# Is it safe to delete the Carthage cache?

- URL: https://moreroom.app/folders/carthage-cache
- Item: Carthage cache
- Location: `~/Library/Caches/org.carthage.CarthageKit`
- Verdict: Safe to remove — Rebuilt or re-downloaded automatically when needed.
- Comes back on its own: yes
- Source: MoreRoom rules catalogue (2026-10-17), by Yando Pte. Ltd.

## What is it?

Carthage keeps bare clones of dependency repositories and downloaded prebuilt binaries in `~/Library/Caches/org.carthage.CarthageKit`, shared by all your projects that use Carthage.

## What happens if you delete it?

Carthage downloads repositories and binaries again on the next `carthage bootstrap` or `carthage update`, which can take some time. Each project’s `Carthage/Build` folder is separate and keeps working.

## How to remove it properly

Make sure no Carthage command is running, then move `~/Library/Caches/org.carthage.CarthageKit` to the Trash with Finder’s Go › Go to Folder….