Linux Locate Command false info

Question

I am running Arch Linux and have used the "locate" command quite often to find files. I noticed today, however, that it is bringing up results from where the item has been in the past, not it's current location. I have cleared the trash. I am wondering if there is a cache for locate that needs to be cleared as well. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Answer 1

The cache for locate is updated by updatedb. On most distributions, it's run by cron every day or week. After huge changes, you can run it manually, too.