diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47385c57..3354be06 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.0.2
+
+- Avoid calling `cargo metadata` on pre-cleanup.
+
 ## 2.0.1
 
 - Primarily just updating dependencies to fix GitHub deprecation notices.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 06463855..21b88e58 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,32 +14,42 @@ sensible defaults.
 
 - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
   with:
-    # An explicit cache key that is used instead of the automatic `job`-based
-    # cache key and is thus stable across jobs.
-    # Default: empty
+    # The prefix cache key, this can be changed to start a new cache manually
+    # default: "v0-rust"
+    prefix-key: ""
+
+    # An additional cache key that is stable over multiple jobs
+    # default: empty
     shared-key: ""
 
     # An additional cache key that is added alongside the automatic `job`-based
     # cache key and can be used to further differentiate jobs.
-    # Default: empty
+    # default: empty
     key: ""
 
     # A whitespace separated list of env-var *prefixes* who's value contributes
     # to the environment cache key.
     # The env-vars are matched by *prefix*, so the default `RUST` var will
     # match all of `RUSTC`, `RUSTUP_*`, `RUSTFLAGS`, `RUSTDOC_*`, etc.
-    # Default: "CARGO CC CFLAGS CXX CMAKE RUST"
+    # default: "CARGO CC CFLAGS CXX CMAKE RUST"
     env-vars: ""
 
     # The cargo workspaces and target directory configuration.
     # These entries are separated by newlines and have the form
     # `$workspace -> $target`. The `$target` part is treated as a directory
     # relative to the `$workspace` and defaults to "target" if not explicitly given.
-    # Default: ". -> target"
+    # default: ". -> target"
     workspaces: ""
 
+    # Additional non workspace directories, separated by newlines
+    cache-directories: ""
+
+    # Determines whether workspace `target` directories are cached.
+    # default: "true"
+    cache-targets: ""
+
     # Determines if the cache should be saved even when the workflow has failed.
-    # Default: "false"
+    # default: "false"
     cache-on-failure: ""
 ```
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 4bc7f8e3..ae257510 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ name: "Rust Cache"
 description: "A GitHub Action that implements smart caching for rust/cargo projects with sensible defaults."
 author: "Arpad Borsos <swatinem@swatinem.de>"
 inputs:
+  prefix-key:
+    description: "The prefix cache key, this can be changed to start a new cache manually"
+    required: false
+    default: "v0-rust"
   shared-key:
     description: "An additional cache key that is stable over multiple jobs"
     required: false
@@ -14,6 +18,13 @@ inputs:
   workspaces:
     description: "Paths to multiple Cargo workspaces and their target directories, separated by newlines"
     required: false
+  cache-directories:
+    description: "Additional non workspace directories, separated by newlines"
+    required: false
+  cache-targets:
+    description: "Determines whether workspace targets are cached"
+    required: false
+    default: "true"
   cache-on-failure:
     description: "Cache even if the build fails. Defaults to false"
     required: false
diff --git a/dist/restore/index.js b/dist/restore/index.js
index 00128908..2e43c558 100644
--- a/dist/restore/index.js
+++ b/dist/restore/index.js
@@ -64476,6 +64476,7 @@ async function getCmdOutput(cmd, args = [], options = {}) {
 ;// CONCATENATED MODULE: ./src/workspace.ts
 
 
+
 const SAVE_TARGETS = new Set(["lib", "proc-macro"]);
 class Workspace {
     constructor(root, target) {
@@ -64485,9 +64486,11 @@ class Workspace {
     async getPackages() {
         let packages = [];
         try {
+            lib_core.debug(`collecting metadata for "${this.root}"`);
             const meta = JSON.parse(await getCmdOutput("cargo", ["metadata", "--all-features", "--format-version", "1"], {
                 cwd: this.root,
             }));
+            lib_core.debug(`workspace "${this.root}" has ${meta.packages.length} packages`);
             for (const pkg of meta.packages) {
                 if (pkg.manifest_path.startsWith(this.root)) {
                     continue;
@@ -64545,7 +64548,7 @@ class CacheConfig {
         // Construct key prefix:
         // This uses either the `shared-key` input,
         // or the `key` input combined with the `job` key.
