How to run eclipse in clean mode? what happens if we do so?

Question

If something is not working properly or some plug-ins are not loaded properly in my Eclipse I often get suggestion to open Eclipse in clean mode.

So, how to run in c

Answer 1

This will clean the caches used to store bundle dependency resolution and eclipse extension registry data. Using this option will force eclipse to reinitialize these caches.

1. Open command prompt (cmd)
2. Go to eclipse application location (D:\eclipse)
3. Run command eclipse -clean