stop squid, and erase all the files from your cache directory For example: squid -k shutdown or /etc/init.d/squid stop Find-out which is you squid cache Directory using following command # more /etc/squid/squid.conf | grep ^cache_dir cache_dir ufs /var/spool/squid 5120 16 256 Here it is showing /var/spool/squid. Then remove cache files ( Take a backup before deleting if required) rm -fr /var/spool/squid/* then re-create the swap directory structure: squid -z now start squid again. /etc/init.d/squid start
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