-        let key = `v0-rust`;
+        let key = lib_core.getInput("prefix-key");
         const sharedKey = lib_core.getInput("shared-key");
         if (sharedKey) {
             key += `-${sharedKey}`;
@@ -64630,7 +64633,15 @@ class CacheConfig {
             workspaces.push(new Workspace(root, target));
         }
         self.workspaces = workspaces;
-        self.cachePaths = [config_CARGO_HOME, ...workspaces.map((ws) => ws.target)];
+        self.cachePaths = [config_CARGO_HOME];
+        const cacheTargets = lib_core.getInput("cache-targets").toLowerCase();
+        if (cacheTargets === "true") {
+            self.cachePaths.push(...workspaces.map((ws) => ws.target));
+        }
+        const cacheDirectories = lib_core.getInput("cache-directories");
+        for (const dir of cacheDirectories.trim().split("\n")) {
+            self.cachePaths.push(dir);
+        }
         return self;
     }
     printInfo() {
@@ -64832,30 +64843,34 @@ async function cleanGit(packages) {
 }
 const ONE_WEEK = 7 * 24 * 3600 * 1000;
 /**
- * Removes all files or directories in `dirName`, except the ones matching
- * any string in the `keepPrefix` set.
- *
- * The matching strips and trailing `-$hash` suffix.
+ * Removes all files or directories in `dirName` matching some criteria.
  *
  * When the `checkTimestamp` flag is set, this will also remove anything older
  * than one week.
+ *
+ * Otherwise, it will remove everything that does not match any string in the
+ * `keepPrefix` set.
+ * The matching strips and trailing `-$hash` suffix.
  */
 async function rmExcept(dirName, keepPrefix, checkTimestamp = false) {
     const dir = await external_fs_default().promises.opendir(dirName);
     for await (const dirent of dir) {
+        if (checkTimestamp) {
+            const fileName = external_path_default().join(dir.path, dirent.name);
+            const { mtime } = await external_fs_default().promises.stat(fileName);
+            const isOutdated = Date.now() - mtime.getTime() > ONE_WEEK;
+            if (isOutdated) {
+                await rm(dir.path, dirent);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
         let name = dirent.name;
         // strip the trailing hash
         const idx = name.lastIndexOf("-");
         if (idx !== -1) {
             name = name.slice(0, idx);
         }
-        let isOutdated = false;
-        if (checkTimestamp) {
-            const fileName = external_path_default().join(dir.path, dirent.name);
-            const { mtime } = await external_fs_default().promises.stat(fileName);
-            isOutdated = Date.now() - mtime.getTime() > ONE_WEEK;
-        }
-        if (!keepPrefix.has(name) || isOutdated) {
+        if (!keepPrefix.has(name)) {
             await rm(dir.path, dirent);
         }
     }
@@ -64925,8 +64940,7 @@ async function run() {
                 // pre-clean the target directory on cache mismatch
                 for (const workspace of config.workspaces) {
                     try {
-                        const packages = await workspace.getPackages();
-                        await cleanTargetDir(workspace.target, packages, true);
+                        await cleanTargetDir(workspace.target, [], true);
                     }
                     catch { }
                 }
diff --git a/dist/save/index.js b/dist/save/index.js
index c2802aab..11770275 100644
--- a/dist/save/index.js
+++ b/dist/save/index.js
@@ -64476,6 +64476,7 @@ async function getCmdOutput(cmd, args = [], options = {}) {
 ;// CONCATENATED MODULE: ./src/workspace.ts
 
 
+
 const SAVE_TARGETS = new Set(["lib", "proc-macro"]);
 class Workspace {
     constructor(root, target) {
@@ -64485,9 +64486,11 @@ class Workspace {
     async getPackages() {
         let packages = [];
         try {
+            core.debug(`collecting metadata for "${this.root}"`);
             const meta = JSON.parse(await getCmdOutput("cargo", ["metadata", "--all-features", "--format-version", "1"], {
                 cwd: this.root,
             }));
+            core.debug(`workspace "${this.root}" has ${meta.packages.length} packages`);
             for (const pkg of meta.packages) {
                 if (pkg.manifest_path.startsWith(this.root)) {
                     continue;
@@ -64545,7 +64548,7 @@ class CacheConfig {
         // Construct key prefix:
         // This uses either the `shared-key` input,
         // or the `key` input combined with the `job` key.
-        let key = `v0-rust`;
+        let key = core.getInput("prefix-key");
         const sharedKey = core.getInput("shared-key");
         if (sharedKey) {
             key += `-${sharedKey}`;
@@ -64630,7 +64633,15 @@ class CacheConfig {
             workspaces.push(new Workspace(root, target));
         }
         self.workspaces = workspaces;
-        self.cachePaths = [CARGO_HOME, ...workspaces.map((ws) => ws.target)];
+        self.cachePaths = [CARGO_HOME];
+        const cacheTargets = core.getInput("cache-targets").toLowerCase();
+        if (cacheTargets === "true") {
+            self.cachePaths.push(...workspaces.map((ws) => ws.target));
+        }
+        const cacheDirectories = core.getInput("cache-directories");
+        for (const dir of cacheDirectories.trim().split("\n")) {
+            self.cachePaths.push(dir);
+        }
         return self;
     }
     printInfo() {
@@ -64832,30 +64843,34 @@ async function cleanGit(packages) {
 }
 const ONE_WEEK = 7 * 24 * 3600 * 1000;
 /**
- * Removes all files or directories in `dirName`, except the ones matching
- * any string in the `keepPrefix` set.
