The Canva desktop app is a browser in disguise, cache included
Canva for Mac stores a browser cache of designs, fonts and images. How big it gets, where it is, and when using Canva in a browser makes more sense.
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Mac storage, explained.
What fills your disk, where it hides, and what is safe to remove. Every guide gives you a way to check it on your own Mac.
Loom uploads your recordings, but can keep local copies too. Here is where
The Loom desktop app records to your Mac before uploading. Where local recordings and cache end up, how big they get, and what is safe to delete.
Films downloaded in the Prime Video app stay on your Mac until you remove them
The Prime Video Mac app can download films and episodes, each 1 to 5 GB. Where they are kept, how to see them, and how to remove them properly.
Image generation models on a Mac are 2 to 25 GB each, and apps keep their own copies
Stable Diffusion, SDXL and Flux models are huge, and each app downloads its own. Where DiffusionBee, Draw Things and ComfyUI keep them, and how to share one copy.
Your cloud backup app keeps its own cache on the Mac it is backing up
Online backup apps keep indexes, caches and sometimes local copies. How big they get, where they are, and which are safe to leave alone.
A Zotero library of 3,000 papers is mostly PDFs in one folder you can move
Zotero stores every attached PDF in its storage folder. How big it gets, how to find the biggest attachments, and how to move or trim it safely.
MacTeX is 5 GB or more, and every yearly update installs beside the last
Each MacTeX release installs a complete new TeX Live and leaves the old year in place. How to see how many you have, and remove the old ones safely.
MATLAB installs every release as a separate app, each with its own toolboxes
Each MATLAB release is a full install of several GB, and toolboxes and support packages add more. How to find old releases and what is safe to remove.
Mathematica and Wolfram apps are over 10 GB each, and old versions stay behind
Wolfram's desktop apps are large, and paclets and caches add more. How to measure them, remove old versions, and clear what rebuilds.
Swift Playgrounds on a Mac: small app, but every project and package adds up
Swift Playgrounds keeps projects in iCloud Drive and caches builds and packages locally. Where each is, and what to clear after the course is done.
Scrivener backs up your whole project every time you close it. Here is where they pile up
Scrivener's automatic backups are a full copy of each project, kept in your Library. How many it keeps, how to see their size, and how to trim them.
Transcription apps download speech models of up to 3 GB, sometimes more than once
Whisper-based apps keep models from 75 MB to over 3 GB. Where MacWhisper, whisper.cpp and Python tools store them, and how to keep only one copy.