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Why .metadata is so huge? [message #1797111]

Thu, 25 October 2018 11:52

Eclipse User

Hi friends,

I realized the the .metadata directory created in a workspace is quite big (around 20MB for web projects, and around 10 MB for desktop projects). What does Eclipse do in the .metadata directory?
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Re: Why .metadata is so huge? [message #1797122 is a reply to message #1797111]

Thu, 25 October 2018 17:33

harry sheng

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Registered: July 2009

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In my worksapce (a spring-webflow project) on windows 10:

Size: 167MB (175,944,516 bytes)
Size on disk: 308MB (323,878,912 bytes)
Contains: 1328 Files, 393 Folders

The only extra plugins I have are : FileSync & Subclipse

I have 7 modules (or eclipse java projects) opened in my workspace if that matters.

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Re: Why .metadata is so huge? [message #1797221 is a reply to message #1797122]

Sun, 28 October 2018 17:38

Stephan Herrmann

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Registered: July 2009

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.metadata is local storage for free use by each active plugin.

What does intro.in have to do with your question?

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Re: Why .metadata is so huge? [message #1797318 is a reply to message #1797221]

Mon, 29 October 2018 20:56

harry sheng

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Registered: July 2009

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Somehow, the size of .metadata affects the usability.

Just now, I was having a bit of issue when toggling breakpoint. It took a few seconds. So annoying.

So I deleted the whole .metadata directory and created the workspace from scratch. No more lagging on toggling breakpoint after that.

I guess it will be OK for a period of time after the .metadata reaches a certain size, then I'll need to repeat the same procedure again.

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Re: Why .metadata is so huge? [message #1798381 is a reply to message #1797318]

Fri, 16 November 2018 14:05

DEVYN SISY

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Registered: November 2018

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I realized the the .metadata directory created in a workspace is quite big (around 20MB for web projects, and around 10 MB for desktop projects). What does Eclipse do in the .metadata directory?

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