Preview Folder for Safari 4.0

In ~/library/cache there is a folder com.apple.Safari and inside there is a folder WebPage Preview. After 2 days with Safari 4.0 this folder had over 5500 items weighing in at almost 700MB.
Any way to disable this? It's going to fill my hard drive if it continues to grow like this.
Thanks,

To empty the preview cache quickly you can reset Safari. Click on Safari in the finder bar drop down to Reset Safari. Check 'Remove all webpage preview Images'. This will not remove cookies, passwords or history unless you check those items.
Unless hard drive space is at a premium previews should not slow down Safari 4. Otherwise just do a quick reset.
lewy
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