Catalog of known locations

Generated

This page is generated from the catalog in the source code (make docs). Run lu-cleaner catalog to print it on your machine. ~ is your home folder and $TMPDIR your per-user temporary folder.

These are the static locations. Things that need logic — git worktrees, project artifacts, simulators, emulators, node versions, AI sessions by age… — are found by dedicated scanners, described in What gets scanned.

204 entries. Risk: safe pure cache · moderate regenerable at some cost · caution may hold data you care about · never report only.

📱 iOS Simulators

simulator devices, runtimes and caches — 2 entries.

CoreSimulator logs

safe · delete · apple-coresimulator-logs

• ~/Library/Logs/CoreSimulator/*

Host-side logs of CoreSimulator and of each simulator (per-UDID folders) not written for a week; recreated by simulator activity. (only items older than 7 days)

Simulator device-set temp copies

safe · delete · apple-simulator-device-set-tmp

• ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/device_set.plist.sb-*

Leftovers of interrupted atomic writes of device_set.plist (the registry itself is never touched). (only items older than 1 days)

🔨 Xcode

DerivedData, Archives, DeviceSupport, CocoaPods, SwiftPM — 13 entries.

Carthage cache

moderate · delete · apple-carthage-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/org.carthage.CarthageKit

Carthage dependency clones and downloaded binaries; carthage bootstrap fetches them again (slow).

CocoaPods download cache

safe · delete · apple-cocoapods-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/CocoaPods

Pod sources and podspecs downloaded by pod install (same as pod cache clean --all); the next pod install downloads what it needs again.

CocoaPods legacy master spec repo

moderate · delete · apple-cocoapods-master-repo

• ~/.cocoapods/repos/master
• ~/.cocoapods/repos/cocoapods

Git clone of the whole public Specs repo, unused since CocoaPods 1.8 switched to the CDN (pod repo remove master); only re-cloned if a Podfile still declares the GitHub Specs source.

CocoaPods trunk spec index

moderate · delete · apple-cocoapods-trunk

• ~/.cocoapods/repos/trunk

CDN index of public podspecs; pod install re-fetches the specs it needs lazily (slower first install). Private spec repos are left alone.

Device crash logs imported by Xcode

caution · delete · apple-device-logs

• ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/iOS Device Logs
• ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/watchOS Device Logs

Crash and device logs copied from connected devices (Devices window). Devices purge their own crash logs, so these copies are often the only ones left: keep the ones you may still need to symbolicate; Xcode only re-imports logs still on a connected device. (refused while Xcode runs)

Xcode component downloads

moderate · delete · apple-dvt-downloads

• ~/Library/Developer/DVTDownloads/*

Staging area of Xcode component downloads (runtimes, Metal toolchain, personalization manifests); installed components are not affected, an interrupted download restarts. (refused while Xcode, xcodebuild runs)

fastlane caches

moderate · delete · apple-fastlane-caches

• ~/Library/Caches/tools.fastlane
• ~/.fastlane/frameit

fastlane snapshot working files and frameit device frames; downloaded again when snapshot / frameit run. Session cookies (~/.fastlane/spaceship) are not touched.

Swift Package Manager cache

safe · delete · apple-swiftpm-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/org.swift.swiftpm

Global SwiftPM repository & artifact cache (swift package purge-cache); packages are cloned again on the next resolve. Mirrors and registry settings (~/Library/org.swift.swiftpm) are not touched.

Xcode app caches

safe · delete · apple-xcode-caches

• ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.dt.*

Caches of Xcode, xcodebuild and Instruments (~/Library/Caches/com.apple.dt.*); recreated automatically. (refused while Xcode runs)

Xcode export / distribution staging

safe · delete · apple-xcode-dist-staging

• $TMPDIR/XcodeDistPipeline.*
• $TMPDIR/*.xcdistributionlogs

Temporary copies and logs of Organizer › Distribute App / xcodebuild -exportArchive runs; recreated per export. (refused while Xcode, xcodebuild runs; only items older than 1 days)

Xcode documentation cache

safe · delete · apple-xcode-docs-cache

• ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DocumentationCache/*
• ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DocumentationIndex/*

Downloaded developer documentation and its search index; Xcode fetches them again when the documentation window is opened. (refused while Xcode runs)

Xcode shared module cache

safe · delete · apple-xcode-module-cache

• ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/*.noindex

ModuleCache.noindex / SymbolCache.noindex shared by every project: precompiled clang & Swift modules, rebuilt by the next build (slower first build). (refused while Xcode, xcodebuild runs)

Xcode install products

safe · delete · apple-xcode-products

• ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/Products/*

Output of Product › Build For › Installing / xcodebuild install; recreated by the next such build. (refused while Xcode, xcodebuild runs)

🤖 Android

Gradle, emulators (AVD), SDK images, NDK, Android Studio — 8 entries.

Android emulator temp files

safe · delete · android-emulator-tmp

• $TMPDIR/android-*

Emulator temp folder (running-instance discovery files, crash reports); recreated at the next emulator launch. (refused while qemu-system-aarch64, qemu-system-x86_64 runs)

Genymotion virtual device

caution · report · android-genymotion-device

• ~/.Genymobile/Genymotion/deployed/*

Genymotion virtual device with its data; delete it from Genymotion if you no longer use it.

Kotlin/Native dependencies & caches (~/.konan)

moderate · delete · android-konan-dependencies

• ~/.konan/dependencies
• ~/.konan/cache

Kotlin Multiplatform / Kotlin/Native toolchain dependencies (LLVM, sysroots) and caches; re-downloaded by the next Kotlin/Native build (1-3 GB).

Kotlin/Native compiler

moderate · delete · android-konan-prebuilt

• ~/.konan/kotlin-native-prebuilt-*

Kotlin/Native compiler of one Kotlin version (the newest one is kept); re-downloaded by the next KMP build using that version. (keeps at least the 1 newest (raised by keep_latest))

Kotlin daemon state (~/.kotlin)

moderate · delete · android-kotlin-daemon

• ~/.kotlin
• ~/Library/Application Support/kotlin/daemon

Kotlin compile daemon run files, session data and logs at user level; recreated by the next Kotlin/Gradle build.

APKs stored for Maestro

caution · report · android-maestro-apks

• ~/.maestro/apps/android/*.apk

App builds copied under ~/.maestro/apps for Maestro flows (origin unknown); rebuild or download them again before removing them by hand.

Maven local repository (~/.m2/repository)

caution · delete · android-maven-local

• ~/.m2/repository

Maven local repository: remote artifacts are re-downloaded, but artifacts published locally (publishToMavenLocal, mvn install) cannot be; settings.xml is kept.

Skiko native libs

safe · delete · android-skiko

• ~/.skiko/*

Skia native libraries extracted by Compose Desktop apps (Maestro Studio...); re-extracted on launch (the newest copy is kept). (keeps at least the 1 newest (raised by keep_latest))

🧠 AI tools

Claude, Codex, Cursor, ChatGPT, Conductor data & caches — 48 entries.

