From a theory perspective alone, ignorant of Lemmy specifics: a database query can be made to list all cached images including a unique identifier for each image. Use this list to find each cached image.

Look at your cached image list and decide how you want to prune it. The most likely pattern for this system is FIFO, so prune the oldest cached data until you drop below the target disk usage.

In practice, you’ll likely use somebody else’s solution. Be sure to read the contents of their solution carefully to ensure it doesn’t move sensitive data to an externally accessible location or exfiltrate data directly.

JVM can run on any platform that supports Java, as you’re building Kotlin directly into Java bytecode.

Multiplatform is for building native applications while using a single backend logic. You’ll have to write separate handlers for everything unique to the platform, according to documentation.