title: In Visual Studio IDE, is there a comprehensive list of files/folders that can be safely deleted
body: <p>I use Visual Studio IDE for C++ development.</p>
  <p>I have set up the option of using a fallback location under <code>Text Editor -&gt; C/C++ -&gt; Advanced -&gt; Browsing Database Fallback</code> where there are folders named <code>BROWSE.VC-xxxx</code> whose sizes reach into a couple of GBs that I routinely clean without affecting the functionality since they are generated again on rebuilding.</p>
  <p>Additionally, I clean up the <code>C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp</code> (<code>%tmp%</code>) folder routinely. This seems to also be suggested as an answer <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/68376950/492307">here</a>. There is a rather old question whose <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/12428460/492307">accepted answer</a> seems to indicate files/folders that should <em>not</em> be deleted for correct functioning of Visual Studio. Is there any comprehensive list of files/folders that <em>can</em> be safely deleted routinely? A search for clearing Visual Studio cache files seems to return a dizzying array of different flavored answers. See one such answer <a href="https://errorhandlinginskills.wordpress.com/2018/07/28/how-to-clear-visual-studio-cache/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>.</p>
  <p>In VSCode, for instance, there are cache files that can be deleted safely without affecting functionality in general (see discussion <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/132509" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>), and in particular for C/C++ development, there are <code>.ipch</code> files that can be deleted (see discussion <a href="https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cpptools/issues/8108" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a>). What are the equivalent files/folders under Visual Studio IDE?</p>