{"id":12914,"date":"2024-03-15T01:38:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T01:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-clear-cache-on-linux\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T08:38:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T08:38:51","slug":"how-to-clear-cache-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-clear-cache-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Clear Cache on Linux: Step-by-Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To clear the cache on a Linux system, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the terminal window.<\/li>\n<li>Logging in with root privileges allows you to use the sudo command or switch to the root account.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the command to clear the page cache:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>sync; echo 1 &gt; \/proc\/sys\/vm\/drop_caches\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This command will perform a data synchronization operation and then write the number 1 to the \/proc\/sys\/vm\/drop_caches file, which will clear the page cache.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Enter the command to clear directory entries and inode caches:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>sync; echo 2 &gt; \/proc\/sys\/vm\/drop_caches\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This command will also sync data operations and then write 2 to the \/proc\/sys\/vm\/drop_caches file, which will clear the directory entry and inode caches.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Input the following command to clear the page cache, directory entries, and inode cache:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>sync; echo 3 &gt; \/proc\/sys\/vm\/drop_caches\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This command will also perform a data synchronization operation and then write 3 to the \/proc\/sys\/vm\/drop_caches file, which will flush the page cache, directory entries, and inode cache.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>at no cost<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Please note that clearing the cache may result in a temporary decrease in system performance as the cache will need to be reloaded. 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