ChatGPT desktop caches

safe · delete · ai-chatgpt-caches

• ~/Library/Caches/com.openai.chat
• ~/Library/Caches/ChatGPTHelper

HTTP and helper caches of the ChatGPT desktop app; rebuilt. (refused while ChatGPT, ChatGPT Classic runs)

ChatGPT desktop conversation cache

moderate · delete · ai-chatgpt-conversations-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/com.openai.chat/conversations-v3-*

Local copy of ChatGPT conversations; re-synced from the server on demand. (refused while ChatGPT, ChatGPT Classic runs)

chrome-devtools-mcp browser caches

safe · delete · ai-chrome-devtools-mcp-cache

• ~/.cache/chrome-devtools-mcp/chrome-profile/Default/Cache
• ~/.cache/chrome-devtools-mcp/chrome-profile/Default/Code Cache
• ~/.cache/chrome-devtools-mcp/chrome-profile/Default/Service Worker/CacheStorage
• ~/.cache/chrome-devtools-mcp/chrome-profile/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/.cache/chrome-devtools-mcp/chrome-profile/GrShaderCache

HTTP / code caches of the Chrome profile driven by the chrome-devtools MCP server; rebuilt (the profile's logins are kept).

Claude Code debug logs

safe · delete · ai-claude-code-debug-logs

• ~/.claude/debug/*.txt

Per-session debug logs of past Claude Code sessions; recreated for each new session. (only items older than 1 days)

Claude Code file checkpoints (rewind) > 30d

caution · delete · ai-claude-code-file-history

• ~/.claude/file-history/*

File snapshots backing /rewind for sessions older than 30 days; those sessions can no longer restore files. (only items older than 30 days)

Claude Code MCP logs cache

safe · delete · ai-claude-code-mcp-logs

• ~/Library/Caches/claude-cli-nodejs/*

Per-project MCP server logs written by the Claude Code CLI; recreated. (only items older than 1 days)

Claude Code paste cache

moderate · delete · ai-claude-code-paste-cache

• ~/.claude/paste-cache/*

Large pasted texts referenced by the prompt history; losing them only affects re-showing old pastes. (only items older than 30 days)

Claude Code plan files > 60d

caution · delete · ai-claude-code-plans

• ~/.claude/plans/*.md

Plans written in plan mode by old sessions; not regenerated. (only items older than 60 days)

Claude Code per-session temp dirs

safe · delete · ai-claude-code-session-temp

• ~/.claude/session-env/*
• ~/.claude/tasks/*
• ~/.claude/plugins/.trash/*

Per-session environment / task scratch dirs and removed plugins of sessions older than a week; recreated per session. (only items older than 7 days)

Claude Code shell snapshots

safe · delete · ai-claude-code-shell-snapshots

• ~/.claude/shell-snapshots/*

Shell environment snapshots of Claude Code sessions started more than a week ago; recreated per session (a session still open that long would lose its snapshot). (only items older than 7 days)

Claude Code telemetry & changelog cache

safe · delete · ai-claude-code-telemetry

• ~/.claude/telemetry/*
• ~/.claude/statsig/*
• ~/.claude/cache/changelog.md

Failed telemetry batches, feature-flag cache and the cached changelog; re-fetched automatically. (only items older than 1 days)

Claude Code old todo lists

safe · delete · ai-claude-code-todos

• ~/.claude/todos/*

Todo lists of sessions older than a week; recreated per session. (only items older than 7 days)

Claude desktop Electron caches

safe · delete · ai-claude-desktop-caches

• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/Shared Dictionary
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/Partitions/*/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/Partitions/*/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/Partitions/*/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/Partitions/*/Shared Dictionary
• ~/Library/Caches/com.anthropic.claudefordesktop
• ~/Library/Caches/com.anthropic.claudefordesktop.ShipIt

Chromium HTTP / code / GPU caches and the updater cache of the Claude desktop app; rebuilt on next launch. Cookies, Local Storage and IndexedDB are kept. (refused while Claude runs)

Claude desktop agent & Code session state

caution · report · ai-claude-desktop-sessions

• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/local-agent-mode-sessions
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude-code-sessions
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/git-shadow

Session state of Cowork / Code sessions and git shadow repos used by the desktop app; kept (report only).

Claude desktop Cowork VM image

moderate · delete · ai-claude-desktop-vm-image

• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/vm_bundles/claudevm.bundle/rootfs.img
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/vm_bundles/claudevm.bundle/initrd
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/vm_bundles/claudevm.bundle/initrd-micro
• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/vm_bundles/claudevm.bundle/vmlinuz

Linux VM disk image (sparse, ~10 GB allocated) used by Cowork / local agent mode; Claude desktop re-downloads it the next time Cowork starts. The session disk is kept. (refused while Claude runs)

Claude desktop Cowork VM session disk

caution · report · ai-claude-desktop-vm-sessiondata

• ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/vm_bundles/claudevm.bundle/sessiondata.img

Disk holding files of Cowork sessions inside the VM; kept (report only).

Windsurf / Codeium Cascade data

caution · report · ai-codeium-windsurf-data

• ~/.codeium/windsurf

Cascade chats and memories of Windsurf; report only.

Codex app Chromium caches

safe · delete · ai-codex-app-caches

• ~/Library/Application Support/Codex/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Codex/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Codex/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Codex/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Codex/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Codex/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Codex/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Codex/GPUPersistentCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Codex/component_crx_cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Codex/Crashpad/pending/*
• ~/Library/Caches/Codex
• ~/Library/Caches/com.openai.codex/org.sparkle-project.Sparkle/Installation

HTTP, code and GPU caches of the Codex / ChatGPT app's embedded Chromium; rebuilt on launch. The browser profile (Default/, cookies) is kept. (refused while codex, Codex, ChatGPT, codex-code-mode-host runs)

Codex remote catalog & apps caches

safe · delete · ai-codex-caches

• ~/.codex/cache/remote_plugin_catalog
• ~/.codex/cache/codex_apps_tools
• ~/.codex/cache/codex_apps_server_info
• ~/.codex/cache/bundled_plugin_exclusions

Remote plugin catalog and apps tool caches; re-fetched automatically (the session index and app directory caches are kept). (refused while codex, Codex, ChatGPT, codex-code-mode-host runs)

Codex chat workspaces (~/Documents/Codex)

caution · report · ai-codex-documents-workspaces

• ~/Documents/Codex/*

Working folders of project-less Codex chats; they hold user files (report only).

