# Is it safe to delete the Cypress cache on Mac?

- URL: https://moreroom.app/folders/cypress-cache
- Item: Cypress binaries
- Location: `~/Library/Caches/Cypress`
- Verdict: Safe to remove — Rebuilt or re-downloaded automatically when needed.
- Comes back on its own: yes
- Typical size: 500 MB–5 GB
- Official command: `cypress cache prune`
- Source: MoreRoom rules catalogue (2026-10-17), by Yando Pte. Ltd.

## What is it?

Cypress, the end-to-end testing tool, stores its desktop app binary in `~/Library/Caches/Cypress`, one folder per version installed by your projects. Upgrading Cypress across projects leaves older binaries behind, each typically a few hundred MB.

## What happens if you delete it?

When a project needs a version that is no longer cached, Cypress downloads it again during `npm install` or `npx cypress install`. Your tests and settings live in your projects and are not affected.

## How to remove it properly

Run `npx cypress cache prune`, which deletes every cached Cypress version except the one the current project uses. `npx cypress cache list` shows what is cached and `npx cypress cache clear` removes everything. These commands delete permanently, without the Trash.