Virtual OS Container
This container folder stores sandboxed data for virtualOS, an open-source macOS app used to run virtualized macOS environments.
What is Virtual OS Container?
virtualOS appears to be a third-party open-source virtualization app for macOS. The folder at ~/Library/Containers/com.github.yep.ios.virtualOS is its app container, which macOS uses to store sandboxed app data, settings, and possibly VM-related working files for that app.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
This is not a macOS system container. It is likely associated with a user-installed app, so removing it would mainly affect virtualOS data rather than macOS itself. Deleting it may erase the app's saved settings, local state, and potentially virtual machine data stored inside the container.
Recommendation: Keep this folder if you still use virtualOS or want to preserve its configuration and any local virtual machine data. If you have uninstalled virtualOS and no longer need its data, this container is usually optional to remove after confirming nothing important is stored there.
File path
~/Library/Containers/com.github.yep.ios.virtualOS
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