Todoist
Todoist’s desktop app uses Electron, which stores Chromium disk cache files for downloaded web content, image assets, and API responses in Cache_Data, plus V8 Code Cache files on Windows for compiled JavaScript and GPUCache files for hardware-accelerated rendering. Those caches speed up task list rendering, sidebar icons, and repeated app launches, but they can become stale after app updates, account changes, or graphics driver changes. Kudu removes Todoist’s temporary Electron cache data, including disk cache entries, V8 code cache, and GPU cache files, without touching your tasks, labels, filters, settings, or login data.
Why clean Todoist?
- Outdated Chromium disk cache entries can keep serving old API responses or static assets, so completed tasks, project names, or avatars may look wrong until the app is forced to fetch fresh data.
- Corrupted Cache_Data files can make Todoist open to a blank white window, partially loaded sidebar, or missing task content because the embedded web app fails to load required resources cleanly.
- Invalidated V8 bytecode in the Electron Code Cache after a Todoist update can cause a noticeably slow first launch or a one-time pause while the app recompiles its JavaScript.
- Stale GPUCache data from a previous graphics driver version can break hardware-accelerated rendering, leading to flickering panels, black regions, or sluggish scrolling in long task lists.
- An oversized Chromium cache can waste hundreds of megabytes with old images, scripts, and response bodies, which shows up as Todoist taking more disk space than expected for a task manager.
- If Todoist repeatedly reuses bad cached network content, the desktop app may lag behind the web version and keep showing outdated UI elements until the cache is cleared and rebuilt.
Cache paths Kudu targets
Windows
%AppData%/Todoist/Cache/Cache_Data |
%AppData%/Todoist/Code Cache |
%AppData%/Todoist/GPUCache |
macOS
~/Library/Application Support/Todoist/Cache/Cache_Data |
Linux
~/.config/Todoist/Cache/Cache_Data |
Common questions about Todoist
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Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux. No account required, no feature gates, no telemetry without consent. All cleaning targets are open source and community-auditable.