- *
- * The matching strips and trailing `-$hash` suffix.
+ * Removes all files or directories in `dirName` matching some criteria.
  *
  * When the `checkTimestamp` flag is set, this will also remove anything older
  * than one week.
+ *
+ * Otherwise, it will remove everything that does not match any string in the
+ * `keepPrefix` set.
+ * The matching strips and trailing `-$hash` suffix.
  */
 async function rmExcept(dirName, keepPrefix, checkTimestamp = false) {
     const dir = await external_fs_default().promises.opendir(dirName);
     for await (const dirent of dir) {
+        if (checkTimestamp) {
+            const fileName = external_path_default().join(dir.path, dirent.name);
+            const { mtime } = await external_fs_default().promises.stat(fileName);
+            const isOutdated = Date.now() - mtime.getTime() > ONE_WEEK;
+            if (isOutdated) {
+                await rm(dir.path, dirent);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
         let name = dirent.name;
         // strip the trailing hash
         const idx = name.lastIndexOf("-");
         if (idx !== -1) {
             name = name.slice(0, idx);
         }
-        let isOutdated = false;
-        if (checkTimestamp) {
-            const fileName = external_path_default().join(dir.path, dirent.name);
-            const { mtime } = await external_fs_default().promises.stat(fileName);
-            isOutdated = Date.now() - mtime.getTime() > ONE_WEEK;
-        }
-        if (!keepPrefix.has(name) || isOutdated) {
+        if (!keepPrefix.has(name)) {
             await rm(dir.path, dirent);
         }
     }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 23f2ab10..274927c7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 {
   "name": "rust-cache",
-  "version": "2.0.1",
+  "version": "2.0.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "rust-cache",
-      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "version": "2.0.2",
       "license": "LGPL-3.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@actions/cache": "^3.0.5",
+        "@actions/cache": "^3.0.6",
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
         "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
         "@actions/glob": "^0.3.0",
@@ -24,15 +24,16 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@actions/cache": {
-      "version": "3.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/cache/-/cache-3.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0WpPmwnRPkn5k5ASmjoX8bY8NrZEPTwN+64nGYJmR/bHjEVgC8svdf5K956wi67tNJBGJky2+UfvNbUOtHmMHg==",
+      "version": "3.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/cache/-/cache-3.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Tttit+nqmxgb2M5Ufj5p8Lwd+fx329HOTLzxMrY4aaaZqBzqetgWlEfszMyiXfX4cJML+bzLJbyD9rNYt8TJ8g==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
         "@actions/exec": "^1.0.1",
         "@actions/glob": "^0.1.0",
         "@actions/http-client": "^2.0.1",
         "@actions/io": "^1.0.1",
+        "@azure/abort-controller": "^1.1.0",
         "@azure/ms-rest-js": "^2.6.0",
         "@azure/storage-blob": "^12.8.0",
         "semver": "^6.1.0",
@@ -667,15 +668,16 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/cache": {
-      "version": "3.0.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/cache/-/cache-3.0.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0WpPmwnRPkn5k5ASmjoX8bY8NrZEPTwN+64nGYJmR/bHjEVgC8svdf5K956wi67tNJBGJky2+UfvNbUOtHmMHg==",
+      "version": "3.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/cache/-/cache-3.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Tttit+nqmxgb2M5Ufj5p8Lwd+fx329HOTLzxMrY4aaaZqBzqetgWlEfszMyiXfX4cJML+bzLJbyD9rNYt8TJ8g==",
       "requires": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
         "@actions/exec": "^1.0.1",
         "@actions/glob": "^0.1.0",
         "@actions/http-client": "^2.0.1",
         "@actions/io": "^1.0.1",
+        "@azure/abort-controller": "^1.1.0",
         "@azure/ms-rest-js": "^2.6.0",
         "@azure/storage-blob": "^12.8.0",
         "semver": "^6.1.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 35c5d73f..7f135d22 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "private": true,
   "name": "rust-cache",
-  "version": "2.0.1",
+  "version": "2.0.2",
   "description": "A GitHub Action that implements smart caching for rust/cargo projects with sensible defaults.",
   "keywords": [
     "actions",
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/Swatinem/rust-cache#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@actions/cache": "^3.0.5",
+    "@actions/cache": "^3.0.6",
     "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
     "@actions/exec": "^1.1.1",
     "@actions/glob": "^0.3.0",
diff --git a/src/cleanup.ts b/src/cleanup.ts
index 25cd030b..626b7158 100644
--- a/src/cleanup.ts
+++ b/src/cleanup.ts
@@ -180,17 +180,29 @@ export async function cleanGit(packages: Packages) {
 const ONE_WEEK = 7 * 24 * 3600 * 1000;
 
 /**
- * Removes all files or directories in `dirName`, except the ones matching
- * any string in the `keepPrefix` set.
