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$CacheBaseDirectory

is the directory on your local file system used for storing cache data.

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$CacheBaseDirectory

$CacheBaseDirectory

is the directory on your local file system used for storing cache data.

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Basic Examples  (1)

Give the directory currently used for caches:

Wolfram Language code: $CacheBaseDirectory

Set the cache directory to a temporary path:

Wolfram Language code: $CacheBaseDirectory = FileNameJoin[{$TemporaryDirectory, "caches"}]

Reset the cache base to its default location:

Wolfram Language code: $CacheBaseDirectory=.

Scope  (1)

Give a File object to use as cache base directory:

Wolfram Language code: $CacheBaseDirectory = File["/tmp/MyCacheBase"]

Applications  (1)

List all existing cache objects under $CacheBaseDirectory:

Wolfram Language code: LocalObjects[$CacheBaseDirectory]

Delete them:

Wolfram Language code: DeleteFile /@ %;

Properties & Relations  (1)

Local objects created by LocalCache are by default stored under $CacheBaseDirectory:

Wolfram Language code: cache = LocalCache[CloudObject["https://www.wolframcloud.com/obj/user-b0c28e9f-876d-4478-9d8b-9e7d18a9ea81/question"]]
Wolfram Language code: img = LocalCache[URL["http://www.wolfram.com/img/homepage/header-spikey.png"]]
Wolfram Research (2016), $CacheBaseDirectory, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CacheBaseDirectory.html.

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Wolfram Research (2016), $CacheBaseDirectory, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CacheBaseDirectory.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2016. "$CacheBaseDirectory." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CacheBaseDirectory.html.

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Wolfram Language. (2016). $CacheBaseDirectory. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CacheBaseDirectory.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_$cachebasedirectory, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$CacheBaseDirectory}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CacheBaseDirectory.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_$cachebasedirectory, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$CacheBaseDirectory}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$CacheBaseDirectory.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}