/private/var/tmp running full with cache

We're importing a lot of JPEG and Photoshop pictures and in a big job the folder /var/tmp (locally on the FCServer, who is also the only Compressor) is running full with cache files.
A lot of these:
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 212310770 9 jun 09:38 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cachetuAko5
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 206195341 9 jun 09:38 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cachevjmnyL
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 202760422 9 jun 09:38 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cacheh66AYm
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 200220075 9 jun 09:38 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cacheBEuj54
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 14354020 9 jun 09:38 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cacheoEhooq
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 268042240 9 jun 09:36 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cacheBLu5fu
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 104792064 9 jun 09:36 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cachecQeFLO
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 106102784 9 jun 09:36 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cachehU9Dje
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 268435456 9 jun 09:36 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cachem77wYW
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 106037248 9 jun 09:36 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cachenXrHzK
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 89784320 9 jun 09:36 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cacheggr04X
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 80150528 9 jun 09:36 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cacheilEkN0
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 224499080 9 jun 09:36 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cachexpzbwB
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 210338595 9 jun 09:36 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cacheaBpQJj
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 208639941 9 jun 09:36 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cacheKVluet
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 268435456 9 jun 09:34 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cacheIvAtRi
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 260833280 9 jun 09:34 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cacheM2NNbU
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 261554176 9 jun 09:34 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cacheRb4Zey
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 161349632 9 jun 09:34 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cachenc145z
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 217251840 9 jun 09:34 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cache8HN8Ne
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 157089792 9 jun 09:34 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cache8gAH9B
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 23509689 9 jun 09:34 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cacheRyJCi5
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 213979433 9 jun 09:33 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cacheDaB5ox
-rw------- 1 admin wheel 22190308 9 jun 09:33 fcsvrxmp_imgio_cache3Fbjf7
As you can see, big files.. So big that the last 2 days my server startup HD filled almost full (1 GB left).
So it looks like FCServer is not cleaning up after his self. Can I do something about this? At least change the max caches size?
Thanks

Hi,
It was a corrupted PSD, one file corrupt all the other ones after that one also failed.... we removed the corrupt one and 'Analyze' all the other ones.
Problem solved??

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