How to Clear Cache on a Mac?

Open Finder

Click Go in the menu bar

Select Go to Folder

Type ~/Library/Caches and press Return

Open the folders for the apps you want to clear

Delete the contents inside those cache folders

Empty the Trash

Restart the Mac

Open Finder

Click Go in the menu bar

Select Go to Folder

Type /Library/Caches and press Return

Open the folders for the system or shared caches you want to clear

Delete the contents inside those cache folders

Empty the Trash

Restart the Mac

Open Safari

Click Safari in the menu bar

Select Settings

Open the Privacy tab

Click Manage Website Data

Click Remove All

Click Done

Open Chrome

Click the three-dot menu

Select Delete browsing data

Choose Cached images and files

Click Delete data

Open Firefox

Click the menu button

Select Settings

Open Privacy & Security

Scroll to Cookies and Site Data

Click Clear Data

Select Cached Web Content

Click Clear

Quit apps before clearing their cache

Avoid deleting files you do not recognize

Use caution when clearing system caches

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