App data
Caches and data of chat, office, creative and other apps, and the updaters they install.
18 entries in 6 groups.
- Safe
- Its owner recreates it by itself when it needs it, and nothing you made is lost.
- Usually safe
- It can be recreated, but it takes a download, a reinstall or the tool's own command.
- Review first
- It's your own data, or hard to recreate. Decide item by item.
- Managed by macOS
- macOS manages it. It's never moved to the Trash.
Chat and meeting apps
- Discord cacheImages, compiled scripts and graphics data that Discord caches so it opens and scrolls faster.Safe~/
Library/ Application Support/ discord/ {Cache,Code Cache,GPUCache} - Microsoft Teams cache and app dataThe new Microsoft Teams app's local cache, settings and diagnostic logs.Usually safe~/
Library/ Containers/ com.microsoft.teams2 - Signal Desktop messages and attachmentsSignal Desktop's encrypted message history, attachments and settings on this Mac.Review first~/
Library/ Application Support/ Signal - Slack cacheWeb content, compiled scripts and graphics data that the Slack app caches so it opens faster.Safe~/
Library/ Application Support/ Slack/ {Cache,Code Cache,GPUCache} - Telegram data and media cacheTelegram's local copy of your chats and the photos, videos and files it has downloaded.Review first~/
Library/ Group Containers/ *.ru.keepcoder.Telegram - WhatsApp chats and mediaWhatsApp's chat history and the photos, videos, voice messages and documents from your chats on this Mac.Review first~/
Library/ Group Containers/ group.net.whatsapp.WhatsApp.shared - Zoom local recordingsMeeting recordings that Zoom saved on this Mac, in a folder for each meeting.Review first~/
Documents/ Zoom
Office and email apps
Creative apps
- Adobe media cacheConformed audio, peak and index files that Premiere Pro and other Adobe video apps create for imported media.Safe~/
Library/ Application Support/ Adobe/ Common/ {Media Cache Files,Media Cache} - Figma desktop app cacheThe Figma desktop app's local cache and app data.Usually safe~/
Library/ Application Support/ Figma - Lightroom Classic previewsThumbnails and previews that Lightroom Classic renders so it can show your photos quickly.Usually safe~/
Pictures/ Lightroom/ * Previews.lrdata
Games
App updaters
- electron-updater pending updatesUpdates that apps built with electron-builder downloaded and are waiting to install.Safe~/
Library/ Caches/ *-updater/ pending - Google Updater download cacheUpdate packages for Google Chrome and other Google apps, kept by Google Updater so later updates can be smaller.Safe~/
Library/ Application Support/ Google/ GoogleUpdater/ crx_cache - Sparkle update downloadsUpdates that apps using the Sparkle framework downloaded and prepared for installation.Safe~/
Library/ Caches/ */ org.sparkle-project.Sparkle - Squirrel update files (ShipIt)Updates that apps built with Electron, such as VS Code, downloaded and staged here before installing them, plus the updater's logs.Safe~/
Library/ Caches/ *.ShipIt