You should backup the folders before cleaning system cache if you are worried about malfunction on your Mac. Open Finder Go Go to Folder. Type “/Library/Caches” and press Enter. Check the com.apple folders and delete the files. Clear download cache. Clearing your download cache can solve problems with games that won't download or start. Note: This process will not affect your currently installed games, but you will need to log into Steam afterwards. From your Steam Client, open the Settings panel by selecting 'Steam Settings' from the top left client menu.
This article explains how you can clear cache in the Apple Safari browser on your Mac. Safari temporarily stores Internet files (images, web site pages and files, etc.) when you visit websites to reduce server lag so that you can view the websites faster in the future. In short, these cache files are useful in faster loading of the web pages.
Second, sometimes an app cache can gets damaged, which can lead to other problems: the app may stop working, slow down, or reset itself randomly. The best way to fix this issue is to empty the cache. Clearing the cache on Mac is a good idea for anyone wanting to free up disk space and resolve application performance problems.
However, you may want to delete your Safari browser cache every few weeks because:
- It will help you see the most recent webpage changes.
- It may fix some Safari issues, such as Safari freezing.
- It may speed up your Mac.
- It may help you free up space on your Mac.
There are two ways:
Follow the steps:
The steps below will teach you how you can delete the browser cache in Safari using the developer tools.
- Open Safari on your Mac.
- In Safari, click Safari (menu bar).
- Click Preferences.
- Click the Advanced tab.
- And check the “Show Develop menu in menu bar” option.
- Now a new menu item will appear called Develop in the Safari menu bar.
- Click this new option, Develop.
- And click Empty Caches.
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You can also delete the cache files manually by dragging them to the Trash folder. Here is how:
- First, we will open the Safari cache folder, which is located in the Library folder. The library folder is a hidden folder. Here is how you can open the Library folder:
- Go to Finder.
- Press and hold the Option key and while pressing the Option key, click Go and Library. (You can also, directly, open the cache folder in the Library folder by clicking Go > Go To Folder [Command + Shift + G] and enter ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/ and hit Go.).
- Click Caches and then com.Apple.Safari.
- This will open the Safari cache folder.
- Delete the Safari caches by dragging them to the Trash folder. And restart your Mac.
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