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Explanation as to why Cognos Controller (Client side) cache file folders can be very large and how to housekeep them

Troubleshooting


Problem

A Citrix or Microsoft Terminal Services administrator noticed that the server disk was nearing full and checked the areas related to 3 types of cache files created by Cognos Controller. These folders seemed to be unusually large. Can the I.T. administrator clear any of these files?

Symptom

Disk on Citrix or Terminal Server (TS) machine is full.

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Modified date:
08 May 2025

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