How to Clear Discord Cache on Windows, Mac, iPhone, and Android

Quick Tips

• On the Discord desktop app, navigate to the app’s data folders and delete the Cache, Code Cache, and GPUCache folders.
• On Android, head to your phone’s Settings > Apps > Discord > Storage and tap Clear Cache.
• On an iPhone, launch the Discord app > go to your profile and scroll down > tap Clear Caches.

Note: We are running a OnePlus 7T (Android 12) and an iPhone 12 (iOS 16.1) for the steps in this article. So, the steps may slightly differ if you are on a different Android device or iOS version.

How to Clear Discord Cache on Android 

Step 1: On your Android device, go to your phone Settings.

Step 2: Scroll down to find and tap on Apps & notifications.

Step 3: Under Recently Opened Apps, tap on See all apps.

Step 4: Scroll down to find and tap on Discord.

Step 5: Go to Storage & cache > tap on Clear cache.

That’s it. You have cleared the cache on Discord. If you are not an Android but an iPhone user, move on to the next section.

How to Clear Cache on Discord Using iPhone 

The process of clearing the cache on the iPhone differs slightly. We will be using Discord’s in-app option.

Step 1: Open Discord and click on your profile icon.

Step 2: Now, scroll to the bottom to find and tap on Clear Caches.

There you go. You have cleared the Discord cache without deleting and reinstalling the app again.

How to Clear Discord Cache on Windows 

Step 1: Press the Windows key, type File Explorer, and click Open.

Step 2: In the address bar, type the below address.

C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming

Note: Replace the Username with your PC’s username.

Step 3: In the AppData window, open the Discord folder.

Step 4: Under the Discord folder, you will find folders named Cache, Code Cache, and GPUCache. Use the Command key to select all three folders and click Shift + Delete on your keyboard.

There you go. You have successfully cleared the Discord cache from your Windows PC. Note that you must delete the files permanently (i.e., also from the Recycle Bin) to free up the space.

How to Clear Discord Cache on Mac

Step 1: Open Finder and click on Go.

Step 2: Select the Go to Folder option from the drop-down.

Step 3: Type the below-mentioned address in the textbox and click Go.

~/Library/Application Support/discord/

Step 4: In the Discord folder, select folders named Cache, Code Cache, and GPUCache, and press Command + Delete on your keyboard.

FAQs

Now that you know how to clear the cache on Discord, it will be easy for you to remove junk cache files and free up storage space for more productive things.