# Is it safe to delete OrbStack’s data folder on Mac?

- URL: https://moreroom.app/folders/orbstack-data
- Item: OrbStack disk image
- Location: `~/Library/Group Containers/HUAQ24HBR6.dev.orbstack/data`
- Verdict: Review first — Might hold something you care about. Look inside before removing it.
- Comes back on its own: no
- Typical size: 2–100 GB
- From the app: In OrbStack, delete unused containers, images and machines, then let it reclaim space.
- Source: MoreRoom rules catalogue (2026-10-17), by Yando Pte. Ltd.

## What is it?

OrbStack, a lightweight alternative to Docker Desktop, stores its disk image in `~/Library/Group Containers/HUAQ24HBR6.dev.orbstack/data`. It contains your Docker containers, images and volumes, plus any Linux machines you created. Size depends entirely on what you run, typically several GB to tens of GB.

## What happens if you delete it?

Nothing inside comes back by itself: deleting the folder loses all containers, images, volumes and Linux machines. OrbStack starts again with an empty disk.

## How to remove it properly

Clean up inside OrbStack: delete unused containers, images, volumes and machines in the app, or run `docker system prune` from Terminal. OrbStack returns the freed space to macOS on its own.

## Before you delete it

Linux machines can hold your own files and databases. Copy out anything you need before deleting a machine.