Guides
Can I delete this folder? Plain answers, what you lose, and how to clean it by hand or with Gigabroom.
Adobe Premiere Pro / After Effects
| Folder | Safe to delete? | Typical size |
|---|---|---|
~/ | Rebuilds itself | 5–100 GB |
Finder
| Folder | Safe to delete? | Typical size |
|---|---|---|
~/ | Rebuilds itself | 50 MB–1 GB each |
~/ | Check first | Several GB to over 100 GB per device |
~/ | Rebuilds itself | Several GB per file |
macOS
| Folder | Safe to delete? | Typical size |
|---|---|---|
~/ | Check first | 1–20 GB |
| Folder | Safe to delete? | Typical size |
|---|---|---|
~/ | Check first | Tens of MB to a few GB |
Messages
| Folder | Safe to delete? | Typical size |
|---|---|---|
~/ | Keep | 1–50 GB |
Spotify
| Folder | Safe to delete? | Typical size |
|---|---|---|
~/ | Rebuilds itself | 1–10 GB; more with many offline downloads |
Telegram
| Folder | Safe to delete? | Typical size |
|---|---|---|
~/ | Rebuilds itself | 1–20 GB; more with busy groups and channels |
| Folder | Safe to delete? | Typical size |
|---|---|---|
~/ | Check first | 1–20 GB; more with busy group chats |
Xcode
| Folder | Safe to delete? | Typical size |
|---|---|---|
~/ | Rebuilds itself | 5–40 GB |