diff --git a/RNS/Reticulum.py b/RNS/Reticulum.py
index 74746a8..f41acca 100755
--- a/RNS/Reticulum.py
+++ b/RNS/Reticulum.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import threading
 import atexit
 import struct
 import array
-import os.path
+import time
 import os
 import RNS
 
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ class Reticulum:
     
     MDU            = MTU - HEADER_MAXSIZE - IFAC_MIN_SIZE
 
+    CACHE_TIME     = 24*60*60
+
     router         = None
     config         = None
     
@@ -143,6 +145,12 @@ class Reticulum:
         # classes, saving necessary information to disk and carrying
         # out cleanup operations.
 
+        if RNS.Transport.owner.share_instance:
+            if RNS.Transport.owner.is_shared_instance:
+                RNS.Transport.owner.__clean_caches()
+        else:
+            RNS.Transport.owner.__clean_caches()
+
         RNS.Transport.exit_handler()
         RNS.Identity.exit_handler()
 
@@ -261,6 +269,8 @@ class Reticulum:
                 
                 self.is_shared_instance = True
                 RNS.log("Started shared instance interface: "+str(interface), RNS.LOG_DEBUG)
+                self.__clean_caches()
+
             except Exception as e:
                 try:
                     interface = LocalInterface.LocalClientInterface(
@@ -285,6 +295,7 @@ class Reticulum:
             self.is_shared_instance = False
             self.is_standalone_instance = True
             self.is_connected_to_shared_instance = False
+            self.__clean_caches()
 
     def __apply_config(self):
         if "logging" in self.config:
@@ -862,6 +873,36 @@ class Reticulum:
 
                 
 
+    def __clean_caches(self):
+        RNS.log("Cleaning resource and packet caches...", RNS.LOG_DEBUG)
+        now = time.time()
+
+        # Clean resource caches
+        for filename in os.listdir(self.resourcepath):
+            try:
+                if len(filename) == (RNS.Identity.HASHLENGTH//8)*2:
+                    filepath = self.resourcepath + "/" + filename
+                    mtime = os.path.getmtime(filepath)
+                    age = now - mtime
+                    if age > Reticulum.CACHE_TIME:
+                        os.unlink(filepath)
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                RNS.log("Error while cleaning resources cache, the contained exception was: "+str(e), RNS.LOG_ERROR)
+
+        # Clean packet caches
+        for filename in os.listdir(self.cachepath):
+            try:
+                if len(filename) == (RNS.Identity.HASHLENGTH//8)*2:
+                    filepath = self.cachepath + "/" + filename
+                    mtime = os.path.getmtime(filepath)
+                    age = now - mtime
+                    if age > Reticulum.CACHE_TIME:
+                        os.unlink(filepath)
+            
+            except Exception as e:
+                RNS.log("Error while cleaning resources cache, the contained exception was: "+str(e), RNS.LOG_ERROR)
+
     def __create_default_config(self):
         self.config = ConfigObj(__default_rns_config__)
         self.config.filename = Reticulum.configpath
diff --git a/RNS/__init__.py b/RNS/__init__.py
index a657ad2..a7f90e1 100755
--- a/RNS/__init__.py
+++ b/RNS/__init__.py
@@ -172,6 +172,48 @@ def prettysize(num, suffix='B'):
 
     return "%.2f%s%s" % (num, last_unit, suffix)
 
+def prettytime(time, verbose=False):
+    days = int(time // (24 * 3600))
+    time = time % (24 * 3600)
+    hours = int(time // 3600)
+    time %= 3600
+    minutes = int(time // 60)
+    time %= 60
+    seconds = round(time, 2)
+    
+    ss = "" if seconds == 1 else "s"
+    sm = "" if minutes == 1 else "s"
+    sh = "" if hours == 1 else "s"
+    sd = "" if days == 1 else "s"
+
+    components = []
+    if days > 0:
+        components.append(str(days)+" day"+sd if verbose else str(days)+"d")
+
+    if hours > 0:
+        components.append(str(hours)+" hour"+sh if verbose else str(hours)+"h")
+
+    if minutes > 0:
+        components.append(str(minutes)+" minute"+sm if verbose else str(minutes)+"m")
+
+    if seconds > 0:
+        components.append(str(seconds)+" second"+ss if verbose else str(seconds)+"s")
+
+    i = 0
+    tstr = ""
+    for c in components:
+        i += 1
+        if i == 1:
+            pass
+        elif i < len(components):
+            tstr += ", "
+        elif i == len(components):
+            tstr += " and "
+
+        tstr += c
+
+    return tstr
+
 def phyparams():
     print("Required Physical Layer MTU : "+str(Reticulum.MTU)+" bytes")
     print("Plaintext Packet MDU        : "+str(Packet.PLAIN_MDU)+" bytes")