Music & Audio
Clear Pro Tools Cache on Mac
The safest way to clear the Pro Tools cache is to use a clearing option inside the app, if it offers one. Quit the app before removing any files from its folders. Your sessions and your license are not affected by that step.
Clear the Pro Tools cache without guessing
Pro Tools data usually takes 2 GB – 100 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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- Pro Tools
- Typical data size
- 2 GB – 100 GB
- Category
- Music & Audio
- File Location
~/Documents/Pro Tools
Pro Tools cache folders you can clear
Pro Tools has no separate cache folder. Its folders hold settings and your own data, so there is nothing to clear safely by hand.
What the Pro Tools cache holds
Specific to Pro Tools
The information available here does not name a separate cache folder, so treat any clearing as limited to what the app itself offers. Sessions with their audio files and automatic session backups are kept in your session folder, which is your only copy of the recordings and must stay untouched. Your preferences are stored separately, and the plug-in and iLok folders are shared with other apps from the same company. Only clear data when you have checked that it is not your own work.
What happens after you clear the Pro Tools cache
Your sessions and audio files stay where they are, and the license stays in your iLok account, so you do not need to buy it again. iLok License Manager and Avid Link remain installed because they are separate apps. Pro Tools is licensed through your Avid account and an iLok license, so keep those accounts available. The available information does not confirm whether you will be asked to sign in again or how long the next start takes, so read any messages the app shows after clearing.
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- Account and sync
- Pro Tools is licensed through your Avid account and an iLok license.
Try it without risk
- Download and scan for freeSee every Pro Tools 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.