Strit ,
@Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show avatar

It’s a cache. It’s meant to be deleted from time to time, especially if the application is not good at it by itself.

So simply delete the folder. Anything electron will need after that will be re-downloaded when the application is run again.

sandayle OP ,
@sandayle@iusearchlinux.fyi avatar

Thank you.

greybeard ,

General trick for unknowns like this, you can rename a folder, open the applications. If they work, it is likely safe to delete that folder. If not, you rename that folder back. A simple way to test removing something non-destructively.

sandayle OP ,
@sandayle@iusearchlinux.fyi avatar

Nice trick, thanks.

empireOfLove ,
@empireOfLove@lemmy.one avatar

folder.old

then it’s all fun and games till you’ve been fucking with it for 3 hours and you get to folder.old.old.old.old.old

greybeard ,

I’ve been there.

turbowafflz ,

I always do folder.save, then folder.oldsave, then folder.oldoldsave. It isn’t any better but it is slightly different

sorrybookbroke , (edited )
@sorrybookbroke@sh.itjust.works avatar

You should delete the contents of the cache folder instead of the folder itself as sadly some apps will break pretty spectacularly if they can’t find the folder itself. Otherwise you’re entirely correct

bustrpoindextr ,

No love for folder.bak?

IlliteratiDomine ,
@IlliteratiDomine@infosec.pub avatar

.bak gang rise up.

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