com.microsoft.vscode.shipit User Caches

What is com.microsoft.vscode.shipit User Caches?

This folder contains cache files used by the macOS update helper for Visual Studio Code. On macOS, the ShipIt component is associated with installing or applying app updates and keeping the editor current between releases. The data in this location is temporary working data rather than your source code, projects, settings, or extensions. Users commonly encounter this folder when reviewing Library storage or cleaning up cache space. Removing it may clear stale updater files, but the folder can be recreated automatically the next time Visual Studio Code checks for or installs an update.

Safety overview

Status: Mostly safe

This is a user cache folder, so deleting it is generally low risk for your personal files. The main effect is that Visual Studio Code may need to download update data again, and any in-progress update workflow could be interrupted until the app rebuilds the cache. If you are troubleshooting update problems, quit Visual Studio Code before removing this folder so the updater is not using it at the same time.

Recommendation: You can remove this folder if you want to reclaim a small amount of space or reset cached updater data for Visual Studio Code. Keep it if VS Code is updating normally and you do not need the space. If you delete it, expect the cache to return later as the app performs future update checks or installations.

File path

• ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.VSCode.ShipIt

Related apps

• Visual Studio Code

Related processes

• ShipIt
• Code

Related can I delete pages

• ~/Library/Application Support/Code
• ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.VSCode
• ~/Library/Preferences/com.microsoft.VSCode.plist

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