How do I clear out my Cache on MacBook Pro Sequoia 15.2?
How do I clean out my cache on my devices. MacBook Pro and iMac Desktop. Please and Thank You.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.2
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As others have said, a startup in safe mode is the first thing to do.
As a preventative measure it is good practice to shutdown and do a normal restart on a regular basis, I would even go so far as recommending a daily shutdown.
Safe Mode. does more than just Clear System Cache files
It will perform a Disk Repair, clear cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and fonts.
Safe Mode will also eliminate Third Party Software, extensions and drivers from loading.
It will only load the Minimum amount of Core Apple Processes to allow the the computer to function at a reduced Level of Performance
Safe Mode is one of the most basic steps in trouble shooting an Apple Computer
PRP_53 wrote:
Why…
Because sometimes kernel and/or font caches can be corrupt. It's one of the reasons booting into Safe Mode and back is used as a troubleshooting tool.
As a preventative measure it is good practice to shutdown and do a normal restart on a regular basis, I would even go so far as recommending a daily shutdown.
I haven’t done that in like 20 years. The only time my Mac restarts is when I update it.
Actually the user never said they had a problem. They just asked how to clear the cache, which booting into Safe Mode will do. Hence, my first post.
Why, they will be automatically recreated as the system requires
The System caches files are used to make the system launch faster
Clearing them out will only, initially, slow the machine down, a bit
dialabrain wrote:
PRP_53 wrote:
Why…
Because sometimes kernel and/or font caches can be corrupt. It's one of the reasons booting into Safe Mode and back is used as a troubleshooting tool.
I’m also interested in the why because this sounds like the problem problem. There is a problem and the OP has determined that solving it requires clearing the caches. Now the problem is how to clear the cache.
Barney-15E wrote:
I haven’t done that in like 20 years. The only time my Mac restarts is when I update it.
+1 Same here.
Actually the user never said they had a problem.
Exactly. That’s the tell-tale sign of the problem problem. Asking how to do something that is normally unnecessary.
Sorry I replied.
System cache files has been covered
Application caches has not been covered
How do I clear out my Cache on MacBook Pro Sequoia 15.2?