Folder guide
What's this folder?
Can I delete it?
Developer caches, Docker, simulators, AI models and more: what each folder taking space on your Mac is, and whether you can delete it without losing anything.
Package caches
- uv cache (Python)
~/.cache/uvRecreates itself - pip cache
~/Library/Caches/pipRecreates itself - npm cache
~/.npm/_cacacheRecreates itself - npx temporary packages
~/.npm/_npxRecreates itself - pnpm store
~/Library/pnpm/storeRecreates itself - pnpm cache
~/Library/Caches/pnpmRecreates itself - Yarn cache
~/Library/Caches/YarnRecreates itself - Bun cache
~/.bun/install/cacheRecreates itself - Homebrew cache
~/Library/Caches/HomebrewRecreates itself - Gradle cache
~/.gradle/cachesRecreates itself - Downloaded Gradle versions
~/.gradle/wrapper/distsRecreates itself - Temporary Rust for Python packages
~/Library/Caches/puccinialinRecreates itself
Build output
- Xcode build data
~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedDataRecreates itself
Developer tools
- Xcode iOS symbols
~/Library/Developer/Xcode/iOS DeviceSupportRecreates itself - Playwright browsers
~/Library/Caches/ms-playwrightRecreates itself - Puppeteer browsers
~/.cache/puppeteerRecreates itself - Prisma engines
~/.cache/prismaRecreates itself - Android Studio cache
~/Library/Caches/Google/AndroidStudio*Recreates itself - generate_appcast cache (Sparkle)
~/Library/Caches/Sparkle_generate_appcastRecreates itself - Apple Python cache
~/Library/Caches/com.apple.pythonRecreates itself - iPhone simulators
~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/DevicesReview - Xcode archives
~/Library/Developer/Xcode/ArchivesReview - Android SDK
~/Library/Android/sdkReview - Android emulators
~/.android/avdReview - Global npm packages
~/.npm-globalReview - uv Python versions
~/.local/share/uv/pythonReview
AI models
- Hugging Face models
~/.cache/huggingfaceReview - Ollama models
~/.ollama/modelsReview - LM Studio models
~/.lmstudio/modelsReview - Whisper models
~/.cache/whisperReview - PyTorch models
~/.cache/torchReview - Chroma models
~/.cache/chromaReview - Chrome AI model
~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/OptGuideOnDeviceModelReview
AI apps and tools
- Codex runtimes
~/.cache/codex-runtimesRecreates itself - Claude app cache
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/Cache, Code Cache, GPUCacheRecreates itself - Old Claude Code versions
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude-code/<old versions>Recreates itself - Codex temporary files
~/.codex/.tmpRecreates itself - claude-mem logs
~/.claude-mem/logsRecreates itself - Kimi cache
~/Library/Application Support/kimi-desktop/Cache, Code Cache, GPUCache, DawnGraphiteCache, DawnWebGPUCacheRecreates itself - Perplexity cache
~/Library/Caches/ai.perplexity.macv3Recreates itself - Claude virtual machine
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/vm_bundlesReview - Claude Code plugins
~/.claude/plugins/cacheReview - claude-mem search index
~/.claude-mem/chromaReview - MiniMax agents
~/.minimax/agentsReview - Claude Code (version in use)
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude-code/<current version>Your data
Virtual machines and containers
App caches
- Old update installers
~/Library/Caches/*ShipIt, *updater*, *Updater*Recreates itself - Downloaded Google updates
~/Library/Application Support/Google/GoogleUpdater/crx_cacheRecreates itself - Chrome web cache
~/Library/Caches/Google/ChromeRecreates itself - Unfinished Docker install
~/Library/Application Support/com.docker.install/in_progressRecreates itself - App logs
~/Library/LogsRecreates itself - Aerial wallpapers
~/Library/Application Support/com.apple.wallpaper/aerials/videosReview - Slack cache
~/Library/Application Support/Slack/Cache, Code Cache, GPUCacheRecreates itself - Discord cache
~/Library/Application Support/discord/Cache, Code Cache, GPUCacheRecreates itself - Visual Studio Code cache
~/Library/Application Support/Code/Cache, Code Cache, GPUCacheRecreates itself - Cursor cache
~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/Cache, Code Cache, GPUCacheRecreates itself - Notion cache
~/Library/Application Support/Notion/Cache, Code Cache, GPUCacheRecreates itself - Figma cache
~/Library/Application Support/Figma/Cache, Code Cache, GPUCacheRecreates itself - Obsidian cache
~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/Cache, Code Cache, GPUCacheRecreates itself - Postman cache
~/Library/Application Support/Postman/Cache, Code Cache, GPUCacheRecreates itself - Linear cache
~/Library/Application Support/Linear/Cache, Code Cache, GPUCacheRecreates itself - Signal cache
~/Library/Application Support/Signal/Cache, Code Cache, GPUCacheRecreates itself
Downloads
Your data
- iPhone backups
~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/BackupReview - Desktop screenshots
~/Desktop/Captura de pantalla *, Screenshot *, Grabación de pantalla *, Screen Recording *, CleanShot *Review - Trash
~/.TrashReview - Chrome profiles
~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default, Profile *Your data - Photos library
~/Pictures/*.photoslibraryYour data - Claude Code history
~/.claude/projectsYour data - Codex history
~/.codex/sessionsYour data - claude-mem memory
~/.claude-mem/claude-mem.db*Your data