What /tmp and /tmp/analog used for?

[T1531]

/tmp and specifically /tmp/analog are among the biggest directories on an account. What are these used for? Is it just for stats? Can I clear them out?

There's a cache.out file that's over over 2.5 GB alone.


edit: *What are. Apparently it doesn't let me edit the thread title though.

 

[cPanelLauren]

/home/$user/tmp is storage for account temporary files and /home/$user/tmp/analog is storage for Analog statistics files are housed

You might want to read the following: How to empty /tmp folder?