Should I delete cache with a timer or?

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I’ve got a simple question

I made an application similar to instagram, the only difference is that it has more stories&posts because there’s no following system.

I do cache the images and videos, but should I delete the caches with a timer?

It is lots of videos and images.

Or is it enough to cache and when terminating the app clear the caches

its depends on your requirement Instagram has its own cache library for storing and managing the content for different users , if more then one user login into the app without terminating the app then what you doing at the moment ? — nivritgupta, Aug 23 '18 at 14:49

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 23 '18 at 14:59

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If you're using standard caching mechanisms like NSCache, the OS will automatically clean it when it needs more memory for other applications. You don't need to worry about cleaning cache manually, unless you need some app specific behaviour.

answered Aug 23 '18 at 14:59

inokey

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For videos I use the following code: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41551215/is-it-possible-to-cache-videos-ios-swift – Kárpáti András Aug 23 '18 at 15:33
And for images I use SdWebImage – Kárpáti András Aug 23 '18 at 15:34
As far as I'm concerned, SDWebImage makes use of NSCache exactly. – inokey Aug 24 '18 at 06:51

Should I delete cache with a timer or?

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