor limits, and make downloads and fixes fail.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
3 public reports · first reported 18 February 2025 · last reported 17 October 2025
What's going wrong
Site owners report that the caching plugin creates huge numbers of cache folders and files.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
In the idea report
- The full summary.
- The products the 3 reports are about, and how many came each month.
- Related problems.
No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.