Codex generated images > 30d

caution · delete · ai-codex-generated-images

• ~/.codex/generated_images/*

Images generated in Codex threads older than 30 days; not regenerated. (only items older than 30 days)

Codex stale global-state temp files

safe · delete · ai-codex-global-state-tmp

• ~/.codex/..codex-global-state.json.tmp-*
• ~/.codex/..codex-global-state.json.bak.tmp-*

Leftovers of interrupted atomic writes of .codex-global-state.json (the real file and its .bak are kept). (refused while codex, Codex, ChatGPT, codex-code-mode-host runs; only items older than 1 days)

Codex CLI log files > 14d

moderate · delete · ai-codex-log-files

• ~/.codex/log/*

Old Codex CLI text logs; only useful for bug reports. (only items older than 14 days)

Codex old state / memories DB copies (sqlite/)

caution · report · ai-codex-old-sqlite-state

• ~/.codex/sqlite/state_*.sqlite
• ~/.codex/sqlite/state_*.sqlite-wal
• ~/.codex/sqlite/state_*.sqlite-shm
• ~/.codex/sqlite/memories_*.sqlite
• ~/.codex/sqlite/goals_*.sqlite

Older copies of Codex state and memories DBs in ~/.codex/sqlite; may hold memories, report only.

Codex abandoned plugin sync backups

safe · delete · ai-codex-plugin-backups

• ~/.codex/.tmp/plugins-backup-*

Backups of the plugin repository clone taken during plugin syncs; never restored. (refused while codex, Codex, ChatGPT, codex-code-mode-host runs; only items older than 7 days)

Codex plugin cache

moderate · delete · ai-codex-plugin-cache

• ~/.codex/plugins/cache

Downloaded plugin bundles (some run as helper processes); re-downloaded when a plugin is used. The active plugin app-server is kept. (refused while ChatGPT for Chrome, codex, Codex, ChatGPT, codex-code-mode-host runs)

Codex plugin sync clones

moderate · delete · ai-codex-plugin-staging

• ~/.codex/.tmp/plugins
• ~/.codex/.tmp/bundled-marketplaces
• ~/.codex/.tmp/marketplaces/.staging

Plugin marketplace clones used by plugin syncs; re-cloned on the next sync (bandwidth). (refused while codex, Codex, ChatGPT, codex-code-mode-host runs)

Codex logs DB repair backups

safe · delete · ai-codex-repair-backups

• ~/.codex/logs_*.codex-repair-*.bak
• ~/.codex/sqlite/logs_*.codex-repair-*.bak

One-off copies of the Codex logs database made while repairing it (logs_*.codex-repair-.bak); never read again. (only items older than 7 days)

Codex DB repair backups (memories, goals…)

caution · delete · ai-codex-repair-backups-data

• ~/.codex/*.codex-repair-*.bak
• ~/.codex/sqlite/*.codex-repair-*.bak

Pre-repair copies of Codex databases holding your data (memories, goals…): the only way to recover rows a repair dropped (sqlite3 .recover). Kept unless you choose them. (refused while codex, Codex, ChatGPT, codex-code-mode-host runs; only items older than 30 days)

Codex app runtime (node / python / native deps)

moderate · delete · ai-codex-runtimes

• ~/.cache/codex-runtimes/*

Runtime bundle downloaded by the Codex app for its tools; re-downloaded (~1.6 GB) on next use. (refused while codex, Codex, ChatGPT, codex-code-mode-host runs)

Codex shell snapshots

safe · delete · ai-codex-shell-snapshots

• ~/.codex/shell_snapshots/*

Shell environment snapshots of past Codex sessions; recreated per session. (only items older than 7 days)

Codex thread history DB

caution · report · ai-codex-thread-history-db

• ~/.codex/thread_history_*.sqlite

Projection of all Codex threads; shrinks only when threads are deleted in Codex (report only).

Codex PR archives, attachments & dictation history

caution · report · ai-codex-user-content

• ~/.codex/archives
• ~/.codex/attachments
• ~/.codex/dictation-history

User content kept by Codex; report only.

Conductor client cache DB

caution · report · ai-conductor-cache-db

• ~/Library/Application Support/com.conductor.app/cache.db

Message cache that also holds unsent drafts; report only. (refused while conductor, Conductor runs)

Conductor database (sessions & messages)

never · report · ai-conductor-db

• ~/Library/Application Support/com.conductor.app/conductor.db

Conductor sessions, messages, repos and settings; shrinks only by deleting sessions in Conductor.

Continue codebase index

safe · delete · ai-continue-index

• ~/.continue/index

Embeddings index of the Continue extension; rebuilt on next indexing (config.* is kept).

Cursor background agent stores

caution · report · ai-cursor-agent-stores

• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/AgentStores/cursor_agent_stores/*

State of Cursor background / cloud agents; kept (report only).

Cursor agent worker logs

safe · delete · ai-cursor-agent-worker-logs

• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/globalStorage/anysphere.cursor-agent-worker/cursor-agent-worker-*.log

Logs of past Cursor background-agent worker runs. (only items older than 7 days)

Cursor global state DB (all chats)

never · report · ai-cursor-state-db

• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/globalStorage/state.vscdb

Holds every Cursor agent / composer chat, settings state and auth; delete old chats in Cursor (the file only shrinks after a VACUUM with Cursor closed).

Cursor state DB backups

caution · delete · ai-cursor-state-db-backups

• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/globalStorage/state.vscdb.backup
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/globalStorage/state.vscdb.backup-*

Restore points of the chats/state DB (state.vscdb.backup is rewritten by Cursor, dated ones are one-off copies): the only way back to chats lost or corrupted since. Not regenerated. (refused while Cursor runs; only items older than 30 days)

Cursor stale statsig temp files

safe · delete · ai-cursor-statsig-tmp

• ~/.cursor/statsig-cache.json.*.tmp

Leftovers of interrupted writes of the feature-flag cache. (only items older than 1 days)

Gemini CLI checkpoints & chat state

caution · report · ai-gemini-cli-tmp

• ~/.gemini/tmp

Despite its name, Gemini CLI keeps conversation checkpoints here; report only.

Grok CLI installer downloads

safe · delete · ai-grok-downloads

• ~/.grok/downloads/*

Installer binaries kept after installing the Grok CLI (the installed ~/.grok/bin is kept).

opencode cache & logs

safe · delete · ai-opencode-cache

• ~/.cache/opencode
• ~/.local/share/opencode/log

opencode package cache and logs; recreated (sessions in storage/ are kept).

opencode sessions

caution · report · ai-opencode-sessions

• ~/.local/share/opencode/storage

opencode session history; report only.

Raycast downloaded updates

safe · delete · ai-raycast-updates

• ~/Library/Application Support/com.raycast.macos/Updates/*

Update packages downloaded by Raycast's updater; re-downloaded if needed. Raycast's encrypted DBs and extensions are untouched. (refused while Raycast runs; only items older than 1 days)

VoiceInk dictation recordings > 30d

caution · delete · ai-voiceink-recordings

• ~/Library/Application Support/com.prakashjoshipax.VoiceInk/Recordings/*

Audio of past dictations (the transcripts stay in VoiceInk's history); not recoverable. (refused while VoiceInk runs; only items older than 30 days)

Warp database (history, blocks, AI conversations)

never · report · ai-warp-db

• ~/Library/Group Containers/2BBY89MBSN.dev.warp/Library/Application Support/dev.warp.Warp-Stable/warp.sqlite*

Warp terminal history and Agent Mode conversations; never deleted.

