Manually clearing the Truly desktop app cache

Additional steps for admins to troubleshoot caching issues

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Written by Ryan Carson
Updated over a week ago

Note: The steps outline outlined in the following article must be performed first:
Troubleshooting Truly desktop app loading and caching issues
  

How to manually clear the Truly cache on macOS:

Note: These steps should be performed with the guidance of an IT admin to prevent unintentional modification of non-Truly application support files.

  1. Quit the Truly desktop app via the menu bar Truly > Quit method and switch to the Finder

  2. Click the Go menu, hold down the Option key on the keyboard, and open the hidden Library folder

  3. Open Application Support and locate the Truly folder

  4. Right-click or control click the Truly folder and select Move to Trash (or physically drag the folder to the Trash)

  5. Restart the Truly desktop app

How to manually clear the Truly cache on Windows:

Note: These steps should be performed with the guidance of an IT admin to prevent unintentional modification of non-Truly application data files.

  1. Quit the Truly desktop app via the File > Close method

  2. Open the Windows File Explorer

  3. In the address bar type: %appdata%

  4. Locate the Truly folder

  5. Right-click the Truly folder, and select Delete

  6. Restart the Truly desktop app

How to manually clear the Truly cache on Chrome OS

Note: These steps should be performed with the guidance of an IT admin since it requires enabling Debug mode.

  1. In the Chrome browser, navigate to chrome://flags/#debug-packed-apps

  2. Enable Debugging for packed apps

  3. Restart Chromebook

  4. Open the Truly app

  5. Right click within the Truly app

  6. Click inspect

  7. Click Application tab

  8. Click clear storage menu on the left

  9. Click Clear site data

If you have any questions or issues, please reach out to the Truly support team at support@truly.co or by clicking your initials in the upper right corner in the desktop app and we'll be happy to assist!

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