Photo & Design
Clear Pixelmator Pro Cache on Mac
Start by checking whether the app offers a cache option in its own settings, and use that if it does. Only if it doesn't should you remove cache items by hand, and then only inside the app's Containers folder, never the whole folder.
Clear the Pixelmator Pro cache without guessing
Pixelmator Pro data usually takes 500 MB – 10 GB on a Mac. The free scan shows the exact size on your Mac before you change anything.
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- Pixelmator Pro
- Typical data size
- 500 MB – 10 GB
- Category
- Photo & Design
- File Location
~/Library/Containers/com.pixelmatorteam.pixelmator.x
Pixelmator Pro cache folders you can clear
Pixelmator Pro has no separate cache folder. Its folders hold settings and your own data, so there is nothing to clear safely by hand.
What the Pixelmator Pro cache holds
Specific to Pixelmator Pro
The cache sits in the app's sandboxed Containers folder, alongside its settings and autosaves. Its data typically takes 500 MB – 10 GB, and that folder also contains your own data, so it is not something to delete wholesale. Clearing the cache tends to help when the app feels sluggish, shows stale previews, or struggles to open or save after a crash. Your documents are not kept there; they live in iCloud Drive or in whichever folders you chose.
What happens after you clear the Pixelmator Pro cache
The app rebuilds its cache as you work, so the first launch afterwards is slower while previews and temporary files are regenerated. Your settings and autosaves are kept, so you should not lose your place in open work. Your licence belongs to your Apple Account and Mac App Store purchases, so it stays valid and you do not need to buy again. Your documents remain untouched in iCloud Drive or in the folders you chose.
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- Account and sync
- Pixelmator Pro is bought with an Apple Account through the Mac App Store.
Try it without risk
- Download and scan for freeSee every Pixelmator Pro 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.