---
id: freeing-space.which-developer-caches-does-free-up-space-clear
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/which-developer-caches-does-free-up-space-clear
category: "Freeing up space"
subcategory: "Caches and clutter"
question: "Which developer caches does Free Up Space clear?"
alt_questions:
  - "Does Storage Studio clean Xcode DerivedData?"
  - "Clear npm pip cargo yarn cache Mac"
  - "Homebrew cache cleanup Storage Studio"
  - "Docker build cache taking space Mac"
  - "Developer cache cleaner for Mac"
short_answer: "Xcode derived data and module caches, Homebrew's download cache, npm, pip, cargo and yarn caches, and Docker and Podman build caches — each shown with its size so you can untick what you want to keep."
tags: ["developer caches", "xcode", "homebrew", "docker"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-does-clear-developer-and-package-caches-remove", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-is-step-1-cache-cleanup"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Which developer caches does Free Up Space clear?

Free Up Space's cache step looks at the well-known developer locations:

- Xcode's derived data and module caches
- Homebrew's download cache
- npm, pip, cargo and yarn caches
- Docker's layer cache and Podman's build cache

You see each with its size and can untick any you want to keep. All of these are rebuilt by the tools that use them; the cost is a slower next build or install, not lost work.

Larger developer data that isn't a cache — Xcode simulators, archives, device support files, iOS device backups — is listed in [What's Using Space](https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/what-is-whats-using-space), where it can be moved to your fast drive rather than deleted.