🟨 JS toolchain

npm, yarn, pnpm, bun, node versions, Metro, Expo — 43 entries.

asdf nodejs downloads

safe · delete · js-asdf-node-downloads

• ~/.asdf/downloads/nodejs

Archives kept by asdf-nodejs after installing; not needed by installed versions.

Bun install cache

moderate · delete · js-bun-install-cache

• ~/.bun/install/cache

Packages downloaded by bun install (re-downloaded when needed). bun clones files into node_modules on APFS, so the real gain can be much smaller than the size shown.

Bun transpiler cache

safe · delete · js-bun-transpiler-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/bun

Runtime transpiler cache of bun; rebuilt automatically.

bunx temporary installs

safe · delete · js-bunx-tmp

• $TMPDIR/bunx-*

Packages installed by bunx <pkg>; the next bunx call reinstalls them. (only items older than 1 days)

Convex local backend binaries

safe · delete · js-convex-binaries

• ~/.cache/convex/binaries
• ~/.cache/convex/dashboard

Local backend and dashboard downloaded by npx convex dev; fetched again for local deployments.

Corepack package manager downloads

safe · delete · js-corepack-cache

• ~/.cache/node/corepack/*

Yarn/pnpm versions downloaded by corepack (and partial corepack-* downloads); fetched again on first use. lastKnownGood.json is kept.

Cypress binary

moderate · delete · js-cypress-binaries

• ~/Library/Caches/Cypress/*

Older Cypress app versions (the newest is kept); the cypress postinstall downloads the one a project needs. (keeps at least the 1 newest (raised by keep_latest))

Deno cache

safe · delete · js-deno-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/deno

Remote modules and npm packages cached by Deno (DENO_DIR); re-downloaded on the next run.

DotSlash cache (React Native DevTools)

safe · delete · js-dotslash-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/dotslash

Binaries fetched by DotSlash, e.g. React Native DevTools; re-downloaded when the debugger is opened.

EAS CLI cache

safe · delete · js-eas-cli-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/eas-cli

Metadata cached by eas-cli; re-fetched automatically.

EAS CLI upload archives

safe · delete · js-eas-cli-tmp

• $TMPDIR/eas-cli-nodejs

Project tarballs prepared by eas build / eas update uploads (untouched for a day); recreated on the next upload. (only items older than 1 days)

EAS local build workdirs

safe · delete · js-eas-local-build

• $TMPDIR/eas-build-local-nodejs

Working directories of eas build --local; recreated per build (do not clean during a local build). (only items older than 0 days)

Electron download cache

safe · delete · js-electron-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/electron
• ~/Library/Caches/electron-builder
• ~/.cache/electron
• ~/.cache/electron-builder

Electron / electron-builder downloads; fetched again by the next install or build.

esbuild binary cache

safe · delete · js-esbuild-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/esbuild
• ~/.cache/esbuild

esbuild binaries downloaded as install fallback; fetched again when needed.

Expo CLI caches

safe · delete · js-expo-cli-caches

• ~/.expo/native-modules-cache
• ~/.expo/schema-cache
• ~/.expo/versions-cache
• ~/.expo/cache
• ~/.expo/template-cache

Schemas, SDK versions and templates cached by expo-cli; re-fetched automatically. The Expo login (~/.expo/state.json) is never touched.

Expo Go Android APK cache

safe · delete · js-expo-go-android

• ~/.expo/android-apk-cache

Expo Go APKs downloaded by expo start --android; downloaded again on demand.

Flipper leftovers

safe · delete · js-flipper-leftovers

• ~/.flipper

Flipper was removed from React Native 0.74+; these files are no longer used.

giget template cache

safe · delete · js-giget-cache

• ~/.cache/giget

Templates downloaded by create-* / nuxi scaffolders; fetched again when scaffolding.

Jest cache

safe · delete · js-jest-cache

• $TMPDIR/jest_*

Jest transform and haste-map cache, one set per project path (every worktree adds ~100 MB); rebuilt on the next run.

Metro bundler cache

safe · delete · js-metro-cache

• $TMPDIR/metro-cache
• $TMPDIR/metro-bundler-cache*
• $TMPDIR/react-native-packager-cache-*

Metro transform cache shared by every RN/Expo project; rebuilt on the next bundle (first start is slower, like --reset-cache).

Metro / Haste file maps

safe · delete · js-metro-file-maps

• $TMPDIR/metro-file-map-*
• $TMPDIR/haste-map-*

One file map per project root (every worktree adds one); rebuilt when Metro starts.

mise download cache

safe · delete · js-mise-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/mise
• ~/.local/share/mise/downloads

Archives and metadata cached by mise; installed tools are unaffected.

Next.js SWC binaries

safe · delete · js-next-swc-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/next-swc
• ~/.cache/next-swc

SWC binaries downloaded by Next.js as fallback; fetched again when needed.

Node module compile cache

safe · delete · js-node-compile-cache

• $TMPDIR/node-compile-cache
• $TMPDIR/v8-compile-cache-*

V8 code cache of CLIs using module.enableCompileCache (npm, AI CLIs...), one per Node version; rebuilt on the next run.

node-gyp Node headers

safe · delete · js-node-gyp-headers

• ~/Library/Caches/node-gyp
• ~/.cache/node-gyp
• ~/.node-gyp
• ~/.electron-gyp

Node headers downloaded to build native addons; re-downloaded (~60 MB) at the next native build.

npm postinstall binary downloads

safe · delete · js-npm-binary-downloads

• ~/.npm/sentry-cli
• ~/.npm/_libvips
• ~/.npm/_prebuilds
• ~/Library/Caches/sentry-cli
• ~/.cache/sentry-cli

Binaries downloaded by postinstall scripts (@sentry/cli, sharp libvips, prebuild-install); fetched again by the next install that needs them.

npm cache (_cacache)

safe · delete · js-npm-cache

• ~/.npm/_cacache

npm's content cache; the next npm install / npx re-downloads what it needs. Existing node_modules are unaffected.

npm debug logs

safe · delete · js-npm-logs

• ~/.npm/_logs

Debug logs written by every npm run; npm recreates the folder.

nvm download cache

safe · delete · js-nvm-download-cache

• ~/.nvm/.cache

Node archives kept by nvm after installing; only needed to reinstall the same version offline.

Playwright temp profiles & artifacts

safe · delete · js-playwright-tmp

• $TMPDIR/playwright-transform-cache-*
• $TMPDIR/playwright-artifacts-*
• $TMPDIR/playwright_chromiumdev_profile-*
• $TMPDIR/playwright_firefoxdev_profile-*
• $TMPDIR/playwright_webkitdev_profile-*

Temporary browser profiles, traces and transform cache left by Playwright runs. (only items older than 1 days)

pnpm metadata cache

safe · delete · js-pnpm-metadata-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/pnpm
• ~/.cache/pnpm

Registry metadata cached by pnpm; re-fetched on the next resolution.

Prisma engines cache

safe · delete · js-prisma-engines

• ~/.cache/prisma

Prisma query/schema engines; downloaded again by the next prisma generate.

