# Is it safe to delete the pipx cache folder?

- URL: https://moreroom.app/folders/pipx-cache
- Item: pipx cache
- Location: `~/.local/pipx/.cache`
- 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?

`pipx run` creates a temporary virtual environment for each app you run without installing it, and keeps it in this cache so the next run starts faster. Entries expire after 14 days in recent pipx versions. The cache lives inside pipx’s home folder (`pipx environment` shows where); apps installed with `pipx install` are stored separately in `venvs`.

## What happens if you delete it?

pipx recreates the environment the next time you use `pipx run` with that app, which takes a few seconds and a download. Installed pipx apps are not affected.

## How to remove it properly

Make sure no `pipx run` command is active, then move `~/.local/pipx/.cache` to the Trash with Finder’s Go › Go to Folder…. Leave the `venvs` folder next to it alone, since it holds your installed apps.