How to run eclipse in clean mode? what happens if we do so?

Question

If something is not working properly or some plug-ins are not loaded properly in my Eclipse I often get suggestion to open Eclipse in clean mode.

So, how to run in c

Answer 1

For Windows users: You can do as RTA said or through command line do this: Navigate to the locaiton of the eclipse executable then run:

 eclipse.lnk -clean

First check the name of your executable using the command 'dir' on its path