Puppeteer Chrome

moderate · delete · js-puppeteer-chrome

• ~/.cache/puppeteer/chrome/*

Older Chrome builds downloaded by Puppeteer (the newest is kept); npx puppeteer browsers install brings one back. (keeps at least the 1 newest (raised by keep_latest))

Puppeteer Firefox

moderate · delete · js-puppeteer-firefox

• ~/.cache/puppeteer/firefox/*

Older Firefox builds downloaded by Puppeteer (the newest is kept); re-downloaded on demand. (keeps at least the 1 newest (raised by keep_latest))

Puppeteer chrome-headless-shell

moderate · delete · js-puppeteer-headless-shell

• ~/.cache/puppeteer/chrome-headless-shell/*

Older headless shells downloaded by Puppeteer (the newest is kept); re-downloaded on demand. (keeps at least the 1 newest (raised by keep_latest))

React Native prebuilt tarballs

safe · delete · js-react-native-prebuilt

• ~/Library/Caches/ReactNative

React Native core/deps/Hermes prebuilt tarballs; downloaded again by the next pod install that needs them.

Selenium Manager drivers

safe · delete · js-selenium-drivers

• ~/.cache/selenium

Browser drivers downloaded by selenium-manager; fetched again when needed.

tsx transform cache

safe · delete · js-tsx-cache

• $TMPDIR/tsx-*

Transpiled files cached by tsx; rebuilt automatically.

Turborepo global cache

safe · delete · js-turbo-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/turbo
• ~/.cache/turbo

Global Turborepo cache (project .turbo dirs are listed with project artifacts); tasks re-run and refill it.

TypeScript type acquisition cache

safe · delete · js-typescript-ata

• ~/Library/Caches/typescript
• ~/.cache/typescript

@types packages fetched by the editor TS server (VS Code, Cursor, Zed); re-acquired on demand.

Volta download inventory

safe · delete · js-volta-inventory

• ~/.volta/tools/inventory

Tarballs downloaded by Volta; installed tools keep working and Volta re-fetches on demand.

Yarn classic (v1) cache

safe · delete · js-yarn-classic-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/Yarn/v*
• ~/.cache/yarn
• ~/.yarn-cache

Yarn 1 package cache; re-downloaded by the next yarn v1 install (node_modules are real copies and keep working). Plain yarn cache clean may target the Berry cache instead when corepack runs Yarn 3/4.

Yarn run temp dirs

safe · delete · js-yarn-tmp

• $TMPDIR/yarn--*

Shim dirs created by each yarn run (v1) and never removed. (only items older than 1 days)

🧩 IDEs

VS Code, Cursor, Zed, JetBrains caches — 10 entries.

Cursor Electron caches

safe · delete · ai-cursor-electron-caches

• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/CachedProfilesData
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/Service Worker/CacheStorage
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/Service Worker/ScriptCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/Partitions/*/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/Partitions/*/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/Partitions/*/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/Partitions/*/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/Partitions/*/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/Partitions/*/Shared Dictionary
• ~/Library/Caches/com.todesktop.230313mzl4w4u92
• ~/Library/Caches/com.todesktop.230313mzl4w4u92.ShipIt

Chromium HTTP / code / GPU caches, the embedded browser's caches and the updater cache of Cursor; rebuilt on launch. Cookies, Local Storage and IndexedDB are kept. (refused while Cursor runs)

Cursor Local History (Timeline) > 180d

caution · delete · ai-cursor-local-history

• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/User/History/*

Per-file edit snapshots behind the Timeline view, untouched for 6 months; they cannot be restored afterwards. (refused while Cursor runs; only items older than 180 days)

Cursor logs

safe · delete · ai-cursor-logs

• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/logs/*

One log folder per Cursor launch; only useful for bug reports. (refused while Cursor runs)

Cursor cached extension downloads (VSIX)

safe · delete · ai-cursor-vsix-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/CachedExtensionVSIXs/*

Downloaded extension packages kept after install; re-downloaded on install or update. (refused while Cursor runs)

Cursor webview CacheStorage

safe · delete · ai-cursor-webstorage-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Cursor/WebStorage/*/CacheStorage

Service-worker caches of Cursor webviews; repopulated on demand. (refused while Cursor runs)

Windsurf editor caches

safe · delete · ai-windsurf-caches

• ~/Library/Application Support/Windsurf/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Windsurf/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Windsurf/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Windsurf/CachedData
• ~/Library/Application Support/Windsurf/CachedExtensionVSIXs
• ~/Library/Application Support/Windsurf/logs

Electron caches, old-build code caches, VSIX downloads and logs of Windsurf; rebuilt on launch. (refused while Windsurf, /Windsurf.app/ runs)

Sublime Merge cache

safe · delete · ide-sublime-merge-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/com.sublimemerge

Sublime Merge cache; rebuilt at launch. (refused while sublime_merge runs)

Sublime Text caches & index

safe · delete · ide-sublime-text-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/com.sublimetext.4
• ~/Library/Caches/com.sublimetext.3
• ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text/Index
• ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Index

Sublime Text caches and symbol index (settings and packages are kept); rebuilt at launch. (refused while sublime_text runs)

VS Code C/C++ IntelliSense cache (ipch)

safe · delete · ide-vscode-cpptools-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/vscode-cpptools

Precompiled headers of the Microsoft C/C++ extension; rebuilt when a C/C++ file is opened.

VS Code ripgrep downloads

safe · delete · ide-vscode-ripgrep-cache

• ~/.cache/vscode-ripgrep

ripgrep binaries downloaded by @vscode/ripgrep installs; downloaded again by the next install that needs them.

🐳 Containers

Docker, colima, OrbStack — 5 entries.

Docker buildx local cache

safe · delete · containers-docker-buildx-cache

• ~/.docker/buildx/cache

Local build cache exported by docker buildx (registry credentials and contexts in ~/.docker are kept); rebuilt by the next build.

Docker Desktop logs

safe · delete · containers-docker-desktop-logs

• ~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/log

Docker Desktop VM and backend logs; rewritten while Docker Desktop runs. (refused while Docker Desktop, com.docker.backend runs)

Rancher Desktop cache

safe · delete · containers-rancher-desktop-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/rancher-desktop

Downloads cached by Rancher Desktop (k3s, images); downloaded again when needed. (refused while Rancher Desktop runs)

Tart / Vagrant download caches

safe · delete · containers-tart-vagrant-cache

• ~/.tart/cache
• ~/.vagrant.d/tmp

Images and boxes being downloaded or cached by Tart and Vagrant; downloaded again when a VM is created.

Lima / colima downloaded VM images

safe · delete · containers-vm-image-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/lima
• ~/Library/Caches/colima
• ~/.lima/_cache

Linux images downloaded to create Lima / colima VMs (existing VMs keep their own disks); downloaded again at the next VM creation.

🧰 Other toolchains

Homebrew, Go, Rust, Python, Ruby — 16 entries.

