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Clear Private Internet Access Cache on Mac
Clearing the Private Internet Access cache frees some space and can help if the app connects slowly, shows outdated server lists, or its log folder keeps growing. Your account and subscription stay as they are. If the app offers a way to clear its cache in its own settings, use that first.
Clear the Private Internet Access cache without guessing
Private Internet Access data usually takes 100 MB – 1 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+
OptiClear is a Mac app. Copy this page's link and open it on your Mac.
Email me the link- Application
- Private Internet Access
- Typical data size
- 100 MB – 1 GB
- Category
- VPN
- File Location
~/Library/Application Support/com.privateinternetaccess.vpn
Private Internet Access cache folders you can clear
Private Internet Access has no separate cache folder. Its folders hold settings and your own data, so there is nothing to clear safely by hand.
What the Private Internet Access cache holds
Specific to Private Internet Access
The cache sits in an app-support folder named after the app's bundle ID, not Private Internet Access, so search for the bundle ID rather than the app name. It holds app settings, logs and cached data. A second folder at system level holds the daemon's settings, server list and logs. Clearing helps most when the connection is slow, the server list looks out of date, or the logs keep growing.
What happens after you clear the Private Internet Access cache
Clearing the cache removes only the app's cached and log data, so your PIA account and subscription are unaffected. Deleting the app would not cancel the subscription either. The background daemon runs separately from the app window and starts with the system, so quit the app fully before removing files, then reopen it normally. If the app asks you to sign in, use your existing account. Check that the connection behaves as you expect.
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- Account and sync
- Your subscription is tied to your PIA account and is not cancelled by deleting the app.
Try it without risk
- Download and scan for freeSee every Private Internet Access 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.