Clean Up Creative Apps: Adobe, Final Cut Pro, and More

The Creative App Storage Problem

Creative applications are notorious storage hogs:

• Adobe Creative Cloud - Can consume 20-100+ GB
• Final Cut Pro - Render files grow endlessly
• Logic Pro - Sound libraries and projects
• Figma - Local cache files
• Sketch - Cached previews and versions

Why Creative Apps Use So Much Space

Cache Files

• Preview thumbnails
• Undo history
• Auto-save files
• GPU caches

Render Files

• Video render cache
• Audio render files
• Effect previews
• Export attempts

Temporary Files

• Import processing
• Format conversion
• Failed operations
• Clipboard data

DiskCleanKit's Creative Apps Cleaner

We target the specific junk locations for each creative application.

Supported Applications

Adobe Creative Cloud

• Photoshop scratch disks and cache
• Premiere Pro media cache
• After Effects disk cache
• Lightroom previews
• Illustrator recovery files

Apple Pro Apps

• Final Cut Pro render files
• Logic Pro audio cache
• Motion render cache
• Compressor temporary files

Other Creative Tools

• Figma local cache
• Sketch cached previews
• Affinity app caches
• DaVinci Resolve cache

What Gets Cleaned

Safe to Remove

Always Safe

• Media cache files (regenerated when needed)
• Preview thumbnails
• Old auto-recovery files
• Clipboard cache
• Undo history beyond recent

Usually Safe

• Render files for completed projects
• Export temporary files
• Old project backups

Never Touched

• Your actual project files
• