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How to Clear all cache files in Cypress:-
Main Reason of cache clear is to make Cypress more fast.
Step 1:
Run Cypress in Open mode.
Step 2:
Click on file.
Step 3:
Click on View App Data.
Step 4:
Select all files (Ctrl+A).
Step 5:
Delete all files (Shift+Delete).
Your all Cache files are deleted . Now Open Your Cypress again & Now it will be more fast than previous.
Clearing Cache by Terminal:
Sometimes we install a new Cypress Version and its not working .It shows some errors during verification ,Then try this method
It looks like this is your first time using Cypress: 7.5.0
Cypress verification timed out.
This command failed with the following output:
C:\Users\Nabi\AppData\Local\Cypress\Cache\7.5.0\Cypress\Cypress.exe –smoke-test –ping=979
Command timed out after 30000 milliseconds: C:\Users\Nabi\AppData\Local\Cypress\Cache\7.5.0\Cypress\Cypress.exe –smoke-test –ping=979
Timed out
Platform: win32 (6.3.9600)
Cypress Version: 7.5.0
(1) Open your Terminal
Run anyone of these commands:
npm cache clean –force
npm cache clear –force
npm cache rm –force
Now , Verify cache :
npm cache verify
Now Open Your Cypress. It will work
To clear the cache in Cypress, you can use the
cy.clearLocalStorage()andcy.clearCookies()commands. These commands will clear the browser’s local storage and cookies, respectively.You can also use the
cy.exec()command to run a command in the terminal to clear the browser cache. For example, to clear the cache in Chrome, you can use the following command:cy.exec('chrome://settings/clearBrowserData')
You can also use the
cy.clearCookies()andcy.clearLocalStorage()command before each test to ensure that the browser is in a known state before the test starts.beforeEach(() => {cy.clearCookies()
cy.clearLocalStorage()
})