PyCharm Invalidate Caches / Restart: When and How
Quick answer
Invalidate Caches clears stale caches and restarts analysis. Use File | Invalidate Caches... and choose Invalidate and Restart.
Most likely fix: Invalidate caches
How to fix it
Try these in order — the most common fix is first.
1. Invalidate caches
- File | Invalidate Caches... (or Ctrl+Shift+A, type Invalidate Caches)
- Optionally tick Clear file system cache and Local History for stubborn problems (this clears Local History)
- Click Invalidate and Restart; Just restart deletes nothing
Did this fix it?
Symptoms
Strange inspections, stale indexes, broken VCS log search or endless indexing.
Why it happens
- Corrupted or oversized caches
This guide also covers
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- pycharm invalidate caches and restart
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