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AI agent data

• Where AI coding agents store data on your Mac, and what is safe to delete

  AI coding agents store conversations, caches and old versions in hidden folders: ~/.claude, ~/.codex, ~/.gemini, and Application Support for Cursor, Windsurf and Claude Desktop. Caches and old versions are safe to delete. Conversations are safe only if you won't resume them. Settings, memory and sign-in: never.

  Last checked 12 October 2026

• What is in ~/.claude, and what is safe to delete

  ~/.claude grows mainly from conversations in projects/, old versions in ~/.local/share/claude/versions and file-history/. Caches, logs and old versions are safe to delete. Conversations are safe if you won't resume them. Never delete settings, CLAUDE.md, memory/ folders or your credentials.

  Last checked 12 October 2026

• What is in ~/.codex, and what is safe to delete

  ~/.codex grows mainly from conversations in sessions/, stored by date, and from old versions in packages/. Caches, temporary files and logs are safe to delete. Old sessions are safe if you won't resume them. Never delete config.toml, AGENTS.md, memories or auth.json.

  Last checked 12 October 2026