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Guides to freeing up space on your Mac

What’s safe to remove, what isn’t, and how macOS storage works.

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Developers · · 5 min read

CocoaPods and Carthage caches: location and cleanup

Both dependency tools keep downloaded copies on your Mac. Here is where they are, and what is safe to remove.

Developers · · 4 min read

Where is the Swift Package Manager cache, and can you delete it?

Swift packages are cached in a few places depending on whether you use Xcode or the command line. Here is where, and what is safe to clear.

Guides · · 5 min read

Containers and Group Containers: what they are and when to clean them

Containers hold app data, not caches. Consider removal only when all consumers are removed, retained data is inspected, and wanted data is exported and backed up.

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