diff --git a/server/settings/btsets.go b/server/settings/btsets.go
index 3829cbf96..805ea0de9 100644
--- a/server/settings/btsets.go
+++ b/server/settings/btsets.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type BTSets struct {
 	UseDisk           bool
 	TorrentsSavePath  string
 	RemoveCacheOnDrop bool
+	OneCacheForAll    bool
 
 	// Torrent
 	ForceEncrypt             bool
diff --git a/server/torr/storage/torrstor/cache.go b/server/torr/storage/torrstor/cache.go
index 5b8080ab0..f7c40904a 100644
--- a/server/torr/storage/torrstor/cache.go
+++ b/server/torr/storage/torrstor/cache.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (c *Cache) GetState() *state.CacheState {
 	return cState
 }
 
-func (c *Cache) cleanPieces() {
+func (c *Cache) doCleanPieces() {
 	if c.isRemove || c.isClosed {
 		return
 	}
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ func (c *Cache) cleanPieces() {
 	defer func() { c.isRemove = false }()
 	c.muRemove.Unlock()
 
-	remPieces := c.getRemPieces()
 	if c.filled > c.capacity {
+		remPieces := c.getRemPieces()
 		rems := (c.filled-c.capacity)/c.pieceLength + 1
 		for _, p := range remPieces {
 			c.removePiece(p)
@@ -211,6 +211,14 @@ func (c *Cache) cleanPieces() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *Cache) cleanPieces() {
+	if settings.BTsets.OneCacheForAll {
+		c.storage.cleanPieces()
+	} else {
+		c.doCleanPieces()
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *Cache) getRemPieces() []*Piece {
 	piecesRemove := make([]*Piece, 0)
 	fill := int64(0)
diff --git a/server/torr/storage/torrstor/storage.go b/server/torr/storage/torrstor/storage.go
index 195fbb7cb..d13a46e48 100644
--- a/server/torr/storage/torrstor/storage.go
+++ b/server/torr/storage/torrstor/storage.go
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ package torrstor
 
 import (
 	"sync"
-
+	"slices"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"server/torr/storage"
+	"server/settings"
 
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
 	ts "github.com/anacrolix/torrent/storage"
@@ -70,3 +73,52 @@ func (s *Storage) GetCache(hash metainfo.Hash) *Cache {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (s *Storage) cleanPieces() {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+	var filled int64 = 0
+	for _, ch := range s.caches {
+		filled += ch.filled
+	}
+	overfill := filled - s.capacity
+	if overfill < 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	sortCachesByModifiedDate := func(a, b *Cache) int {
+		aname := filepath.Join(settings.BTsets.TorrentsSavePath, a.hash.HexString())
+		bname := filepath.Join(settings.BTsets.TorrentsSavePath, b.hash.HexString())
+		ainfo, err := os.Stat(aname)
+		if err != nil {
+			return -1
+		}
+		binfo, err := os.Stat(bname)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 1
+		}
+		return ainfo.ModTime().Compare(binfo.ModTime())
+	}
+	nonempty := slices.Values(slices.Collect(func(yield func(*Cache) bool) {
+		for _, c := range s.caches {
+			if c.filled > 0 {
+				if !yield(c) {
+					return
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}))
+	// fill sortedcaches with refs to non-empty caches sorted by respective
+	//  folder modified date in descending order (older first)
+	sortedcaches := slices.SortedFunc(nonempty, sortCachesByModifiedDate)
+	for _, c := range sortedcaches {
+		_cap := c.capacity
+		c.capacity = max(c.filled - overfill, 0)
+		overfill -= c.filled
+		c.doCleanPieces()
+		overfill += c.filled
+		c.capacity = _cap
+		if overfill <= 0 {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}