Hi. I use a disk cleanup program that identified a 64.83GB folder, which is located within my 'var' folder. (See screenshot below; folder in red box) Is it safe to include this (i.e. delete) in my clean up? Thanks.
Other info: I run a virtual machine on my Mac (Parallels), which I mention as I think it might be related to this folder.
Thanks for your help!
iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 10.14
No. You are in the Macintosh HD >Private (hidden) folder— this is a good way to screw things up.
Your folder is the Users> your Home folder.
About the read-only system volume in macOS Catalina - Apple ...
Try booting into Safe Mode (How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support) by booting with the Shift key held down and reboot normally. Then check to see what the cache size is. Safe Mode boot clears out a number of system and temp cache files.
NOTE: Safe Mode boot can take up to 10 minutes as it's doing some system cache cleaning, volume verifying and directory repairing.
There is no reason to ever run any "cleaning", "optimizing", "speed-up" or anti-virus apps on your Mac. This user tip describes what you need to know and do to protect your Mac: Effective defenses against malware and other threats - Apple Community
Hey YaYaTurre,
It sounds like you're trying to manage the storage on your Mac. If so, the best way to go about that would be to follow this guide here: How to free up storage space on your Mac
Following that article should ensure that you don't delete any critical files accidentally.
We hope this helps.
Have a great weekend.
Thanks for the replies! I understand that it is usually not advisable to mess around in these folders. However, from the little bit that I have read, it is also unusual to have 68 GB in a VAR cache folder. I am not really hurting for space, so I will just leave it alone. Thanks again!
Hey Old Toad! Thanks for your reply. I have already booted the Mac a couple of times in Safe Mode and everything is still the same.
I also appreciate the tip on optimizing programs, and I agree with the analysis. I didn't really purchase one of these specifically, rather it is one tool of a program that I use called Parallels toolbox, which comes with several useful features of which the disk clean up is only one. It did bring my attention, though, to the fact that I had a 64 GB var cache folder, which seems odd.
Can I delete this (from var folder)?
