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Unity caches

can be set in preferences/package manager

cache name default location preferences tab
unity packages C:\\Users\\H\\AppData\\Local\\Unity\\cache package manager
my assets C:\\Users\\H\\AppData\\Roaming\\Unity package manager
GI Cache C:\\Users\\H\\AppData\\LocalLow\\Unity\\Caches\\GICache GI Cache

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some interesting notes from a forum post
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Package Cache

  1. Move the complete ‘C:\ProgramData\Package Cache’ directory to another place (the source directory ‘Package Cache’ must be deleted)
  2. Create the junction: mklink /J “C:\ProgramData\Package Cache” “D:\ProgramData\Package Cache”

Unity GI cache

  1. Open Unity preferences
  2. Open the ‘GI cache tab’
  3. Clean the GI cache
  4. Set a new place for the GI cache

Unity AssetStore download

  1. Move the ‘C:\users\username\appdata\roaming\unity\asset store-5.x’ directory to the destination (the source directory ‘asset store-5.x’ must be deleted)
  2. Create the junction: mklink /J “C:\users\username\appdata\roaming\unity\asset store-5.x” “E:\users\username\appdata\roaming\unity\asset store-5.x”

Move other caches away

Step 1: Open the System properties (right-click on the ‘Computer’ icon, select ‘Properties’, then click on on ‘Advanced system properties’
Step 2: Add the ‘UPM_NPM_CACHE_PATH’ variable with the destination directory (do not create the destination directory)
Step 3: Add the ‘UPM_CACHE_PATH’ variable with the destination directory (do not create the destination directory)
Step 4: Delete the ‘npm’ and ‘packages’ directories from ‘C:\Users<USER_NAME>\AppData\Local\Unity\cache‘
Step 5: Restart the computer

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