Target files and disk space.

[shut yew]

Do you need a lot of disk space for those target files?
5-6 Rust projects just filled up my 16GB thing.

Well, someone suggested me to use a specify target path if I am focused on one project. (Because target files of different projects override each other.)
But I did not do this because I am a Rust noob who do not really "focus" on just one project.

Btw, I dual boots Mac and Linux. So the amount of target files double.

[leaden vapor]

You can use cargo clean to clean up the artifacts for a project

But yes, generally the target folder gets quite large

[worn igloo]

The size depends on a lot of factors, but some to watch out for include:

• Quantity of dependencies
• Some dependencies are much heavier than others; possibly because of the above, or the use of build scripts or other assets
• Each time you publish a new version of a crate, a separate build is saved to target/package/
• Building for multiple targets, and/or for both debug and release profiles. (each variation makes a unique build)

[dusty raptor]

if you want to keep the target size small while working on a bunch of stuff, one way is to put them all in one workspace https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/workspaces.html
this is not usually a good idea for complex or published projects, but if they are experimental things it should be fine