How to clear Microsoft Office cache on Mac?

To clear Microsoft Office cache files on your Mac, you should open Finder, click Go on the menu bar > Go to Folder, and enter ~/Library/Containers/ to access the Containers folder, then find the folder related to Microsoft Office and locate the cache folder inside it. Finally, clean up that cache folder.

How to find temporary files on Mac?

On a Mac, there are various types of temporary files, including cache files, app leftovers, installation temporary files, and system temporary files, which are stored in multiple locations. You can open Finder, navigate to the top menu bar, click Go > Go to Folder, and enter these directory paths to find the temp files on your Mac. User caches: ~/Library/Caches System caches: /Library/Caches Temporary items: /private/var/folders Application temporary files: ~/Library/Containers/ System log files: /private/var/log

How to clear cache and temporary files on Mac?

Cache files are scattered across different locations on your Mac. We suggest you use iBoysoft DiskGeeker to clean up user cache, application cache, and other junk files on your Mac. For the temporary files, they are always automatically deleted once you close the apps or restart your Mac.

Clean Office Temp Files Mac - iBoysoft MagicMenu Extension

Cleaning up the Office temporary files keeps the folders clean and organized, and avoids Office errors or conflicts.

Well, in this post, we'll guide you to use iBoysoft MagicMenu's Office Temp Files(~$) Cleaner extension to clean up the Office temp files on your Mac with a right-click.

Let's start now!

About 'Office Temp Files(~$) Cleaner' in iBoysoft MagicMenu

As one of the extensions in iBoysoft MagicMenu - a right-click enhancer for Mac, Office Temp Files(~$) Cleaner helps scan and check for Office 365 temporary files starting with "~$" in a folder or along a specified path, and clean them up with one click.

When you edit a document in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or so, Office creates a small temporary file starting with ~$ to prevent simultaneous edits and enable recovery. These files are normally deleted when you close the document.

However, ~$ files may remain if Office crashes, the file isn't closed properly, system permissions block auto-cleanup, or network share access is interrupted.

Since the ~$ files are hidden by default and may be stored in the same directory as the original file, the AutoRecovery Folder, or the Temporary Cache Folder, it is time-consuming for you to find and delete them on your Mac.

Thus, iBoysoft MagicMenu offers an extension - Office Temp Files(~$) Cleaner to help you clear up the Office temp files with one click.

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How to enable 'Office Temp Files(~$) Cleaner' to your right-click menu

Office Temp Files(~$) Cleaner is an extension of the right-click enhancer - iBoysoft MagicMenu. With it, you can right-click to delete the Office temp files from the target folder or specific path rather than find the hidden Office temp files that may be scattered on your Mac.

Steps to download and install Office Temp Files(~$) Cleaner for free onto your right-click menu:

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On the app's main interface, click Extension on the left sidebar.
Find Office Temp Files(~$) Cleaner and click the download button ⇩ next to it to install this extension onto your right-click menu.

How to check & clear Office temp files with 'Office Temp Files(~$) Cleaner'

After enabling iBoysoft MagicMenu's Office Temp Files(~$) Cleaner to your right-click menu, now you can follow the steps below to clear Office 365 temp files or clear Microsoft Office cache on your Mac.

Right-click the folder where your Office files are stored, as the Office temporary files are usually stored in the same destination as the original file.
Select Clean Office Temp Files.
Wait for the scanning process to complete.
Choose the Office temp files you want to delete and click Clean selected files to delete them from your Mac.

Note: The Office temp files can also be stored in the AutoRecovery folder in the Library folder inside your home folder. You can find and right-click the AutoRecovery folder and select Clean Office Temp Files to delete the Office 365 temp files on your Mac.

Also, you can right-click any of your frequently used folders and use the iBoysoft MagicMenu's Clean Office Temp Files option on your right-click menu to check and clear Office temp files.

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FAQs about clearing Office temp files on Mac

QHow to clear Microsoft Office cache on Mac?: A
To clear Microsoft Office cache files on your Mac, you should open Finder, click Go on the menu bar > Go to Folder, and enter ~/Library/Containers/ to access the Containers folder, then find the folder related to Microsoft Office and locate the cache folder inside it. Finally, clean up that cache folder.

QHow to find temporary files on Mac?: A
On a Mac, there are various types of temporary files, including cache files, app leftovers, installation temporary files, and system temporary files, which are stored in multiple locations.

You can open Finder, navigate to the top menu bar, click Go > Go to Folder, and enter these directory paths to find the temp files on your Mac.

User caches: ~/Library/Caches
System caches: /Library/Caches
Temporary items: /private/var/folders
Application temporary files: ~/Library/Containers/
System log files: /private/var/log

QHow to clear cache and temporary files on Mac?: A
Cache files are scattered across different locations on your Mac. We suggest you use iBoysoft DiskGeeker to clean up user cache, application cache, and other junk files on your Mac. For the temporary files, they are always automatically deleted once you close the apps or restart your Mac.