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VS Code
VS Code stores several Chromium and Electron caches to speed up the workbench, webviews, and extension host between launches. These include HTTP disk cache entries in Cache_Data, V8 compiled script data in Code Cache and CachedData, GPUCache shader and render state blobs, cached extension package data, and rotating session logs; Kudu removes those temporary files when they become stale or oversized, without touching your projects, settings, extensions, accounts, or saved credentials.
Why clean VS Code?
- Stale V8 compiled script data after a VS Code or Electron update can make the first launch unusually slow while the workbench and extension host recompile JavaScript
- Corrupted Chromium disk cache entries in Cache_Data can leave Settings Sync, Marketplace, or authentication webviews stuck on blank pages or endlessly spinning sign-in prompts
- Old GPUCache shader blobs from a graphics driver update can invalidate Electron rendering paths, causing black windows, flickering panels, or stutter when opening editors and terminals
- Cached extension artifacts can accumulate across extension updates, wasting disk space and sometimes leaving a newly updated extension slow to activate until its cache is rebuilt
- Large log folders from repeated crashes, extension host restarts, or verbose tracing can grow quickly and are a common reason the Code profile uses far more space than expected
- Broken cached web content can make Markdown preview, notebook outputs, or extension-provided webviews render incompletely until VS Code fetches fresh assets
- If an extension or VS Code keeps a SQLite database in its profile, page fragmentation can waste space over time; VACUUM rewrites the database into a compact file without deleting rows or your actual data
What gets cleaned
Cache paths Kudu targets
Windows
%AppData%/Code/Cache/Cache_Data |
%AppData%/Code/Code Cache |
%AppData%/Code/GPUCache |
%AppData%/Code/CachedData |
%AppData%/Code/CachedExtensions |
%AppData%/Code/logs |
macOS
~/Library/Application Support/Code/Cache/Cache_Data |
~/Library/Application Support/Code/CachedData |
Linux
~/.config/Code/Cache/Cache_Data |
~/.config/Code/CachedData |
Frequently asked
Common questions about VS Code
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