Cargo registry index & git databases

moderate · delete · langs-cargo-index

• ~/.cargo/registry/index
• ~/.cargo/git/db

crates.io index cache and bare git repositories of git dependencies; fetched again by the next build. (refused while cargo runs)

Cargo downloaded crates

safe · delete · langs-cargo-registry-cache

• ~/.cargo/registry/cache

Compressed .crate files downloaded by cargo; downloaded again by the next build that needs them. (refused while cargo runs)

Cargo extracted crate sources & git checkouts

moderate · delete · langs-cargo-sources

• ~/.cargo/registry/src
• ~/.cargo/git/checkouts

Sources of dependencies extracted by cargo (read by rust-analyzer); re-extracted or downloaded again by the next build. (refused while cargo, rust-analyzer runs)

conda package cache

moderate · runs conda clean --all --yes · langs-conda-pkgs

• ~/miniconda3/pkgs
• ~/anaconda3/pkgs
• ~/miniforge3/pkgs
• ~/mambaforge/pkgs
• ~/.conda/pkgs
• ~/opt/miniconda3/pkgs
• ~/opt/anaconda3/pkgs

Package tarballs and extracted packages cached by conda; conda clean --all keeps what environments need.

Dev CLI caches (gh, pre-commit)

moderate · delete · langs-dev-cli-caches

• ~/.cache/gh
• ~/.cache/pre-commit

GitHub CLI API cache and pre-commit hook environments; recreated by the next command (pre-commit reinstalls its hooks).

Ivy / sbt caches

moderate · delete · langs-ivy-sbt-cache

• ~/.ivy2/cache
• ~/.sbt/boot
• ~/.cache/coursier

JVM dependencies cached by Ivy, sbt and Coursier; downloaded again by the next build.

NuGet HTTP & plugin caches

safe · delete · langs-nuget-http-cache

• ~/.local/share/NuGet/http-cache
• ~/.local/share/NuGet/plugins-cache
• ~/.local/share/NuGet/v3-cache

HTTP responses and plugins cached by NuGet / dotnet; downloaded again at the next restore.

NuGet global packages

moderate · delete · langs-nuget-packages

• ~/.nuget/packages

Packages restored by dotnet / NuGet for all projects; restored again (downloaded) by the next build.

pip download cache

safe · delete · langs-pip-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/pip
• ~/.cache/pip

Wheels and HTTP responses cached by pip; downloaded again at the next install.

pipenv / pyenv download caches

safe · delete · langs-pipenv-pyenv-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/pipenv
• ~/.pyenv/cache

Downloads cached by pipenv and pyenv (installed Pythons are kept); downloaded again when needed.

Poetry package cache

safe · delete · langs-poetry-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/pypoetry/cache
• ~/Library/Caches/pypoetry/artifacts

Package metadata and archives cached by Poetry (its virtualenvs are never touched); downloaded again at the next install.

Python user packages (pip --user)

caution · report · langs-python-user-site

• ~/Library/Python/*

Packages installed with pip install --user for this Python version (often forgotten); list them with python3 -m pip list --user before uninstalling.

RubyGems / Bundler download caches

safe · delete · langs-ruby-gem-caches

• ~/.rbenv/versions/*/lib/ruby/gems/*/cache
• ~/.gem/ruby/*/cache
• ~/.gem/specs
• ~/.bundle/cache
• ~/.rbenv/cache

Downloaded .gem archives, gem specs and Ruby source tarballs kept after installation (installed gems keep working); downloaded again when needed.

rustup downloads & temp files

safe · delete · langs-rustup-downloads

• ~/.rustup/downloads
• ~/.rustup/tmp

Component archives downloaded by rustup and leftovers of interrupted installs (toolchains are kept).

uv cache

safe · delete · langs-uv-cache

• ~/.cache/uv
• ~/Library/Caches/uv

Packages and Python builds cached by uv (environments are copies, they keep working); downloaded again when needed. (refused while uv runs)

Zig / Bazel global caches

moderate · delete · langs-zig-bazel-cache

• ~/.cache/zig
• ~/.cache/bazel
• ~/Library/Caches/bazel

Global build caches of Zig and Bazel; rebuilt by the next build (can take long for big Bazel workspaces).

💻 System

Library caches & logs, Trash, browsers, downloads — 59 entries.

Discord caches

safe · delete · app-discord-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/discord/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/discord/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/discord/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/discord/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/discord/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/discord/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/discord/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/discord/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/discord/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/discord/Crashpad/completed

Discord web caches (HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU) and sent crash reports; rebuilt by the app, your data and login are kept. (refused while Discord runs)

Discord offline web cache (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · app-discord-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/discord/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Discord offline copy of its web client; downloaded again at the next launch (slower first start). (refused while Discord runs)

Figma caches

safe · delete · app-figma-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Figma/DesktopProfile/*/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Figma/DesktopProfile/*/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Figma/DesktopProfile/*/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Figma/DesktopProfile/*/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Figma/DesktopProfile/*/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Figma/DesktopProfile/*/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Figma/DesktopProfile/*/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Figma/DesktopProfile/*/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Figma/DesktopProfile/*/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Figma/DesktopProfile/*/Crashpad/completed

Figma web caches (HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU) and sent crash reports; rebuilt by the app, your data and login are kept. (refused while Figma runs)

Figma offline web cache (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · app-figma-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Figma/DesktopProfile/*/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Figma offline copy of its web client; downloaded again at the next launch (slower first start). (refused while Figma runs)

GitHub Desktop caches

safe · delete · app-github-desktop-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/GitHub Desktop/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/GitHub Desktop/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/GitHub Desktop/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/GitHub Desktop/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/GitHub Desktop/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/GitHub Desktop/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/GitHub Desktop/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/GitHub Desktop/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/GitHub Desktop/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/GitHub Desktop/Crashpad/completed

GitHub Desktop web caches (HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU) and sent crash reports; rebuilt by the app, your data and login are kept. (refused while GitHub Desktop runs)

GitHub Desktop offline web cache (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · app-github-desktop-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/GitHub Desktop/Service Worker/CacheStorage

GitHub Desktop offline copy of its web client; downloaded again at the next launch (slower first start). (refused while GitHub Desktop runs)

Linear caches

safe · delete · app-linear-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Linear/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Linear/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Linear/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Linear/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Linear/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Linear/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Linear/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Linear/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Linear/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Linear/Crashpad/completed

Linear web caches (HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU) and sent crash reports; rebuilt by the app, your data and login are kept. (refused while Linear runs)

Linear offline web cache (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · app-linear-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Linear/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Linear offline copy of its web client; downloaded again at the next launch (slower first start). (refused while Linear runs)

Notion caches

safe · delete · app-notion-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion/Crashpad/completed

Notion web caches (HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU) and sent crash reports; rebuilt by the app, your data and login are kept. (refused while Notion runs)

Notion Calendar caches

safe · delete · app-notion-calendar-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion Calendar/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion Calendar/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion Calendar/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion Calendar/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion Calendar/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion Calendar/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion Calendar/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion Calendar/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion Calendar/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion Calendar/Crashpad/completed

Notion Calendar web caches (HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU) and sent crash reports; rebuilt by the app, your data and login are kept. (refused while Notion Calendar runs)

