Windsurf IDE
Built on the VS Code and Electron stack, Windsurf IDE writes Chromium HTTP disk cache entries in Cache/Cache_Data for webview content and remote assets, V8 bytecode in CachedData to speed extension host and renderer startup, plus cached extension packages and rotating diagnostic logs on some platforms. When these caches go stale or grow without bounds, Windsurf can show slow launches, broken webviews, or odd extension behavior; Kudu removes the disposable browser cache, compiled code cache, cached extension artifacts, and log files without touching projects, settings, accounts, or installed extensions themselves.
Why clean Windsurf IDE?
- Invalidated V8 bytecode in CachedData after a Windsurf or Electron update can make the first few launches unusually slow while the extension host recompiles scripts
- Corrupted Chromium HTTP cache entries in Cache/Cache_Data can leave chat panes, sign-in views, or extension webviews blank even though the rest of the editor opens normally
- Old cached extension artifacts can keep serving stale frontend assets to an extension webview, showing mismatched UI, missing buttons, or repeated prompts to reload the window
- Accumulated logs from repeated crashes, extension activation failures, or remote session errors can consume hundreds of megabytes and show up as unexplained growth in the Windsurf profile folder
- A bloated browser cache can make embedded docs, authentication redirects, and marketplace-style content load the wrong version until the cache is rebuilt from the network
- After network changes or proxy issues, cached responses may preserve failed or partial content, which shows up as stuck loading spinners and webviews that never fully render
Cache paths Kudu targets
Windows
%AppData%/Windsurf/Cache/Cache_Data |
%AppData%/Windsurf/CachedData |
%AppData%/Windsurf/CachedExtensions |
%AppData%/Windsurf/logs |
macOS
~/Library/Application Support/Windsurf/Cache/Cache_Data |
~/Library/Application Support/Windsurf/CachedData |
Linux
~/.config/Windsurf/Cache/Cache_Data |
~/.config/Windsurf/CachedData |
Common questions about Windsurf IDE
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