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# conda clean

> Delete temporary or unused files: index cache, lock files, unused cache packages, tarballs, and log files.
> More information: <https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda/en/stable/commands/clean.html>.

- Delete all temporary or unused files verbosely and say yes to all confirmations:

`conda clean {{[-avy|--all --verbose --yes]}}`

- Delete only index cache, tarballs, and log files:

`conda clean {{[-itl|--index-cache --tarballs --logfiles]}}`

- Delete only temporary [c]ache files that could not be deleted earlier due to being in use:

`conda clean {{[-c|--tempfiles]}} {{path/to/tempfiles}}`

- Delete only unused packages. Might delete packages installed with softlinks:

`conda clean {{[-p|--packages]}}`

- Force delete all writable packages. More broad than the `--all` option. Will delete packages installed with softlinks:

`conda clean {{[-f|--force-pkgs-dirs]}}`

- Display help:

`conda clean {{[-h|--help]}}`
