When you download an asset package (.unitypackage
file), the Unity Package Manager stores it in a cache for asset packages. Each time you import a downloaded package or a custom package, the Unity Package Manager stores it in the Assets
directory in your project.
You might want to delete a package from the asset package cache to free up space on your local hard drive. If drive space is your main reason for deleting packages from the cache, consider changing the asset package cache location.
Important:
.unitypackage
extension. Asset packages are a handy way of sharing and re-using Unity projects and collections of assets. More infoTo delete a package from the asset package cache:
Open the Package Manager window.
Select the My Assets context from the navigation panel.
Select the asset package you want to delete from the list panel.
The publisher’s name, located below the display name in the details panel of the Package Manager window.
The Display name value, located in the InspectorA Unity window that displays information about the currently selected GameObject, asset or project settings, allowing you to inspect and edit the values. More info
See in Glossary window.
For Unity Editor 2022.1 or later:
a) Open the Unity Editor’s Preferences window.
b) Select the Package Manager category.
c) Click the folder icon beside My Assets > Cache Location.
d) Select Show in Explorer (Windows) or Reveal in Finder (macOS).
For Unity Editor 2021.3 or earlier:
a) Refer to Location of downloaded asset package files to determine the cache location for your operating system.
b) Use your operating system’s file manager application to go to that directory.
Select the subdirectory that corresponds to the publisher’s name, which you recorded in an earlier step.
Select the <name>.unitypackage
file, where <name>
corresponds to the Inspector window’s Display name value that you identified in an earlier step.
Delete the file.
This package is now removed from the asset package cache, but any imported assets remain in any projects where they’re in use.
If the package that you deleted was an asset package, and you want to add this package back to your cache, refer to Download and import an asset package.
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