What is the discord folder on my Mac?

It belongs to Discord. Here’s what’s inside and the right way to deal with it.

Short answer

The discord folder in Application Support holds Discord’s settings plus its Cache, Code Cache and GPUCache folders. With Discord quit, the three cache folders are safe to delete; Discord rebuilds them. Keep the rest so you stay signed in.

Location: ~/Library/Application Support/discord

What’s inside

  • Cache, Code Cache and GPUCache
  • Local storage and settings
TidyMac label: Check first. This may be the only copy of something. Look at the details before removing.

Clear the caches

Quit Discord, then delete Cache, Code Cache and GPUCache inside ~/Library/Application Support/discord.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I delete discord?

Check first: This may be the only copy of something. Look at the details before removing. The discord folder in Application Support holds Discord’s settings plus its Cache, Code Cache and GPUCache folders. With Discord quit, the three cache folders are safe to delete; Discord rebuilds them. Keep the rest so you stay signed in.

Where is discord on my Mac?

~/Library/Application Support/discord. In Finder choose Go › Go to Folder and paste the path.

How big does discord get?

Usually 300 MB – 4 GB.

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