The short answer
No. Your data. Shrink it from its app; don’t delete the folder.
What is it?
Video files over 2 GB (.mov, .mp4, .m4v, .mkv) anywhere in your home folder: screen recordings, camera and drone footage, exported projects or downloaded films. They are your files, so only you can judge which are still needed.
Videos over 2 GB, such as screen recordings and camera footage. Your files: offload, never deleted.
What happens if you delete it?
Nothing regenerates. Exports can sometimes be made again from the original project; recordings and footage cannot.
How to remove it properly
Review them in Finder: press Command-F and add Kind is Movie and a File Size greater than 2 GB, or use System Settings › General › Storage › Documents (Large Files). Move what you want to keep to an external drive or cloud storage, then delete duplicates and recordings you no longer need.
Better moved to an external drive than deleted.
Before you delete it
Old project exports are often duplicates of files you have already shared or archived; check before keeping two copies.
How MoreRoom helps
MoreRoom recognises this as your data and never suggests deleting it. It shows how much space it takes, so you can shrink it from its own app.
Frequently asked questions
Can I delete very large video files on my Mac?
No. Your data. Shrink it from its app; don’t delete the folder. Nothing regenerates. Exports can sometimes be made again from the original project; recordings and footage cannot.
Will Very large videos come back after I delete it?
No. Nothing regenerates. Exports can sometimes be made again from the original project; recordings and footage cannot.
How do I remove Very large videos properly?
Review them in Finder: press Command-F and add Kind is Movie and a File Size greater than 2 GB, or use System Settings › General › Storage › Documents (Large Files). Move what you want to keep to an external drive or cloud storage, then delete duplicates and recordings you no longer need.