Title: Remove manually
Last modified: January 11, 2023

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# Remove manually

 *  Resolved [anok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anok4u2/)
 * (@anok4u2)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-manually/)
 * Hi, i need to remove the plugin from my website manually with a file manager,
   because i cannot do this anymore from wordpress menu. How can i do this without
   breaking my website?

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 *  Thread Starter [anok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anok4u2/)
 * (@anok4u2)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-manually/#post-16362137)
 * The plugin creates constantly files, i have to much inodes. In which folder can
   i delete these cache files?
 *  Plugin Contributor [Marko Vasiljevic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/)
 * (@vmarko)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-manually/#post-16362144)
 * Hello [@anok4u2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anok4u2/)
 * Thank you for reaching out and I am happy to assist you with this.
    1. Check .htaccess File (make backup)
       W3TC will create many directives in .htaccess
       file to control the caching behavior. Each section will start and end with comments
       like “#BEGIN W3TC Page Cache core” and “#END W3TC Page Cache core”.Ensure that
       no residual entries are left over in your .htaccess file after deleting the 
       plugin.
    2. Delete wp-content files and folders
 *  - cache folder
    - w3tc-config folder
    - object-cache.php (if exists)
    - advanced-cache.php (if exists)
    - db.php (if exists)
    - upgrade folder
    - delete w3-total-cache folder in wp-content/plugins/ (if exists)
 * This will completely remove W3 Total Cache from your website and you can download
   the plugin again from [this link](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/w3-total-cache.2.2.9.zip)
   and reinstall it again.
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [anok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anok4u2/)
 * (@anok4u2)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-manually/#post-16368348)
 * Thanks you very much Marko…got it removed.
 * I do would like to install W3TC again.
 * But do not want to make the same mistake again, with creating excessive inodes.
 * What can i do to avoid these inodes (or where did i do it wrong), while setting
   up?
 * grtz
    -  This reply was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by [anok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anok4u2/).
 *  Plugin Contributor [Marko Vasiljevic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vmarko/)
 * (@vmarko)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-manually/#post-16370342)
 * Hello [@anok4u2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anok4u2/)
 * Thank you for your feedback.
   The problem you are referring to is related to server
   limitations. An inode is a data structure that keeps the information about a 
   file on your hosting account. The number of inodes indicates the number of files
   and folders you have. This includes everything on your account, emails, files,
   folders, and anything you store on the server.This being said, depending on your
   website and how many pages it has, you were caching everything to disk. Meaning
   all Page Cache files, minified files, DB cache, and object Cache files are stored
   on Disk.
 * The solution for this is either to regularly manually delete the /wp-content/
   cache/ folder or to use a memory-based caching method like Redis or Memcached
   for the W3 Total Cache settings like Page Cache, Object Cache, or Database Cache.
   
   This being said, it’s not recommended to use Disk as a caching method for Database
   Cache or Object Cache.I hope this helps!
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [anok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anok4u2/)
 * (@anok4u2)
 * [3 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-manually/#post-16430381)
 * H
    -  This reply was modified 3 years, 4 months ago by [anok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anok4u2/).

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