- *
- * The matching strips and trailing `-$hash` suffix.
- *
+ * Removes all files or directories in `dirName` matching some criteria.
+ * 
  * When the `checkTimestamp` flag is set, this will also remove anything older
  * than one week.
+ * 
+ * Otherwise, it will remove everything that does not match any string in the
+ * `keepPrefix` set.
+ * The matching strips and trailing `-$hash` suffix.
  */
 async function rmExcept(dirName: string, keepPrefix: Set<string>, checkTimestamp = false) {
   const dir = await fs.promises.opendir(dirName);
   for await (const dirent of dir) {
+    if (checkTimestamp) {
+      const fileName = path.join(dir.path, dirent.name);
+      const { mtime } = await fs.promises.stat(fileName);
+      const isOutdated = Date.now() - mtime.getTime() > ONE_WEEK;
+
+      if (isOutdated) {
+        await rm(dir.path, dirent);
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
     let name = dirent.name;
 
     // strip the trailing hash
@@ -199,14 +211,7 @@ async function rmExcept(dirName: string, keepPrefix: Set<string>, checkTimestamp
       name = name.slice(0, idx);
     }
 
-    let isOutdated = false;
-    if (checkTimestamp) {
-      const fileName = path.join(dir.path, dirent.name);
-      const { mtime } = await fs.promises.stat(fileName);
-      isOutdated = Date.now() - mtime.getTime() > ONE_WEEK;
-    }
-
-    if (!keepPrefix.has(name) || isOutdated) {
+    if (!keepPrefix.has(name)) {
       await rm(dir.path, dirent);
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 5ff8ef84..c92f8724 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class CacheConfig {
     // This uses either the `shared-key` input,
     // or the `key` input combined with the `job` key.
 
-    let key = `v0-rust`;
+    let key = core.getInput("prefix-key");
 
     const sharedKey = core.getInput("shared-key");
     if (sharedKey) {
@@ -154,7 +154,16 @@ export class CacheConfig {
     }
     self.workspaces = workspaces;
 
-    self.cachePaths = [CARGO_HOME, ...workspaces.map((ws) => ws.target)];
+    self.cachePaths = [CARGO_HOME];
+    const cacheTargets = core.getInput("cache-targets").toLowerCase();
+    if (cacheTargets === "true") {
+      self.cachePaths.push(...workspaces.map((ws) => ws.target));
+    }
+
+    const cacheDirectories = core.getInput("cache-directories");
+    for (const dir of cacheDirectories.trim().split("\n")) {
+      self.cachePaths.push(dir);
+    }
 
     return self;
   }
diff --git a/src/restore.ts b/src/restore.ts
index a1a90085..c8320d2a 100644
--- a/src/restore.ts
+++ b/src/restore.ts
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ async function run() {
         // pre-clean the target directory on cache mismatch
         for (const workspace of config.workspaces) {
           try {
-            const packages = await workspace.getPackages();
-
-            await cleanTargetDir(workspace.target, packages, true);
+            await cleanTargetDir(workspace.target, [], true);
           } catch {}
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/workspace.ts b/src/workspace.ts
index 81fb822e..b770fcae 100644
--- a/src/workspace.ts
+++ b/src/workspace.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as core from "@actions/core";
 import path from "path";
 
 import { getCmdOutput } from "./utils";
@@ -10,11 +11,13 @@ export class Workspace {
   public async getPackages(): Promise<Packages> {
     let packages: Packages = [];
     try {
+      core.debug(`collecting metadata for "${this.root}"`);
       const meta: Meta = JSON.parse(
         await getCmdOutput("cargo", ["metadata", "--all-features", "--format-version", "1"], {
           cwd: this.root,
         }),
       );
+      core.debug(`workspace "${this.root}" has ${meta.packages.length} packages`);
       for (const pkg of meta.packages) {
         if (pkg.manifest_path.startsWith(this.root)) {
           continue;