This version introduces the tool-cache option suggested by @miketimofeev, which removes the ~6GB tools cache (Node, Go, Python, Ruby, ...) that is preinstalled in GitHub Actions runners. This brings the total amount of space this extension can free to 31 GB.
Unlike the other options, since tool-cache can uninstall tools that are likely to be useful, it defaults to false, and must be explicitly set to true. In other words, this action:
name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
on: push
jobs:
free-disk-space:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
with:
# this might remove tools that are actually needed,
# when set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
tool-cache: true
# all of these default to true, but feel free to set to
# "false" if necessary for your workflow
android: true
dotnet: true
haskell: true
large-packages: true
swap-storage: trueis equivalent to this:
name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
on: push
jobs:
free-disk-space:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@main
with:
# this might remove tools that are actually needed,
# when set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
tool-cache: truePlease don't hesitate to suggest/request additional options.