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Gradle Daemon Logs & Process Cache (~/.gradle/daemon)

Space: 500 MB – 5 GB developer Windows, macOS, Linux
Quick Answer: The .gradle/daemon folder stores log outputs and lock files from background Gradle build daemons. Deleting daemon logs is safe.

Bottom Line: It is 100% safe to clear ~/.gradle/daemon. Daemons store build log outputs and lock files. Stopping active daemons and deleting logs frees drive space.

What is the Gradle Daemon Folder?

Located at ~/.gradle/daemon/ (or %USERPROFILE%\.gradle\daemon), Gradle spawns background daemon worker processes to speed up Android and Java builds.

How to Clean Up Gradle Daemons

./gradlew --stop
rm -rf ~/.gradle/daemon/*

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