TonyBai
Jun 30, 2026 · Backend Development
Why a Rust Project Can Swallow 75 GB of Disk Space and How to Tame Cache Bloat in Rust and Go
The article explains why modern Rust and Go compilers create massive on‑disk caches—Rust's per‑project target directory and Go's global module and build caches—illustrates the underlying mechanisms with concrete examples, and offers practical commands and tooling to clean or share those caches, reducing disk consumption.
Rustcargocompilation cache
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