# Is it safe to delete the Electron download cache?

- URL: https://moreroom.app/folders/electron-cache
- Item: Electron downloads
- Location: `~/Library/Caches/electron`
- Verdict: Safe to remove — Rebuilt or re-downloaded automatically when needed.
- Comes back on its own: yes
- Typical size: 100 MB–3 GB
- Source: MoreRoom rules catalogue (2026-10-17), by Yando Pte. Ltd.

## What is it?

When you install the `electron` npm package or build an app with tools such as electron-builder or Electron Forge, the Electron runtime zips are downloaded into `~/Library/Caches/electron`. Each Electron version and architecture adds another archive of roughly 100 MB, and nothing removes old ones automatically.

## What happens if you delete it?

The archives are downloaded again the next time a project installs or packages an Electron version that is no longer cached. Installed apps and your projects are not affected.

## How to remove it properly

Move the folder to the Trash in Finder (Go › Go to Folder… `~/Library/Caches/electron`).