Is this folder safe to delete?

• Time Machine local snapshotsManaged by macOSMeasured by macOS

App caches

• App cachesSafe~/Library/Caches/*
• Sandboxed app cachesSafe~/Library/Containers/*/Data/Library/Caches

Logs and crash reports

• App logsSafe~/Library/Logs/*
• Core dumpsReview first/cores/*
• Crash and diagnostic reportsSafe~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/*
• Logs for all usersUsually safe/Library/Logs/*
• System log filesManaged by macOS/private/var/log
• Unified logManaged by macOS/private/var/db/diagnostics

Temporary files

• Per-user temporary files and cachesManaged by macOS/private/var/folders
• Shared temporary folder (tmp)Managed by macOS/private/tmp

Swap and sleep image

• Swap files and sleep imageManaged by macOS/private/var/vm

Spotlight index

• Core Spotlight indexManaged by macOS~/Library/Metadata/CoreSpotlight
• Spotlight indexManaged by macOS/System/Volumes/Data/.Spotlight-V100

macOS assets and Apple Intelligence

• Apple Intelligence modelsManaged by macOS/System/Library/AssetsV2/com_apple_MobileAsset_UAF_FM_*
• macOS downloaded assetsManaged by macOS/System/Library/AssetsV2/*

macOS caches

• Rosetta translation cacheManaged by macOS/private/var/db/oah
• Shared app and system cachesUsually safe/Library/Caches/*

macOS installers and updates

• macOS installersUsually safe/Applications/Install {macOS,OS X} *.app
• Software update downloadsManaged by macOS/Library/Updates

App data

• App containersReview first~/Library/Containers/*
• Application Support foldersReview first~/Library/Application Support/*
• Document versionsManaged by macOS/System/Volumes/Data/.DocumentRevisions-V100
• Group containersReview first~/Library/Group Containers/*

Xcode

• Xcode archivesReview first~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Archives/*/*.xcarchive
• Xcode cachesSafe~/Library/Caches/com.apple.dt.Xcode
• Xcode DerivedDataSafe~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData
• Xcode device support filesSafe~/Library/Developer/Xcode/* DeviceSupport

Simulators

• Simulator cachesSafe~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Caches
• Simulator devicesUsually safe~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices
• Simulator discarded app dataSafe~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/*/data/Library/Caches/com.apple.containermanagerd/Dead
• Simulator dyld shared cacheManaged by macOS/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Caches/dyld
• Simulator logsSafe~/Library/Logs/CoreSimulator
• Simulator runtimesManaged by macOS/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Images
• SwiftUI Previews simulatorsSafe~/Library/Developer/Xcode/UserData/Previews/Simulator Devices
• Xcode parallel testing clonesSafe~/Library/Developer/XCTestDevices
• Xcode playground simulatorsSafe~/Library/Developer/XCPGDevices

Package manager caches

• Apache Ivy cacheSafe~/.ivy2/cache
• Bun install cacheSafe~/.bun/install/cache
• Bundler cacheSafe~/.bundle/cache
• Cargo Git dependenciesSafe~/.cargo/git
• Cargo registry cacheSafe~/.cargo/registry
• Carthage cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/org.carthage.CarthageKit
• CocoaPods cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/CocoaPods
• CocoaPods spec reposSafe~/.cocoapods/repos/{trunk,master,cocoapods}
• Composer cacheSafe~/.composer/cache
• conda package cacheSafe~/{miniconda3,miniforge3,anaconda3}/pkgs
• Coursier cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/Coursier/v1
• Coursier cache folderUsually safe~/Library/Caches/Coursier
• Deno cache folder (DENO_DIR)Review first~/Library/Caches/deno
• Deno module cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/deno/{remote,deps,npm,gen,registries}
• Electron download cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/electron
• electron-builder cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/electron-builder
• Go module cacheSafe~/go/pkg/mod
• Gradle cachesSafe~/.gradle/caches
• Maven local repositoryUsually safe~/.m2/repository
• mise cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/mise
• node-gyp headers cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/node-gyp
• npm cacheSafe~/.npm/_cacache
• npx cacheSafe~/.npm/_npx
• NuGet global packages folderUsually safe~/.nuget/packages
• pip cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/pip
• pnpm cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/pnpm
• pnpm storeSafe~/Library/pnpm/store
• Poetry cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/pypoetry/{cache,artifacts}
• Poetry cache folderUsually safe~/Library/Caches/pypoetry
• Pub cacheUsually safe~/.pub-cache
• Swift Package Manager cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/org.swift.swiftpm
• uv cacheSafe~/.cache/uv
• Yarn cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/Yarn
• Yarn global cacheUsually safe~/.yarn/berry/cache

