com.apple.ScreenSaver.iLife-Slideshow-Extension is 15.71 GB!

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com.apple.ScreenSaver.iLife-Slideshow-Extension is 15.71 GB!

~/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.iLife-Slideshow-Extension is 15.71 GB!

When I drill in, it's all in ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.ScreenSaver.iLife-Slideshow-Extension/Data/Library/Caches/com.apple.iLifeMediaBrowser.ILPhotosTranscodeCache.

When I look at those files, it's all random movies and pics from my phone. But the "Date Modified" are all from Sep, Oct, Nov of 2020. Not sure what happened in the Fall of 2020 to dump a copy of so many pics and videos in that folder.

Why are they there? I've had this computer since 2013 and have never once used any of these as part of a screen saver. I'm not even sure what "iLife" is, but I think that was something that was phased out before or right when I bought this laptop (which is my first and only Apple computer).

Can I delete all this? I'm constantly fighting for free space.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 3, 2021 9:20 AM

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Answer 1

tbirdvet

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Dec 4, 2021 5:21 AM in response to fiasko5k

The iLife files are old files from the older iLife suite. iLife has since been replaced or updated. That being said the one iLife file(iLifemediabrowser) located in the Macintosh/Application Support directory is needed with Monterey photos screensaver pane until Apple fixes the non working pane for people that do not have this file.

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BDAqua

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Dec 3, 2021 12:22 PM in response to fiasko5k

I believe you can delete any Cache & restart.

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com.apple.ScreenSaver.iLife-Slideshow-Extension is 15.71 GB!

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