Free Overused Cache(Linux OS)

In Linux operating system we can see that a lot of memory get allocated to cache.Which result in CPU IO.

This Issue can be resolved in few steps:

CMD to Check Cache usage:

free -g

You can use different flag as per your requirement this will provide you the memory details.

where u can see the memory associated with Cache.

If 50% of the total memory seems to be allocated to Cache,It can be cleared.

And trust me it provide a great help in reducing the system CPU IO.

echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches

This can be used in Production Environment in business hours without any harm and prior notification.