Clear partial downloads (both from youtube-dl and the files themselves)

[rEes9P]

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I've been playing around with some large files, all of which are partially downloaded. I would like to delete them all and start over. I ran the --rm-cache-dir command but when I start one of the downloads it still resumes from the last position. What should I do to clear youtube-dl's partial download memory and ensure that all partially downloaded files are deleted?

[dstftw]

Remove all *.part and *.ytdl files.

[rEes9P]

Thanks, that worked! Just out of interest, what does --rm-cache-dir do?

[dstftw]

--rm-cache-dir                   Delete all filesystem cache files

[rEes9P]

Yup, I did get that. Was just wondering what kind of files these are in the case of youtube-dl.

EDIT
I figured out what it does :-) For those wondering, this was an excellent resource in understanding and working with youtube-dl's cache files.
https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/237388/setup-youtube-dl-destination-to-downloads

[michealespinola]

@rEes9P, are you sure thats the link you meant to reference for understanding youtube-dl cache files? I ask because I see no reference to cache files on that page.