How to Clear Discord Cache Files on Desktop and Mobile?‍

Written by: Hrishikesh Pardeshi, Founder at Flexiple, buildd & Remote Tools.
Last updated: Sep 03, 2024

Discord is a popular text and voice chat application that is loved by gamers from all around the world. The application is extremely versatile with countless customizable features that allows you to do so much more than send a simple text message across. The dedicated channels for low latency and personalizations and integrations make Discord ideal for hosting any online community.

Considering the number of things one can do on Discord, the application can add up a lot of cache data. The Discord cache builds up with every media exchange made, be it a text message, video, or a random GIF. This is not ideal as it can cause many unnecessary errors that can otherwise be easily avoided.

Hence, in this article, we talk about how you can clear the Discord cache in simple few steps. We have covered steps for both desktop and mobile, so regardless of the device you use we have the right solution for you.

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How to Clear Discord Cache on Windows

Clearing Discord Cache on your Windows desktop is extremely simple and only takes a few steps. The random files might look intimidating but worry not. Simply follow the steps we have listed below.

Step 1: Click on the Start Button and type in "%appdata%" in the search bar.

Step 2: Search for the Discord folder and double-click on it.

Step 3: Go to the Cache folder.

Step 4: Select all the files in the folder and delete them.

There you go, in just 4 steps you have now deleted your cache from your Windows desktop.

How to Clear Discord Cache on Mac

The steps to clear the Discord cache on Mac are very similar to the Windows process outlined above.

Step 1: Open the Finder folder
Step 2: Click on Go -> Go to Folder, the “Go to the folder” text box will appear.

Step 3: In the text box type “~/Library/Application Support/discord”, click on Go

Step 4: In the present view, right-click on the “Cache”, “Code Cache” and “GPUCache” folders, and then click on the “Move to Bin” button.

Step 5: Pro tip - Empty the trash folder once you have deleted the cache folders from your system.

How to Clear Discord Cache on Android

Similar to desktop solutions, Discord’s mobile applications save data as cache files. Our task here is to locate those files and delete them. Follow these steps to know-how:

Step 1: Go to the Settings Menu on your phone
Step 2: In the Settings menu go to Apps -> Manage Apps

Step 3: Scroll down to find Discord in the Apps list.

Step 4: Click on Discord and go to Storage

Step 5: Click on “Clear data”

Step 6: Finally, click on “Clear Cache” to delete the cache files

These steps will slightly change based on your Android version but basic steps will more or less remain the same.

How to Clear Discord Cache on iPhone

Deleting Cache files on your iPhone is a bit tricky. Sadly, there is no direct method for deleting cache files on your iPhone or your iPad. The only way to accomplish this is by deleting the Discord app on your iPhones to wipe out all the cache data.

To delete the Discord app on your iPhone follow these steps:

Step 1: Go to Settings -> General -> iPhone Storage.
Step 2: Scroll down to locate the Discord app and select it
Step 3: Finally, tap on the “Delete App” button

Step 4: Select “Delete App” again to confirm your actions.

And that’s it! If you have cleared your cache files but sadly you had to delete Discord, nevertheless, you can reinstall the application from the Apple store.

How to Clear Discord Cache on a Browser

If you prefer using Discord on your web browser instead of downloading the desktop app, here’s how you can easily delete the cache data from your chrome browser.

Step 1: Press on “Ctrl+Shift+Del”

Step 2: Click on the Cache images and files
Step 3: Click on “Clear data”

Why Clear Discord Cache?

Discord cache mostly includes image files that get added to the cache even if you don’t directly download them on Discord. Discord saves media files in the cache so they load quickly on your server. Now, there are a couple of reasons why you should occasionally delete your cache files.

Firstly, if you are facing any Discord server errors, clearing cache files could solve them. Secondly, some Discord servers share derogatory images or media files that get directly saved on your cache files even after they are deleted from your server. It’s not ideal to keep those files on your pc. So deleting your cache files can get rid of all the unwanted media on your desktop.