hello, I think that cache is your fossil filesystem, so, that 11% are the files you can see in normal operation. if i not missed all of that, venti "generates" your cache (fossil) in which you can work like normal fs, and when finish your work , the snapshot will write it to venti fs. so you never will see an empty cache unless that fossil does not contain your plan9 system disk. you can create a fossil for the system and other fossil for other purposes. That will allow you to empty that fossil completly. I am not sure if you can dump two fossils to one venti, but i suppose yes. gabi