diff --git a/.github/workflows/prestocpp-linux-build.yml b/.github/workflows/prestocpp-linux-build.yml
index aa6f27d7c0b99..d0d35054d0178 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prestocpp-linux-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prestocpp-linux-build.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ jobs:
           find . -name data | xargs rm -r
           find . -name tests | xargs rm -r
           find . -name test | xargs rm -rf
+          find . -name "*.md" -not -path "./.github/*" | xargs rm -f
+          find . -name "docs" | xargs rm -rf
+          find . -name "examples" | xargs rm -rf
+          find . -name ".git" -not -path "./.git*" | xargs rm -rf
 
       - name: Disk space consumption before build
         if: needs.changes.outputs.codechange == 'true'