Is it safe to delete VSCodium caches and logs?
Web, code and graphics caches, downloaded extension packages and session logs that VSCodium keeps in its data folder.
Safe
Its owner recreates it by itself when it needs it, and nothing you made is lost.
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What it is
VSCodium is a build of VS Code's open-source code, so it keeps the same caches next to your settings: a web cache, compiled code caches, graphics shader caches, copies of extension packages it downloaded, and a folder of logs for each recent session. VSCodium rebuilds them as it runs. Your settings, extensions and workspace data live in other folders and aren't included.
If it's removed
VSCodium starts a little slower the first time afterward while it rebuilds its caches. Logs from earlier sessions are gone.
How it's removed
Moved to the Trash, where you can restore it. Quit VSCodium first.
The free analyzer finds it and explains it. Removing it is Pro, after a review sheet that lists every move and command. It starts checked in the Cleanup checklist, except inside Documents or Desktop.
Sources
- github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/migration.md
- electronjs.org/docs/latest/api/app
- github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/main/src/vs/platform/extensionManagement/node/extensionDownloader.ts
Last checked on 26 Sep 2026. Every entry is written and checked by hand; the app and the command-line tool use the same words.