Notion Calendar offline web cache (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · app-notion-calendar-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion Calendar/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Notion Calendar offline copy of its web client; downloaded again at the next launch (slower first start). (refused while Notion Calendar runs)

Notion offline web cache (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · app-notion-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Notion/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Notion offline copy of its web client; downloaded again at the next launch (slower first start). (refused while Notion runs)

Obsidian caches

safe · delete · app-obsidian-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/Crashpad/completed

Obsidian web caches (HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU) and sent crash reports; rebuilt by the app, your data and login are kept. (refused while Obsidian runs)

Obsidian offline web cache (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · app-obsidian-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Obsidian offline copy of its web client; downloaded again at the next launch (slower first start). (refused while Obsidian runs)

Postman caches

safe · delete · app-postman-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Postman/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Postman/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Postman/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Postman/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Postman/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Postman/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Postman/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Postman/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Postman/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Postman/Crashpad/completed

Postman web caches (HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU) and sent crash reports; rebuilt by the app, your data and login are kept. (refused while Postman runs)

Postman offline web cache (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · app-postman-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Postman/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Postman offline copy of its web client; downloaded again at the next launch (slower first start). (refused while Postman runs)

Slack caches

safe · delete · app-slack-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Slack/Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Slack/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Slack/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Slack/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Slack/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Slack/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Slack/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Slack/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Slack/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Slack/Crashpad/completed

Slack web caches (HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU) and sent crash reports; rebuilt by the app, your data and login are kept. (refused while Slack runs)

Slack offline web cache (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · app-slack-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Slack/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Slack offline copy of its web client; downloaded again at the next launch (slower first start). (refused while Slack runs)

Microsoft Teams caches

safe · delete · app-teams-cache

• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MSTeams/EBWebView/*/Cache
• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MSTeams/EBWebView/*/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MSTeams/EBWebView/*/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MSTeams/EBWebView/*/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MSTeams/EBWebView/*/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MSTeams/EBWebView/*/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MSTeams/EBWebView/*/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MSTeams/EBWebView/*/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MSTeams/EBWebView/*/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MSTeams/EBWebView/*/Crashpad/completed

Microsoft Teams web caches (HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU) and sent crash reports; rebuilt by the app, your data and login are kept. (refused while MSTeams, Microsoft Teams runs)

Microsoft Teams offline web cache (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · app-teams-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2/Data/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MSTeams/EBWebView/*/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Microsoft Teams offline copy of its web client; downloaded again at the next launch (slower first start). (refused while MSTeams, Microsoft Teams runs)

Arc caches

safe · delete · browser-arc-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/Arc/User Data/*/Cache
• ~/Library/Caches/Arc/User Data/*/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/*/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/*/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/*/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/*/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/GPUPersistentCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/component_crx_cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/extensions_crx_cache

Arc HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU / shader and component download caches (never the profile: logins, history and extensions are kept); rebuilt while browsing. (refused while Arc runs)

Arc on-device AI models

moderate · delete · browser-arc-models

• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/OptGuideOnDeviceModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/OptGuideOnDeviceClassifierModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/optimization_guide_model_store
• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/screen_ai

Machine-learning models Arc downloads in the background (on-device AI, screen reader OCR, page classification); downloaded again when a feature needs them. (refused while Arc runs)

Arc site offline caches (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · browser-arc-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Arc/User Data/*/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Offline copies of web apps kept by their service workers (Arc); sites download them again, installed web apps lose offline data. (refused while Arc runs)

Brave caches

safe · delete · browser-brave-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/*/Cache
• ~/Library/Caches/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/*/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/*/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/*/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/*/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/*/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/GPUPersistentCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/component_crx_cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/extensions_crx_cache

Brave HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU / shader and component download caches (never the profile: logins, history and extensions are kept); rebuilt while browsing. (refused while Brave Browser runs)

Brave on-device AI models

moderate · delete · browser-brave-models

• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/OptGuideOnDeviceModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/OptGuideOnDeviceClassifierModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/optimization_guide_model_store
• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/screen_ai

Machine-learning models Brave downloads in the background (on-device AI, screen reader OCR, page classification); downloaded again when a feature needs them. (refused while Brave Browser runs)

Brave site offline caches (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · browser-brave-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/*/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Offline copies of web apps kept by their service workers (Brave); sites download them again, installed web apps lose offline data. (refused while Brave Browser runs)

Google Chrome caches

safe · delete · browser-chrome-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/Google/Chrome/*/Cache
• ~/Library/Caches/Google/Chrome/*/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/*/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/*/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/*/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/*/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/GPUPersistentCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/component_crx_cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/extensions_crx_cache

Google Chrome HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU / shader and component download caches (never the profile: logins, history and extensions are kept); rebuilt while browsing. (refused while Google Chrome runs)

Google Chrome on-device AI models

moderate · delete · browser-chrome-models

• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/OptGuideOnDeviceModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/OptGuideOnDeviceClassifierModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/optimization_guide_model_store
• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/screen_ai

Machine-learning models Google Chrome downloads in the background (on-device AI, screen reader OCR, page classification); downloaded again when a feature needs them. (refused while Google Chrome runs)

Google Chrome site offline caches (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · browser-chrome-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/*/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Offline copies of web apps kept by their service workers (Google Chrome); sites download them again, installed web apps lose offline data. (refused while Google Chrome runs)

Chromium caches

safe · delete · browser-chromium-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/Chromium/*/Cache
• ~/Library/Caches/Chromium/*/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/*/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/*/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/*/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/*/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/GPUPersistentCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/component_crx_cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/extensions_crx_cache

Chromium HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU / shader and component download caches (never the profile: logins, history and extensions are kept); rebuilt while browsing. (refused while Chromium runs)

Chromium on-device AI models

moderate · delete · browser-chromium-models

• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/OptGuideOnDeviceModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/OptGuideOnDeviceClassifierModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/optimization_guide_model_store
• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/screen_ai

Machine-learning models Chromium downloads in the background (on-device AI, screen reader OCR, page classification); downloaded again when a feature needs them. (refused while Chromium runs)

Chromium site offline caches (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · browser-chromium-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Chromium/*/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Offline copies of web apps kept by their service workers (Chromium); sites download them again, installed web apps lose offline data. (refused while Chromium runs)

Comet caches

safe · delete · browser-comet-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/Comet/*/Cache
• ~/Library/Caches/Comet/*/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/*/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/*/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/*/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/*/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/GPUPersistentCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/component_crx_cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/extensions_crx_cache

Comet HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU / shader and component download caches (never the profile: logins, history and extensions are kept); rebuilt while browsing. (refused while Comet runs)

Comet on-device AI models

moderate · delete · browser-comet-models

• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/OptGuideOnDeviceModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/OptGuideOnDeviceClassifierModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/optimization_guide_model_store
• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/screen_ai

Machine-learning models Comet downloads in the background (on-device AI, screen reader OCR, page classification); downloaded again when a feature needs them. (refused while Comet runs)

