Photo & Design
Clear Adobe Illustrator Cache on Mac
There is no single cache folder for Adobe Illustrator; what grows is its app data, presets, settings and recovery files, plus Adobe's shared components, which together typically occupy 1 GB – 20 GB. Clearing helps when the app misbehaves or you need space back, but you must keep the folders marked as settings, app data or shared with other Adobe apps.
Clear the Adobe Illustrator cache without guessing
Adobe Illustrator data usually takes 1 GB – 20 GB on a Mac. The free scan shows the exact size on your Mac before you change anything.
Free scan · No account · Nothing is deleted without your OK · Moves to the Trash first · macOS 14+
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- Adobe Illustrator
- Typical data size
- 1 GB – 20 GB
- Category
- Photo & Design
- File Location
~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator cache folders you can clear
Adobe Illustrator has no separate cache folder. Its folders hold settings and your own data, so there is nothing to clear safely by hand.
What the Adobe Illustrator cache holds and when clearing it helps
Specific to Adobe Illustrator
The app keeps presets, settings and crash recovery data in versioned folders, so each old release leaves its own settings behind. Those leftovers are the usual reason the data footprint keeps growing after updates. Clearing helps when the app starts slowly, behaves oddly after an update, or when old version folders take space you want back. It does not help with cloud documents, which live in Creative Cloud storage, and it must not touch the shared Adobe folders that other installed Adobe apps rely on.
What happens after you clear the Adobe Illustrator cache
Old version folders you remove are gone, so any presets or recovery files inside them cannot be restored once the Trash is emptied. The current version's settings stay in place if you leave its folder alone, and the shared Adobe components, licensing and sign-in data remain untouched. You stay signed in with your Adobe ID, because signing out is a separate action that frees the activation for another computer. Expect the app to look the same on the next launch, minus whatever old-release settings you chose to remove.
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- Account and sync
- Illustrator runs on an Adobe ID subscription; cloud documents live in Creative Cloud storage.
Try it without risk
- Download and scan for freeSee every Adobe Illustrator file and its size. No account needed.
- Clean free for 7 daysStart the 7-day free trial of the yearly plan inside the app.
- Keep it or cancelCancel in your App Store settings at least 24 hours before the trial ends and you won't be charged.
After the free trial, Pro costs $39.99 per year in your country's App Store; cancel any time.