Cache folder is getting too big

In some cases, WP Rocket optimizations can exceed the disk or inode limits set by your hosting provider. This article lists which folders can be affected, the features that cause the problem in each folder, and how to solve the issue in each case.

Problem happens at wp-content/cache/min

This indicates an issue with the Combine JavaScript files feature. The /wp-content/cache/min/ folder will be full of JavaScript files.

A common issue is with the Combine JavaScript files option. We optimize inline JavaScript by default and if your site contains dynamic JavaScript, that is code which varies slightly from page to page, this will trigger a lot of files to be created. 

Solutions

The solution is either to exclude the problematic, dynamic Inline JavaScript, or turn off the Combine JavaScript files option.

Problem happens at /wp-content/cache/wp-rocket/used-css/

The Remove Unused CSS feature stores the resulting Used CSS files in the /wp-content/cache/wp-rocket/used-css/ folder.

WP Rocket optimizes the disk usage by detecting pages that can share the same Used CSS file, and by storing the Used CSS files with the GZIP extension.

However, if your site has too many pages with unique CSS, the space and inodes of this folder can grow a lot.

Solutions

You can fix this problem by deleting the content of the  /used-css/ folder, and by limiting the Remove Unused CSS coverage, like this:

Problem happens at /wp-content/cache/wp-rocket/yourdomain.com/

The Page Caching automatic feature can trigger a disk or inode limit error as it stores the cache files and their respective sub-folders in the cache folder, at /wp-content/cache/wp-rocket/yourdomain.com/.

Solutions

The solutions to this problem is to clear the cache folder, and limit the pages or conditions under which this feature works:

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