Project dependencies

• .tox folder (tox)Safe~/**/.tox
• Carthage Build foldersUsually safe~/**/Carthage/Build
• CocoaPods Pods foldersUsually safe~/**/Pods
• node_modulesUsually safe~/**/node_modules
• Poetry virtual environmentsUsually safe~/Library/Caches/pypoetry/virtualenvs/*
• Python virtual environment (.venv)Usually safe~/**/{.venv,venv}
• vendor (Composer)Usually safe~/**/vendor
• vendor/bundle (Bundler)Usually safe~/**/vendor/bundle

Build output

• __pycache__ foldersSafe~/**/__pycache__
• .dart_tool foldersSafe~/**/.dart_tool
• .mypy_cache folderSafe~/**/.mypy_cache
• .next folder (Next.js)Safe~/**/.next
• .nuxt folder (Nuxt)Safe~/**/.nuxt
• .parcel-cache folder (Parcel)Safe~/**/.parcel-cache
• .pytest_cache folderSafe~/**/.pytest_cache
• .ruff_cache folderSafe~/**/.ruff_cache
• .svelte-kit folder (SvelteKit)Safe~/**/.svelte-kit
• Angular CLI cacheSafe~/**/.angular/cache
• Flutter build foldersUsually safe~/**/build
• Go build cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/go-build
• Gradle build foldersSafe~/**/build
• Gradle Daemon logsSafe~/.gradle/daemon/*/daemon-*.out.log
• Gradle project cachesSafe~/**/.gradle
• Maven target foldersSafe~/**/target
• Rust target foldersSafe~/**/target
• sbt target foldersSafe~/**/target
• Swift package .build foldersSafe~/**/.build
• Turborepo local cacheSafe~/**/.turbo/cache

Toolchains and SDKs

• Apps installed with pipxReview first~/.local/pipx/venvs/*
• asdf tool versionsReview first~/.asdf/installs
• Gradle Wrapper distributionsSafe~/.gradle/wrapper/dists
• Java versions installed by CoursierReview first~/Library/Caches/Coursier/{jvm,arc}
• Kotlin/Native compiler and dependenciesSafe~/.konan
• Maven Wrapper distributionsSafe~/.m2/wrapper/dists
• mise tool versionsReview first~/.local/share/mise/installs
• Node.js versions installed with nvmReview first~/.nvm/versions/node/*
• nvm download cacheSafe~/.nvm/.cache
• Python versions installed by uvUsually safe~/.local/share/uv/python/*
• Python versions installed with pyenvReview first~/.pyenv/versions/*
• Ruby versions installed with rbenvReview first~/.rbenv/versions/*
• Rust toolchainsReview first~/.rustup/toolchains/*
• SDKMAN candidatesReview first~/.sdkman/candidates
• Swift toolchainsReview first~/Library/Developer/Toolchains/*.xctoolchain

Containers and virtual machines

• Apple container dataReview first~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.container
• Colima download cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/colima
• Colima virtual machinesReview first~/.colima/_lima
• Docker Desktop disk image (Docker.raw)Usually safe~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/vms/0/data/Docker.raw
• Lima download cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/lima
• Lima virtual machinesReview first~/.lima/*
• minikube cacheUsually safe~/.minikube/cache
• OrbStack dataReview first~/Library/Group Containers/HUAQ24HBR6.dev.orbstack/data
• Parallels Desktop virtual machinesReview first~/Parallels/*.{pvm,macvm}
• Podman machinesReview first~/.local/share/containers/podman/machine
• Rancher Desktop virtual machineReview first~/Library/Application Support/rancher-desktop/lima
• Tart image cacheReview first~/.tart/cache
• Tart virtual machinesReview first~/.tart/vms/*
• UTM virtual machinesReview first~/Library/Containers/com.utmapp.UTM/Data/Documents/*.utm
• Vagrant boxesUsually safe~/.vagrant.d/boxes
• VirtualBox virtual machinesReview first~/VirtualBox VMs/*
• VMware Fusion virtual machinesReview first~/{Virtual Machines,Virtual Machines.localized}/*.vmwarevm

Android

• Android emulator system imagesUsually safe~/Library/Android/sdk/system-images
• Android NDKUsually safe~/Library/Android/sdk/{ndk,ndk-bundle}
• Android SDKUsually safe~/Library/Android/sdk
• Android Studio cachesUsually safe~/Library/Caches/Google/AndroidStudio*
• Android Studio logsSafe~/Library/Logs/Google/AndroidStudio*
• Android Virtual Devices (AVDs)Review first~/.android/avd/*.avd

