# Is it safe to delete Apple Podcasts downloads on Mac?

- URL: https://moreroom.app/folders/podcasts-downloads
- Item: Podcasts downloads
- Location: `~/Library/Group Containers/243LU875E5.groups.com.apple.podcasts`
- Verdict: Review first — Might hold something you care about. Look inside before removing it.
- Comes back on its own: yes
- From the app: Podcasts > Settings: remove played downloads.
- Source: MoreRoom rules catalogue (2026-10-17), by Yando Pte. Ltd.

## What is it?

The Podcasts app’s group container: downloaded episodes plus the app’s library database. Downloads accumulate when automatic downloads are on, often reaching several GB.

## What happens if you delete it?

Removed episodes can be streamed or downloaded again as long as the show still publishes them. Subscriptions and play history sync through iCloud.

## How to remove it properly

In Podcasts, open Downloaded, right-click episodes or a show and choose Remove Download. Use Remove Played Downloads in Podcasts › Settings, or in a show’s settings, so played episodes are deleted automatically.

## Before you delete it

Do not delete the whole container in Finder: it also holds the Podcasts library database. Episodes a publisher has removed from its feed cannot be downloaded again.