Question

How does Gradle store downloaded jar files on the local file system? Maven stores them in the .m2 directory under USER_HOME, but where does Gradle store them? I checked the .gradle folder there, but saw only compiled scripts.

Answer 1

Gradle caches artifacts in USER_HOME/.gradle folder. The compiled scripts are usually in the .gradle folder in your project folder.

If you can’t find the cache, maybe it’s because you have not cached any artifacts yet. You can always see where Gradle has cached artifacts with a simple script:

apply plugin: 'java'

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    compile 'com.google.guava:guava:12.0'
}

task showMeCache doLast() {
    configurations.compileClasspath.each { println it }
}

Now if you run gradle showMeCache it should download the dependencies into the cache and print the full path.