When Does WP Rocket Delete Which Files?

Below you'll find the specific triggers which cause the contents of each of WP Rocket's folders to be deleted.

When WP Rocket settings are changed
Automatic triggers:
- See our guide: How Often is the Cache Updated
- View the related code on GitHub
Manual triggering of Clear Cache (from the WP Rocket admin toolbar, or WP Rocket Dashboard tab)
When the cache is cleared by calling rocket_clean_domain
Can also be triggered by hosting/caching compatibilities to keep the caches in sync (e.g. on WP Engine and others )
When Elementor’s CSS Print Method is set to External File, if a post or the Elementor CSS of a post is updated.
Updating WP Rocket, depending on the type of changes included in the new version.

Manual triggering of Clear Cache (from the WP Rocket admin toolbar, or WP Rocket Dashboard tab)
Deactivation of CSS/JS Minify (not Combine)
Is NOT deleted when Clear Cache lifespan is triggered or via a cron job using ONLY rocket_clean_domain
Is deleted when clearing cache is triggered via a cron job using rocket_clean_domain AND rocket_clean_minify
Beaver builder cache clear
When Elementor's CSS Print Method is set to External File, and the Elementor CSS in a post is updated, the CSS files in this folder are deleted.

Manual triggering of Clear Cache (from the WP Rocket admin toolbar, or WP Rocket Dashboard tab)
⚠️ Is NOT deleted when Clear Cache lifespan is triggered or via a cron job using rocket_clean_domain
When Elementor's CSS Print Method is set to External File, and the Elementor CSS in a post is updated, the CSS files in this folder are deleted.

💡In some cases 3rd party plugins/themes/hosts could also be using our “clean” functions in their code