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Hyper Terminal
Built on Electron, Hyper stores Chromium disk cache files in Cache_Data, V8 compiled script data in Code Cache, and GPUCache entries for accelerated text and WebGL rendering. Those caches speed up loading the terminal UI, plugins, themes, and renderer processes, but they can become stale after Hyper updates, extension changes, or graphics driver changes. Kudu removes only these disposable cache folders so Hyper can rebuild them cleanly without touching profiles, shell history, settings, accounts, or saved sessions.
Why clean Hyper Terminal?
- Invalidated V8 bytecode after a Hyper or plugin update can make the first window open very slowly or leave the renderer stuck on a blank frame until the code cache rebuilds
- Corrupted Chromium disk cache entries in Cache_Data can cause themes, CSS, or plugin assets to load inconsistently, showing a partially styled window or missing UI elements
- Stale GPUCache data from a graphics driver update can break Electron's accelerated rendering, leading to black windows, flickering text, or a terminal that redraws only after resizing
- A bloated cache directory forces Hyper to spend extra time scanning old cache records at startup, which shows up as delayed launch and sluggish opening of new tabs
- Old cached responses for plugin resources can conflict with newer package versions, causing extensions to fail silently or the preferences UI to behave differently after an update
- GPU shader and raster cache corruption can cause choppy scrolling and visible lag when rendering dense terminal output, especially on high-DPI displays
What gets cleaned
Cache paths Kudu targets
Windows
%AppData%/Hyper/Cache/Cache_Data |
%AppData%/Hyper/Code Cache |
%AppData%/Hyper/GPUCache |
macOS
~/Library/Application Support/Hyper/Cache/Cache_Data |
~/Library/Application Support/Hyper/Code Cache |
~/Library/Application Support/Hyper/GPUCache |
Linux
~/.config/Hyper/Cache/Cache_Data |
~/.config/Hyper/Code Cache |
~/.config/Hyper/GPUCache |
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