Code editors and IDEs

• Cursor caches and logsSafe~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/{Cache,CachedData,CachedExtensionVSIXs,Code Cache,DawnGraphiteCache,DawnWebGPUCache,GPUCache,logs}
• Cursor extensionsReview first~/.cursor/extensions
• JetBrains IDE cachesUsually safe~/Library/Caches/JetBrains/*
• JetBrains IDE logsSafe~/Library/Logs/JetBrains
• VS Code caches and logsSafe~/Library/Application Support/Code/{Cache,CachedData,CachedExtensionVSIXs,Code Cache,DawnGraphiteCache,DawnWebGPUCache,GPUCache,logs}
• VS Code extensionsReview first~/.vscode/extensions
• VSCodium caches and logsSafe~/Library/Application Support/VSCodium/{Cache,CachedData,CachedExtensionVSIXs,Code Cache,DawnGraphiteCache,DawnWebGPUCache,GPUCache,logs}
• VSCodium extensionsReview first~/.vscode-oss/extensions
• Windsurf caches and logsSafe~/Library/Application Support/Windsurf/{Cache,CachedData,CachedExtensionVSIXs,Code Cache,DawnGraphiteCache,DawnWebGPUCache,GPUCache,logs}
• Zed language serversSafe~/Library/Application Support/Zed/languages

AI coding tools

• Claude cachesSafe~/Library/Application Support/Claude/{Cache,Code Cache,DawnGraphiteCache,DawnWebGPUCache,GPUCache}
• Claude Code conversation historyReview first~/.claude/projects
• Claude Code debug logsSafe~/.claude/debug
• Claude Code MCP logsSafe~/Library/Caches/claude-cli-nodejs
• Claude Code worktreesReview first~/**/.claude/worktrees/*
• Claude Cowork VM bundleUsually safe~/Library/Application Support/Claude/vm_bundles
• Claude logsSafe~/Library/Logs/Claude
• Codex session historyReview first~/.codex/sessions
• Codex worktreesReview first~/.codex/worktrees/*/*

Browser testing tools

• Cypress app cacheUsually safe~/Library/Caches/Cypress
• Playwright browsersUsually safe~/Library/Caches/ms-playwright/*
• Playwright folderUsually safe~/Library/Caches/ms-playwright
• Playwright MCP browser profilesUsually safe~/Library/Caches/ms-playwright/mcp-*
• Puppeteer browsersUsually safe~/.cache/puppeteer
• Selenium Manager drivers and browsersSafe~/.cache/selenium/{chrome,chromedriver,edge,firefox,geckodriver,msedgedriver}

Homebrew

• Homebrew cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/Homebrew
• Homebrew CaskroomReview first/opt/homebrew/Caskroom
• Homebrew CellarReview first/opt/homebrew/Cellar
• Homebrew logsSafe~/Library/Logs/Homebrew

Local AI models

• DiffusionBee modelsReview first~/.diffusionbee/{downloaded_assets,downloads,imported_models}
• Docker Model Runner modelsReview first~/.docker/models
• Draw Things modelsReview first~/Library/Containers/com.liuliu.draw-things/Data/Documents/Models
• GPT4All modelsReview first~/Library/Application Support/nomic.ai/GPT4All/*.gguf
• Hugging Face cacheReview first~/.cache/huggingface/hub
• Hugging Face Xet cacheSafe~/.cache/huggingface/xet
• Jan modelsReview first~/Library/Application Support/Jan/data/{llamacpp,mlx}/models
• llama.cpp model cacheUsually safe~/Library/Caches/llama.cpp
• LM Studio modelsReview first~/.lmstudio/models
• Ollama modelsReview first~/.ollama/models
• OpenAI Whisper modelsUsually safe~/.cache/whisper
• PyTorch Hub cacheUsually safe~/.cache/torch/hub

AI models inside apps

• Chrome on-device AI modelUsually safe~/Library/Application Support/Google/{Chrome,Chrome Beta,Chrome Dev,Chrome Canary}/OptGuideOnDeviceModel

iPhone and iPad

• Apple Configurator firmware cacheSafe~/Library/Group Containers/K36BKF7T3D.group.com.apple.configurator/Library/Caches/Firmware
• iPhone and iPad backupsReview first~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/*
• iPhone and iPad software updatesSafe~/Library/iTunes/{iPhone,iPad,iPod} Software Updates

Messages

• Messages attachmentsReview first~/Library/Messages/Attachments

Mail

• Mail DownloadsUsually safe~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail/Data/Library/Mail Downloads
• Mail messages and attachmentsReview first~/Library/Mail/V*

Photos

• Photos libraryManaged by macOS~/**/*.photoslibrary

Music, TV and Podcasts

• Music app cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Music
• Music media folderReview first~/Music/Music/{Media,Media.localized}
• Podcasts downloadsUsually safe~/Library/Group Containers/243LU875E5.groups.com.apple.podcasts
• TV media folderReview first~/Movies/TV/{Media,Media.localized}

