What is this unknown file in my root/.cache folder, can i delete it? as it is taking quite a bit of disk space

[Zaphkiel]

I was having low disk space, so I ran BleachBit (as administrator) so I got to know that my admin:///root/.cache directory was taking a lot of space. So when I checked it I found this file with random name with a size of 40.7 GB.

So, my question is can I remove this file to reclaim the disk space, or it is some important file

and here is its properties

I am new to Zorin/Linux, if more info is needed, please ask.

[swarfendor437]

Is it safe to delete contents of /root/.cache folder to free up space?

[Luca_Pavan]

@Zaphkiel

I found this file with random name with a size of 40.7 GB.

Me

Then I checked on your same directory but found nothing so big. I don't even know what it can be used for . All I can do is suggesting you to check this Reddit - Dive into anything but I won't ever tell if deleting it, if I'm not sure of doing something I usually check with very much attention.

[Zaphkiel]

Hey, Thanks for linking the Reddit thread, I ran some commands which was suggested to get more info about the file less File_name returned this

And less file File_name returned this

And less stat File_name returned this

which shows that file was last modified approx 20 days ago.

The thread suggests that it might be leftover of some large file transfer.

I think it should be safe to delete.

[Luca_Pavan]

If you think it's safe to delete it you can do it, assuming that you read with much attention on the reddit post or any other similar report. If it's a kind of copy of a file that you previously transferred, don't you remember of any file that was so big?

[Zaphkiel]

I don't really remember a transfer that big, but I did some transfers around 25~30 GB, so that might be the issue. Anyway, I deleted the files, and I am not seeing any changes in the system, so I think everything is good.

I will update this thread if I found some problem after deleting the file.