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Cache Issues with Telegram on Mac OS

June 29, 2020

If you don't know what's the real issue, please check out this link on Telegram on Mac OS taking no care about your disk storage.

I have made a few modifications to the bash script created by Eugene Lazarev because I'm lazy enough to not want to run this bash script manually.

So, I have automated the cache clearing with the help of Automator and LaunchDaemons.

Why Automator? LaunchDaemons will not run if your Mac is off.

clear_telegram_cache.sh — here is what the updated script looks like:

#!/bin/bash
set -e

telegramfolder=$(find ~/Library/Group\ Containers -type d -maxdepth 1 -name "*.keepcoder.Telegram")
telegramaccountfolder=$(find "${telegramfolder}" -type d -maxdepth 1 -name "account-*")

if [ -d "${telegramaccountfolder}" ]; then
  echo "No such file or directory"
else
  rm -r "${telegramaccountfolder}/postbox/media"
  echo "Deleted telegram cache"
fi

Automate using LaunchDaemons

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <key>Label</key>
  <string>com.zerowidth.launched.clear_telegram</string>
  <key>ProgramArguments</key>
  <array>
    <string>sh</string>
    <string>-c</string>
    <string>/path/to/clear_telegram_cache.sh</string>
  </array>
  <key>RunAtLoad</key>
  <true/>
  <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
  <dict>
    <key>Hour</key>
    <integer>9</integer>
    <key>Minute</key>
    <integer>30</integer>
  </dict>
</dict>
</plist>

Installation:

mkdir -p ~/Library/LaunchAgents
curl https://gist.githubusercontent.com/yogeshvar/2910712810dadcb709c3517f4b228390/raw/clear_telegram_cache.plist > ~/Library/LaunchAgents/clear_telegram.plist
launchctl load -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/clear_telegram.plist

Automate using Automator

1. Open Automator application → select Application → click Choose.
2. Select Run Shell Script → copy & paste clear_telegram_cache.sh → click Test Run.
3. Provide a name for the application.
4. Open System Preferences → search for Login Items → add your application.

Please let me know if this helps — a huge thanks to Eugene Lazarev for the original bash script. You can also find the gist here.

Thanks for reading 👋 Happy Coding 👨‍💻

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