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VS Code Insiders
Built on Electron and updated frequently, VS Code Insiders accumulates Chromium disk cache files, V8 compiled code and CachedData blobs, GPU shader cache entries, downloaded extension VSIX packages, and rolling diagnostic logs to speed up the workbench, webviews, and extension installs. Those files can become stale after Insider builds, Chromium changes, or graphics driver updates, leading to odd UI behavior or wasted disk space. Kudu removes only these disposable caches and logs, while leaving your settings, installed extensions, accounts, and workspace state intact.
Why clean VS Code Insiders?
- Invalidated V8 Code Cache and CachedData after a new Insiders build can make the editor window open slowly or pause while menus and panels recompile
- Corrupt Chromium Cache_Data entries can leave Settings Sync, welcome pages, markdown previews, or extension webviews half-rendered, blank, or stuck loading
- Stale GPUCache shader data from a graphics driver update can cause black flashes, flickering menus, or sluggish scrolling until Electron rebuilds the cache
- CachedExtensionVSIXs keep old downloaded extension packages on disk, so repeated extension updates can quietly consume hundreds of megabytes with no effect on your installed extensions
- Accumulated logs from renderer, extension host, and update sessions can grow quickly during crashes or repeated startup failures, filling profile storage and making troubleshooting noisier
- Outdated cached web assets can make built-in views show mismatched styling or missing icons after an Insiders update, even though the rest of the editor still starts
- Clearing these caches forces VS Code Insiders to rebuild fresh browser, code, and shader data, which often resolves unexplained UI glitches without touching settings.json, keybindings, or your projects
What gets cleaned
Cache paths Kudu targets
Windows
%AppData%/Code - Insiders/Cache/Cache_Data |
%AppData%/Code - Insiders/Code Cache |
%AppData%/Code - Insiders/GPUCache |
%AppData%/Code - Insiders/CachedData |
%AppData%/Code - Insiders/CachedExtensionVSIXs |
%AppData%/Code - Insiders/logs |
macOS
~/Library/Application Support/Code - Insiders/Cache/Cache_Data |
~/Library/Application Support/Code - Insiders/Code Cache |
~/Library/Application Support/Code - Insiders/GPUCache |
~/Library/Application Support/Code - Insiders/CachedData |
~/Library/Application Support/Code - Insiders/CachedExtensionVSIXs |
~/Library/Application Support/Code - Insiders/logs |
Linux
~/.config/Code - Insiders/Cache/Cache_Data |
~/.config/Code - Insiders/Code Cache |
~/.config/Code - Insiders/GPUCache |
~/.config/Code - Insiders/CachedData |
~/.config/Code - Insiders/CachedExtensionVSIXs |
~/.config/Code - Insiders/logs |
Frequently asked
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