# Is it safe to delete the PyTorch cache (~/.cache/torch)?

- URL: https://moreroom.app/folders/ai-torch
- Item: PyTorch model cache
- Location: `~/.cache/torch`
- Verdict: Review first — Might hold something you care about. Look inside before removing it.
- Comes back on its own: yes
- Typical size: 100 MB–20 GB
- Source: MoreRoom rules catalogue (2026-10-17), by Yando Pte. Ltd.

## What is it?

PyTorch stores pretrained weights downloaded through `torch.hub` and torchvision in `~/.cache/torch`, mostly under `hub/checkpoints`, together with cloned hub repositories. Typically a few hundred MB to several GB.

## What happens if you delete it?

Weights are downloaded again the next time a script loads a pretrained model. Nothing you trained yourself is stored here unless you saved it there on purpose.

## How to remove it properly

Quit running Python scripts, then move the folder (or individual checkpoint files) to the Trash in Finder (Go › Go to Folder… `~/.cache/torch`).