What is the com.microsoft.teams2 folder on my Mac?

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

Short answer

com.microsoft.teams2 is the app ID of the current Microsoft Teams for Mac. Its container holds Teams’ cache, settings and sign-in data. If Teams misbehaves or grows large, quit it and clear its cache; if you uninstalled Teams, the whole container is a leftover.

Location: ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2

What’s inside

  • Web cache and IndexedDB
  • Settings and sign-in state
  • Logs
TidyMac label: Check first. This may be the only copy of something. Look at the details before removing.

Reset the cache

Quit Teams completely, then remove ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2/Data/Library/Caches. Teams rebuilds it on the next launch.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I delete com.microsoft.teams2?

Check first: This may be the only copy of something. Look at the details before removing. com.microsoft.teams2 is the app ID of the current Microsoft Teams for Mac. Its container holds Teams’ cache, settings and sign-in data. If Teams misbehaves or grows large, quit it and clear its cache; if you uninstalled Teams, the whole container is a leftover.

Where is com.microsoft.teams2 on my Mac?

~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2. In Finder choose Go › Go to Folder and paste the path.

How big does com.microsoft.teams2 get?

Usually 500 MB – 5 GB.

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