Safari

• Safari cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari
• Safari website dataUsually safe~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Safari/Data/Library/WebKit/WebsiteData

GarageBand, Logic and Final Cut

• Final Cut Pro librariesReview first~/**/*.fcpbundle
• GarageBand and Logic Pro sound libraryUsually safe/Library/Application Support/GarageBand
• iMovie librariesReview first~/**/*.imovielibrary
• Logic Pro LibraryUsually safe~/Music/Logic Pro Library.bundle

Books, Voice Memos and other Apple apps

• Books libraryReview first~/Library/Containers/com.apple.BKAgentService/Data/Documents/iBooks/Books
• Voice Memos recordingsReview first~/Library/Group Containers/group.com.apple.VoiceMemos.shared/Recordings

Chat and meeting apps

• Discord cacheSafe~/Library/Application Support/discord/{Cache,Code Cache,GPUCache}
• Microsoft Teams cache and app dataUsually safe~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2
• Signal Desktop messages and attachmentsReview first~/Library/Application Support/Signal
• Slack cacheSafe~/Library/Application Support/Slack/{Cache,Code Cache,GPUCache}
• Telegram data and media cacheReview first~/Library/Group Containers/*.ru.keepcoder.Telegram
• WhatsApp chats and mediaReview first~/Library/Group Containers/group.net.whatsapp.WhatsApp.shared
• Zoom local recordingsReview first~/Documents/Zoom

Office and email apps

• Outlook for Mac profilesReview first~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.Office/Outlook/Outlook 15 Profiles

Creative apps

• Adobe media cacheSafe~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/{Media Cache Files,Media Cache}
• Figma desktop app cacheUsually safe~/Library/Application Support/Figma
• Lightroom Classic previewsUsually safe~/Pictures/Lightroom/* Previews.lrdata

Games

• Battle.net cacheSafe/Users/Shared/Blizzard/Battle.net
• Steam gamesReview first~/Library/Application Support/Steam/{steamapps,SteamApps}

App updaters

• electron-updater pending updatesSafe~/Library/Caches/*-updater/pending
• Google Updater download cacheSafe~/Library/Application Support/Google/GoogleUpdater/crx_cache
• Sparkle update downloadsSafe~/Library/Caches/*/org.sparkle-project.Sparkle
• Squirrel update files (ShipIt)Safe~/Library/Caches/*.ShipIt

Other apps

• Spotify cache and downloadsUsually safe~/Library/Caches/com.spotify.client

Browser caches

• Arc cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/Arc
• Brave cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser
• Firefox cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/Firefox
• Google Chrome cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/Google/{Chrome,Chrome Beta,Chrome Canary}
• Microsoft Edge cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/Microsoft Edge
• Opera cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/com.operasoftware.Opera
• Vivaldi cacheSafe~/Library/Caches/Vivaldi

Website data

• Arc website dataUsually safe~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/{Default,Profile *}/{Service Worker,IndexedDB}
• Brave website dataUsually safe~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/{Default,Profile *}/{Service Worker,IndexedDB}
• Firefox website dataUsually safe~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/*/storage/default
• Google Chrome website dataUsually safe~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/{Default,Profile *}/{Service Worker,IndexedDB}
• Microsoft Edge website dataUsually safe~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/{Default,Profile *}/{Service Worker,IndexedDB}
• Opera website dataUsually safe~/Library/Application Support/com.operasoftware.Opera/Default/{Service Worker,IndexedDB}
• Vivaldi website dataUsually safe~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/{Default,Profile *}/{Service Worker,IndexedDB}

Cloud storage

• Box Drive cacheUsually safe~/Library/Application Support/Box/Box/cache
• Box Drive folderUsually safe~/Library/CloudStorage/Box-*
• Dropbox cacheUsually safe~/Library/Group Containers/*.com.getdropbox.dropbox.sync/root-mount
• Dropbox folderUsually safe~/Library/CloudStorage/Dropbox*
• Google Drive app data (DriveFS)Review first~/Library/Application Support/Google/DriveFS
• Google Drive folderUsually safe~/Library/CloudStorage/GoogleDrive*
• iCloud DriveUsually safe~/Library/Mobile Documents
• OneDrive folderUsually safe~/Library/CloudStorage/OneDrive*
• Other cloud storage foldersUsually safe~/Library/CloudStorage/*

Downloads

• Archives in DownloadsReview first~/Downloads/*.{zip,ZIP,tar,gz,tgz,bz2,xz,7z,rar}
• Disk images and installer packages in DownloadsReview first~/Downloads/*.{dmg,DMG,iso,ISO,pkg,PKG,mpkg,xip}

Large and old files

• Large files not changed in a yearReview first~/**/*

• TrashReview first~/.Trash