Cache folder excedes limits

My cache folder is consistently getting over 3 gigs. I have tried completely uninstalling firefox and installing the latest version. One of the problems with this folder being so large is that when a program like Spybot scans it, it takes forever.
What can I do to keep this folder from getting so large?

Here's the thing. I don't want to have to keep emptying my cache, I'd like to keep it at a manageable size. I just lowered Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content to 250mb. it was set at 1024mb but it consistently exceeds that limit. 
These are my config settings 
browser.cache.disk.capacity;262144 
browser.cache.disk.enable;true 
browser.cache.disk.max_entry_size;51200 
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.enabled;false 
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run;false 
browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max;false 
browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value;358400 
browser.cache.disk_cache_ssl;true 
browser.cache.memory.enable;true 
browser.cache.memory.max_entry_size;5120 
browser.cache.offline.capacity;512000 
browser.cache.offline.enable;true 
These are default settings, will modifying these solve my problem? 
or is something else going on?

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