<![CDATA[How to limit disk space for cache files?]]>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?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/84570/how-to-limit-disk-space-for-cache-filesRSS for NodeSun, 09 Aug 2026 20:41:08 GMTTue, 06 May 2025 07:16:20 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How to limit disk space for cache files? on Wed, 07 May 2025 15:56:09 GMT]]>@burnout426 Thanks for the tip

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/384338https://forums.opera.com/post/384338Wed, 07 May 2025 15:56:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to limit disk space for cache files? on Wed, 07 May 2025 09:11:19 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/384305https://forums.opera.com/post/384305Wed, 07 May 2025 09:11:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to limit disk space for cache files? on Tue, 06 May 2025 12:09:21 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/384255https://forums.opera.com/post/384255Tue, 06 May 2025 12:09:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How to limit disk space for cache files? on Tue, 06 May 2025 12:07:03 GMT]]>@kxdimon You need to limit it on the OS or by using a third party software. Not different from other browsers.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/384254https://forums.opera.com/post/384254Tue, 06 May 2025 12:07:03 GMT