Is your Mac running too slow? Are apps behaving strangely on your Mac? Well, these are visible signs to clear the cache on your Mac. Over time, cache files can become outdated, become corrupt, or start taking up too much space on your computer. In such cases, you need to clear the cache on your Mac to speed things up. This article guides you through what a cache is and how to delete various cache files on your Mac.

A cache is a storage location where your Mac stores temporary files used by apps, websites, or servers to reduce load/response times. Your Mac uses this saved data to quickly handle your requests in the future.

A Mac has three types of cache files:

Over time, your browser's cache can become outdated and you may end up browsing an older cached version of a web page. The browser cache also contains cookies and trackers, which can provide information about you to websites and advertisers when you browse the web. In such cases, you need to delete the browser cache on your Mac. It will not harm your Mac or browser performance. Rather, it will only speed things up for you.