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Safe to delete /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches?

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Mar 15, 202624307 views

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On a Snow Leopard machine, is it safe to delete the contents of the directory? In install logs, it is seemingly the cause of a failed install of a kernel extension.

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/System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/

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Yes, deleting the caches just means they'll have to be rebuilt on the next boot, so the next boot will take a few extra seconds.

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Safe to delete /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches?

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