fix(core): clean up daemon workspace data directory on nx reset --onl… (#34174)

MaxKless · web-flow · commit d6572f3de47b · 2026-01-22T16:29:08.000+09:00
Previously, `nx reset --onlyDaemon` would only stop the daemon process
but not clean up the daemon files in `.nx/workspace-data/d`. This change
ensures the daemon workspace data directory is also removed when using
the `--onlyDaemon` flag, consistent with the behavior of a full reset.

Co-authored-by: MaxKless &lt;MaxKless@users.noreply.github.com&gt;
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/reset/command-object.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/reset/command-object.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const yargsResetCommand: CommandModule<
       })
       .option('onlyDaemon', {
         description:
-          'Stops the Nx Daemon, it will be restarted fresh when the next Nx command is run.',
+          'Stops the Nx Daemon and clears its workspace data, it will be restarted fresh when the next Nx command is run.',
         type: 'boolean',
       })
       .option('onlyCloud', {
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/reset/reset.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/reset/reset.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { rmSync } from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 
 import { daemonClient } from '../../daemon/client/client';
+import { DAEMON_DIR_FOR_CURRENT_WORKSPACE } from '../../daemon/tmp-dir';
 import { cacheDir, workspaceDataDirectory } from '../../utils/cache-directory';
 import { output } from '../../utils/output';
 import { getNativeFileCacheLocation } from '../../native/native-file-cache-location';
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ export async function resetHandler(args: ResetCommandOptions) {
   const bodyLines = [];
   if (!all) {
     if (args.onlyDaemon) {
-      bodyLines.push('- Nx Daemon');
+      bodyLines.push('- Nx Daemon and its workspace data');
     }
     if (args.onlyCache) {
       bodyLines.push('- Cache directory');
@@ -55,6 +56,14 @@ export async function resetHandler(args: ResetCommandOptions) {
     } catch (e) {
       errors.push('Failed to stop the Nx Daemon.', e.toString());
     }
+    try {
+      await cleanupDaemonWorkspaceData();
+    } catch (e) {
+      errors.push(
+        'Failed to clean up the daemon workspace data directory.',
+        e.toString()
+      );
+    }
   }
   if (all || args.onlyCache) {
     try {
@@ -105,6 +114,19 @@ async function killDaemon(): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
+function cleanupDaemonWorkspaceData() {
+  return incrementalBackoff(
+    INCREMENTAL_BACKOFF_FIRST_DELAY,
+    INCREMENTAL_BACKOFF_MAX_DURATION,
+    () => {
+      rmSync(DAEMON_DIR_FOR_CURRENT_WORKSPACE, {
+        recursive: true,
+        force: true,
+      });
+    }
+  );
+}
+
 async function resetCloudClient() {
   // Remove nx cloud marker files. This helps if the use happens to run `nx-cloud start-ci-run` or
   // similar commands on their local machine.
