How to run eclipse in clean mode what happens if we do so

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If something is not working properly or some plug-ins are not loaded properly in my Eclipse I often get suggestion to open Eclipse in clean mode   So  how to run in clean mode  And what happens if I do so

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What it does      if set to  true   any cached data used   by the OSGi framework and eclipse   runtime will be wiped clean  This will   clean the caches used to store bundle   dependency resolution and eclipse   extension registry data  Using this   option will force eclipse to   reinitialize these caches    How to use it    Edit the eclipse ini file located in your Eclipse install directory and insert -clean as the first line   Or edit the shortcut you use to start Eclipse and add -clean as the first argument   Or create a batch or shell script that calls the Eclipse executable with the -clean argument  The advantage to this step is you can keep the script around and use it each time you want to clean out the workspace  You can name it something like eclipse-clean bat  or eclipse-clean sh       From  http   www eclipsezone com eclipse forums t61566 html   Other eclipse command line options  http   help eclipse org indigo index jsp topic  2Forg eclipse platform doc isv 2Freference 2Fmisc 2Fruntime-options html

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Two ways to run eclipse in clean mode   1   In Eclipse ini file   Open the eclipse ini file located in the Eclipse installation directory  Add -clean first line in the file   Save the file  Restart    Eclipse      2   From Command prompt  cmd command     Go to folder where Eclipse installed  Take the path of Eclipse    C    eclipse eclipse exe -clean  press enter button

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This will clean the caches used to store bundle dependency resolution and eclipse extension registry data  Using this option will force eclipse to reinitialize these caches     Open command prompt  cmd  Go to eclipse application location  D  eclipse  Run command eclipse -clean

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For Mac OS X Yosemite I was able to use the open command   Usage  open  -e   -t   -f   -W   -R   -n   -g   -h   -b  lt bundle identifier gt    -a  lt application gt    filenames   --args arguments  Help  Open opens files from a shell        By default  opens each file using the default application for that file          If the file is in the form of a URL  the file will be opened as a URL  Options         -a                Opens with the specified application        -b                Opens with the specified application bundle identifier        -e                Opens with TextEdit        -t                Opens with default text editor        -f                Reads input from standard input and opens with TextEdit        -F  --fresh       Launches the app fresh  that is  without restoring windows  Saved persistent state is lost  excluding Untitled documents        -R  --reveal      Selects in the Finder instead of opening        -W  --wait-apps   Blocks until the used applications are closed  even if they were already running             --args        All remaining arguments are passed in argv to the application s main   function instead of opened        -n  --new         Open a new instance of the application even if one is already running        -j  --hide        Launches the app hidden        -g  --background  Does not bring the application to the foreground        -h  --header      Searches header file locations for headers matching the given filenames  and opens them    This worked for me   open eclipse app --args clean

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For clean mode  start the platform like  eclipse -clean   That s all  The platform will clear some cached OSGi bundle information  it helps or is recommended if you install new plugins manually or remove unused plugins   It will not affect any workspace related data

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You can start Eclipse in clean mode from the command line   eclipse -clean

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click on short cut  right click -  properties add -clean in target clause and then start    it will take much time then normal start and it will fresh up all resources

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Using the -clean option is the way to go  as mentioned by the other answers   Make sure that you remove it from your  ini or shortcut after you ve fixed the problem   It causes Eclipse to reevaluate all of the plugins everytime it starts and can dramatically increase startup time  depending on how many Eclipse plugins you have installed

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For Windows users  You can do as RTA said or through command line do this  Navigate to the locaiton of the eclipse executable then run    eclipse lnk -clean   First check the name of your executable using the command  dir  on its path

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Easier option is to use   eclipse -clean

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