How to limit disk space for cache files?

[kxdimon]

kxdimon last edited by kxdimon

Hi everyone!
Does anyone know how to limit disk space for cache files in the browser? It's some kind of nightmare, 2.2 gigs of 16k frames clogging up the disk and making it produce weary crunching sounds. Developers, what kind of pornography is this? Why did you remove the option to limit cache size from the settings?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @kxdimon last edited by

@kxdimon You need to limit it on the OS or by using a third party software. Not different from other browsers.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @kxdimon last edited by

@kxdimon Option to limit cache size was, if I remember correctly, part of Opera Presto settings. So it's been about 12 years that Opera doesn't have such option in settings.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

Opera doesn't have an option for this itself. However, since Opera is based on Chromium, you can try the --disk-cache-size command-line switch. See https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/#disk-cache-size for more info.

You'd modify the target field in the properties of Opera's shortcut like this example:

"C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\opera.exe" --disk-cache-size=number_of_bytes_you_want

Then, if Opera is started with that shortcut, it might honor the limit.

[kxdimon]

kxdimon @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426 Thanks for the tip