Can I delete cache via FTP?

[spanishcivilwarstamps]

Hello everybody,

 

I have a question for anyone who can answer me. Maybe what I am going to ask is obvious, but in front of the doubt, it is better seeking different opinions.

 

I run a store on Prestashop 1.5.4.1 and I am annoyed for the large size of its cache.

 

This is the configuration I use under Anvanced Parameters -> Performance:

 

Smarty: Recompile templates if files have been updated; Cache ON.

 

Optional features disabled.

 

CCC: Use CCC for CSS, use CCC for JavaScript, Minify HTML, Compress inline JavaScript and Apache optimization ON.

 

Caching: Use Cache ON and FileSystem.

 

When looking the folders with an FTP client, I see the following:

 

public_html/cache/cachefs = no index and 16 folders with plenty of subfolders and cached files.

 

public_html/cache/smarty with an index files and two more folders:

 

/cache

 

/compile. In

 

public_html/cache/smarty/cache an index file and 12 subfolders (example: /blockadvertising, /blockcategories, etc).

 

In public_html/cache/smarty/compile an index and dozens of subfolders of the type /1a /1b /1c, etc with more subfolders in them and a cached file in the last level one.

 

Now the question: can I delete the content of public_html/cache/cachefs, public_html/cache/smarty/cache & public_html/cache/smarty/compile ?

 

Can I delete all the subfolders and its content (except the index files) in the main folders with no harm for my store?

 

I just need to know it because I make a monthly security copy of my site using an FTP client and a half of the FTP time is spent downloading the cache.

 

Thanks in advance for your help.

[Loadinges]

Buenas tardes,

 

Efectivamente puedes eliminar todos los archivos y carpetas de las carpetas /cache/ y /compile/, echa un vistazo a este tutorial:

 

http://www.loading.es/clientes/knowledgebase/223/Como-vaciar-la-cache-de-Prestashop.html

[nadie]

Use this module: http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/238282-modulo-flush-caches-compile-ps15-y-ps16/?do=findComment&comment=1175151

 

Sorry for my English

[spanishcivilwarstamps]

Muchas gracias a todos por la ayuda!