Cache at 100% – What does this mean

Hello,

we have recently started using Autooptimize. After a day of using it (combined with wp super cache) my admin bar shows some kind of warning.

There it says that the (autooptimize) cache is at 100% (= 500 mb big) and offers to clear it.

I get that this size is rather large. Yet, I cannot understand

1. what limitation the “100%” refers to. Who says there is only 500mb of space for css & js cache files?
2. Why I should empty my cache now? Clearly our web site needs this amount of css and js cache files. Deleting the cache now would mean a loss of the files / a loss of performance. Isn’t the plugin built for this amount of data?
3. What will happen when I keep using the plugin despite the “limit” being reached?

I am simply irritated by the blinking red dot and “100% full” message in my admin bar. Should I pay any more attention to it?
~ Foolix

• This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by foolix.