# Is it safe to delete ~/Library/Caches/Adobe?

- URL: https://moreroom.app/folders/adobe-caches
- Item: Adobe app caches (After Effects disk cache…)
- Location: `~/Library/Caches/Adobe`
- Verdict: Safe to remove — Rebuilt or re-downloaded automatically when needed.
- Comes back on its own: yes
- Source: MoreRoom rules catalogue (2026-10-17), by Yando Pte. Ltd.

## What is it?

Disk caches for Adobe apps, most notably the After Effects disk cache of rendered frames, plus caches for Photoshop, Creative Cloud and other Adobe software. The After Effects cache alone can grow to the maximum size set in its settings, often tens of GB.

## What happens if you delete it?

Rebuilt as you work: After Effects renders frames again when you preview, so the first previews after clearing are slower. No projects or settings are stored here.

## How to remove it properly

In After Effects, choose After Effects › Settings › Media & Disk Cache and click Empty Disk Cache; you can also lower the maximum disk cache size there. Otherwise quit all Adobe apps and move `~/Library/Caches/Adobe` to the Trash.