Clearing Cache to Backup Site

  • JohnStaples

    (@johnstaples)


    7 years, 10 months ago

    I have a site that has been running W3 Total Cache for a couple of years and when I went to back up the files to prepare for a move I found HUGE numbers of cache folders and files and it was taking forever plus having problems with filenames.

    So, I went into the admin and used both the Purge All Caches and Empty All Caches but I still have an incredibly large number of files. I was surprised because shouldn’t this command delete them all?

    My problem is I want to back up the website and then upload it to a new host. And I want to start with a completely clean, empty cache.

    1) can I somehow delete all these files?
    2) is there a better way to clear files?
    3) can I simply avoid copying the cache folder?

    If none of these will work I guess I’ll just remove the plugin completely as explained here https://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/w3-total-cache-questions-answered/#uninstall or here https://www.webnots.com/how-to-completely-delete-w3-total-cache-plugin/

    But I would prefer to simply back up and restore my site without the hassle of deleting the W3 Total Cache plugin if possible.

    Thanks in advance for any assistance!

    • This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by JohnStaples.
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  • Plugin Contributor Marko Vasiljevic

    (@vmarko)

    7 years, 10 months ago

    Hello,
    You can avoid copying the entire cache directory as it will be built automatically on the new environment. I think your old cache files not being deleted, which happens more often, and could be prevented when using a memory-based cache.

    You can just copy wp-content/w3tc-config/master.php file to the new environment you won’t have to uninstall/install the plugin.

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