# Is it safe to delete ShipIt folders in Library/Caches?

- URL: https://moreroom.app/folders/updates-shipit
- Item: Downloaded app updates (ShipIt)
- Location: `~/Library/Caches` (items inside)
- 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?

Folders named like `com.microsoft.VSCode.ShipIt` are left by Squirrel, the update framework used by many Electron apps such as VS Code, Slack and Claude. They hold the update package an app downloaded and its update logs, often hundreds of MB each.

## What happens if you delete it?

Safe once the update has been installed; the app downloads its next update into a new folder.

## How to remove it properly

Quit the app, then move the matching .ShipIt folder in `~/Library/Caches` to the Trash.

## Before you delete it

If an app shows an update ready to install, restart the app to install it first, or it will download the update again.