When GoLand is upgraded from one version to the next, the deployment process adds a new set of configuration, cache, and log directories. But it does not remove the versions associated to the previous versions of the IDE, to ease rolling back to the previous version if an upgrade happens to cause an issue.
So after some time, removing these now-unused folders will regain some disk space, possibly more than 1 GB. Here are their respective locations and content on macOS:
| Role | Size indication | Configuration variable | Default location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Configuration | 3 to 10 MB | idea.config.path |
~/Library/Preferences/Gogland1.0 ~/Library/Preferences/Goland.(version)
|
| Plugins | 50 to 100 MB | idea.plugins.path |
~/Library/Application Support/Gogland1.0 ~/Library/Application Support/GoLand-EAP ~/Library/Application Support/GoLand ~/Library/Application Support/GoLand.(version)
|
| Caches | 200 MB or (much) more | idea.system.path |
~/Library/Caches/Gogland1.0 ~/Library/Caches/GoLand2018.(version)
|
| Logs | 1 to 10 MB | idea.log.path |
~/Library/Logs/Gogland1.0 ~/Library/Logs/GoLand2018.(version)
|
On Windows and Linux, lookup the location using the name of the configuration variable in the third column.
Notice that the Toolbox app uses similar locations
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In GoLand releases, you can use Help | Delete Leftover IDE Directories to clean up IDE directories automatically.