Comet site offline caches (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · browser-comet-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Comet/*/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Offline copies of web apps kept by their service workers (Comet); sites download them again, installed web apps lose offline data. (refused while Comet runs)

Dia caches

safe · delete · browser-dia-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/Dia/User Data/*/Cache
• ~/Library/Caches/Dia/User Data/*/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/*/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/*/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/*/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/*/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/GPUPersistentCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/component_crx_cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/extensions_crx_cache

Dia HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU / shader and component download caches (never the profile: logins, history and extensions are kept); rebuilt while browsing. (refused while Dia runs)

Dia on-device models

moderate · delete · browser-dia-model-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/company.thebrowser.dia/ModelFileCache

Classification models Dia downloads for its assistant; downloaded again when needed. (refused while Dia runs)

Dia on-device AI models

moderate · delete · browser-dia-models

• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/OptGuideOnDeviceModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/OptGuideOnDeviceClassifierModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/optimization_guide_model_store
• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/screen_ai

Machine-learning models Dia downloads in the background (on-device AI, screen reader OCR, page classification); downloaded again when a feature needs them. (refused while Dia runs)

Dia site offline caches (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · browser-dia-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Dia/User Data/*/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Offline copies of web apps kept by their service workers (Dia); sites download them again, installed web apps lose offline data. (refused while Dia runs)

Microsoft Edge caches

safe · delete · browser-edge-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/Microsoft Edge/*/Cache
• ~/Library/Caches/Microsoft Edge/*/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/*/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/*/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/*/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/*/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/GPUPersistentCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/component_crx_cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/extensions_crx_cache

Microsoft Edge HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU / shader and component download caches (never the profile: logins, history and extensions are kept); rebuilt while browsing. (refused while Microsoft Edge runs)

Microsoft Edge on-device AI models

moderate · delete · browser-edge-models

• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/OptGuideOnDeviceModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/OptGuideOnDeviceClassifierModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/optimization_guide_model_store
• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/screen_ai

Machine-learning models Microsoft Edge downloads in the background (on-device AI, screen reader OCR, page classification); downloaded again when a feature needs them. (refused while Microsoft Edge runs)

Microsoft Edge site offline caches (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · browser-edge-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/*/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Offline copies of web apps kept by their service workers (Microsoft Edge); sites download them again, installed web apps lose offline data. (refused while Microsoft Edge runs)

Firefox caches

safe · delete · browser-firefox-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/*/cache2
• ~/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/*/startupCache
• ~/Library/Caches/Firefox/Profiles/*/thumbnails

Firefox HTTP cache, startup cache and thumbnails (the profile in Application Support is never touched); rebuilt while browsing. (refused while firefox runs)

Google Updater downloads

safe · delete · browser-google-updater-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/GoogleUpdater/crx_cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Google/GoogleUpdater/*.old

Update packages and previous versions kept by Google's updater (Chrome); downloaded again when an update is pending.

Vivaldi caches

safe · delete · browser-vivaldi-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/Vivaldi/*/Cache
• ~/Library/Caches/Vivaldi/*/Code Cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/*/GPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/*/DawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/*/DawnGraphiteCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/*/DawnWebGPUCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/GrShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/ShaderCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/GraphiteDawnCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/GPUPersistentCache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/component_crx_cache
• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/extensions_crx_cache

Vivaldi HTTP, JavaScript code, GPU / shader and component download caches (never the profile: logins, history and extensions are kept); rebuilt while browsing. (refused while Vivaldi runs)

Vivaldi on-device AI models

moderate · delete · browser-vivaldi-models

• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/OptGuideOnDeviceModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/OptGuideOnDeviceClassifierModel
• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/optimization_guide_model_store
• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/screen_ai

Machine-learning models Vivaldi downloads in the background (on-device AI, screen reader OCR, page classification); downloaded again when a feature needs them. (refused while Vivaldi runs)

Vivaldi site offline caches (Service Worker)

moderate · delete · browser-vivaldi-service-worker-cache

• ~/Library/Application Support/Vivaldi/*/Service Worker/CacheStorage

Offline copies of web apps kept by their service workers (Vivaldi); sites download them again, installed web apps lose offline data. (refused while Vivaldi runs)

Zen browser caches

safe · delete · browser-zen-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/zen/Profiles/*/cache2
• ~/Library/Caches/zen/Profiles/*/startupCache

Zen browser HTTP and startup caches (profiles are kept); rebuilt while browsing. (refused while zen runs)

fontconfig cache

safe · delete · system-fontconfig-cache

• ~/.cache/fontconfig

Font index built by fontconfig (Homebrew tools, LibreOffice, ImageMagick...); rebuilt in seconds.

Apple Maps tile cache (GeoServices)

safe · delete · system-geoservices-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/GeoServices

Map tiles cached by macOS location services and Maps; downloaded again when a map is displayed.

Image & crash-reporter caches (Kingfisher, Sentry)

safe · delete · system-image-caches

• ~/Library/Caches/com.onevcat.Kingfisher.ImageCache.*
• ~/Library/Caches/io.sentry
• ~/Library/Caches/SentryCrash

Image caches of apps using Kingfisher and crash reports already sent by the Sentry SDK; rebuilt by the apps.

LanguageTool server download (language_tool_python)

moderate · delete · system-languagetool-cache

• ~/.cache/language_tool_python

LanguageTool server downloaded by the language_tool_python package; downloaded again (~400 MB) on its next use.

Microsoft AutoUpdate downloads

safe · delete · system-microsoft-autoupdate-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.autoupdate.fba
• ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.autoupdate2

Update packages downloaded by Microsoft AutoUpdate; downloaded again when an update is pending.

mole analyzer cache

safe · delete · system-mole-cache

• ~/.cache/mole

Scan cache of the mole cleaner (its settings in ~/.config/mole are kept); rebuilt by its next analysis.

Apple Music / TV artwork cache

moderate · delete · system-music-artwork-cache

• ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.AMPArtworkAgent/Data/Documents/artwork

Album and show artwork cached by the Music and TV apps; downloaded again while browsing the library. (refused while Music, TV runs)

Proton Mail Bridge logs

safe · delete · system-proton-bridge-logs

• ~/Library/Application Support/protonmail/bridge-v3/logs

Proton Mail Bridge log files (its local mail store and credentials are never touched); rewritten by the bridge. (refused while bridge, Proton Mail Bridge runs)

Spotify streaming cache

safe · delete · system-spotify-cache

• ~/Library/Caches/com.spotify.client

Streaming cache of the Spotify app (downloaded playlists live elsewhere and are kept); refilled while listening. (refused while Spotify runs)

App log files (~/Library/Logs)

safe · delete · system-user-log-files

• ~/Library/Logs/*.log
• ~/Library/Logs/*.log.*

Loose log files in ~/Library/Logs not written for a week; recreated by the app. (only items older than 7 days)

App logs & crash reports (~/Library/Logs)

safe · delete · system-user-logs

• ~/Library/Logs/*

Log folders and crash reports untouched for a week; apps create new ones as needed (running apps keep writing to their open file). (only items older than 7 days)