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Webhead1990 Author

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Is it wise to clear system cache?

I've come across this:

Get rid of system cache.

1. Open a Finder window and select “Go to Folder” in the Go menu, at the top of the screen.

2. Type in ~/Library/Caches and hit “enter” to proceed to this folder.

Important: remove the insides of these folders, but not the folders themselves.

3. Repeat 1 and 2, but replace ~/Library/Caches with /Library/Caches (simply lose the ~ symbol).

4. Restart your Mac.

It's essential to clean it regularly, otherwise it will keep getting slow and overloaded with data.

Should I trash contents of ~/Library/Caches?

Thanks for your time.

Posted on Nov 13, 2016 5:16 AM

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tygb

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Posted on Nov 13, 2016 5:25 AM

Click on go to go folder & type ~/Library clear the contents of caches folder to trash in a month or two , restart & empty the trash .

But if you type /Library go to caches folder , the contents are removed in rarest condition if major issues are there , but it is avoided .

The reason you are not able to type /Library in go to go folder is you have to click on drop down arrows clear it then type whatever path you need may be ~/Library

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Mar 15, 2017 10:14 PM in response to Webhead1990

Apple support actually showed me this on the phone one day. Deleting those cached files helped speed my mac mini up tremendously.

Is it wise to clear system cache?