How to Clear iPhoto Cache on Mac

What is iPhoto cache on Mac? When you sync photos your iPhone, iPad or iPod with iTunes, iTunes will create a folder called "iPod Photo Cache", which stores photos that are optimized for display on your device. The "iPod Photo Cache" folder can be found in your iPhoto Library or Aperture Library on Mac.

If your Mac is running out of space, you can delete the iPod Photo Cache folder to reclaim some space. Moreover, deleting this folder on your Mac won't dele you need to free up space on your hard drive, you can remove the iPod Photo Cache folder. Deleting this folder won't remove the original images from your library.

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Method 1. How to Clear iPhoto Cache Manually

Step 1. Open up Finder on your Mac. Click on Pictures option, and you will see iPhoto Library.

Step 2. Ctrl click on iPhoto Library, and choose "Show Package Contents".

Step 3. Locate the iPod Photo Cache folder and drag it to the trash.

Method 2. How to Delete iPhoto Cache with MacClean

MacClean is a professional and free Mac cleaner, which is capable of detecting and removing various types of junk files from your Mac computer. Deleting iOS photo cache is as easy as ABC with the help of MacClean. Just follow the steps below to clear iPhoto cache easily with MacClean. Start Download MacClean to Take a Tour >

Step 1. Launch MacClean on your Mac computer. On the homepage, select User Junk among the six types of junk files. Click the Start Scan button on the bottom.

Step 2. Let MacClean scan your Mac. After it finished the scan, preview the user junk including user cache files, user log files, user setting preferences, user log-in items and iOS photo caches. If you only want to remove iOS photo cache, select it, and click the Clean Now button.

Step 3. Finally, MacClean will show you how much junk files have been removed from your Mac.

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