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Answers we measured on a real Mac: where disk space goes, what’s safe to clear, how big apps really are, and how to work with web apps.
Clear Slack's cache on a Mac, and what Slack takes on disk
Help ▸ Troubleshooting ▸ Clear Cache and Restart clears Slack's cache. Reset App Data signs you out. The app itself is 286 MB, 92% of it Chromium.
Discord's cache on a Mac: where it is and what to leave alone
Discord's guide puts its Mac cache in ~/Library/Application Support/discord/Cache. The rest of that folder holds your sign-in data and Discord's code.
Why Electron apps are so big: each one ships its own Chrome
We measured 11 Mac apps that bundle Chromium. In Slack, Discord, Notion, Signal, Figma and Obsidian, the browser engine is 81–96% of the app.