How to clear Discord's cache on any device and keep the app running smoothly (2024)

• You can clear Discord's cache on your Mac or PC by deleting the dedicated "Cache" folder.
• On an Android device, you can clear Discord's cache through the Settings app.
• On an iPhone or iPad, the only way to clear Discord's cache is by offloading or deleting the app.

If you're in an active Discord server, chances are that you're seeing dozens, if not hundreds of messages a day. And that's just one server — imagine all the pictures and links and memes that get picked up across them all.

Every version of the Discord app keeps a lot of this data saved in a cache folder, and if it gets too big your app and device can slow down. Luckily, you can clear the cache in just a few moments.

How to clear Discord's cache on a PC

On a Windows PC, you'll need to find Discord's "appdata" location. This is where Windows keeps a lot of the basic code and resources that Discord needs to run — and it's also where the cache lives.

Be sure to close Discord before doing this.

1. Close Discord, then open the search menu on your PC and type in %appdata%. When the folder appears in your results, open it.

2. You'll see a list of different apps. Open the discord folder.

3. In this folder, you'll need to find and delete three folders: Cache, Code Cache, and GPUCache. You can do this by right-clicking on them and selecting Delete, pressing Delete on your keyboard, or by dragging them to the Recycle Bin.

Don't worry about breaking Discord — the next time you open it, it'll create these three folders again, but without anything in them.

How to clear Discord's cache on a Mac

In macOS, most apps keep their important data inside of a big repository called "Application Support." This is where you'll find Discord's cache too.

1. Close Discord, then open up any Finder window.

2. Click Go at the top of the screen, and then select Go to Folder… at the bottom of the drop-down menu that appears.

3. Type ~/Library/Application Support/discord and press Return on your keyboard.

4. You'll be brought to Discord's Application Support folder, which is filled with different folders and files. Find and delete the Cache, Code Cache, and GPUCache folders, either by right-clicking and selecting Move to Trash, or by dragging them to the Trash.

The next time you open Discord, these folders will reappear without anything inside.

How to clear Discord's cache on Android

You'll need to head to the Settings app on your Android device to clear caches.

1. Open the Settings app and tap Storage, and then Apps.

2. Scroll down the list until you find Discord, and tap it.

3. Tap the Clear cache option.

How to clear Discord's cache on an iPhone or iPad

Unlike other devices, the only way to clear an app's cache on an iPhone or iPad is to remove the app. You can do this in two ways: By offloading it, or by deleting it.

Offloading an app will erase all of its temporary data (including the cache) but keep most of the app intact so you can redownload it quickly. Deleting the app gets rid of everything.

To either offload or delete Discord:

1. Open the Settings app and tap General, and then iPhone Storage or iPad Storage.

2. Wait for the list of apps to load, then find and tap Discord.

3. Select Offload App or Delete App.

If you just want to delete Discord, you can also do that from the Home Screen by holding your finger down on the icon, selecting Remove App, and then Delete.

Once you've deleted Discord, feel free to reinstall it from the App Store.