Apps
Sublime Text
Sublime Text maintains a disk cache for fast startup and UI responsiveness, storing indexed file metadata, package resource extraction, image assets, and other transient state derived from your editor environment. Those cache files help it avoid rebuilding package assets and rescanning project data on every launch, but they can become stale after package changes, upgrades, or interrupted writes. Kudu removes only Sublime Text’s disposable cache content so the editor can regenerate it cleanly without touching your projects, preferences, sessions, or license data.
Why clean Sublime Text?
- Stale package asset extraction after a Package Control update can leave icons, themes, or syntax resources out of sync, which shows up as missing UI elements or broken highlighting until the cache is rebuilt
- Corrupted index cache from an interrupted shutdown can make Go to Anything and file switching miss files or return outdated matches even though the project folders are still present
- Old cached resource data after upgrading Sublime Text can cause slow startup while the editor retries invalid entries, with users noticing a longer splash or delayed window appearance
- A bloated cache directory from repeated package installs and removals wastes disk space and can make first-open project scans feel inconsistent as Sublime Text works around stale metadata
- Theme and package image caches can become mismatched after manual package edits, leading to blank icons, incorrect colors, or UI elements that do not refresh until cache files are cleared
- Index data can accumulate fragmentation over time, so rebuilding it from scratch can fix cases where symbol lookup, sidebar search, or quick navigation behave erratically across large projects
What gets cleaned
Cache paths Kudu targets
Windows
%LocalAppData%/Sublime Text/Cache |
macOS
~/Library/Caches/com.sublimetext.4 |
Linux
~/.cache/sublime-text |
Frequently asked
Common questions about Sublime Text
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