# Is it safe to delete GoogleUpdater’s crx_cache folder?

- URL: https://moreroom.app/folders/google-updater-cache
- Item: Google updater downloads
- Location: `~/Library/Application Support/Google/GoogleUpdater/crx_cache`
- 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?

Update packages downloaded by GoogleUpdater, the background service that keeps Chrome and other Google apps up to date. Packages for updates that are already installed are not needed again.

## What happens if you delete it?

The updater downloads new packages when the next update arrives. Installed apps are unaffected.

## How to remove it properly

Move `~/Library/Application Support/Google/GoogleUpdater/crx_cache` to the Trash in Finder (Go › Go to Folder…).

## Before you delete it

Remove only the cache, not GoogleUpdater itself, unless you are uninstalling Google software: without it Chrome stops updating.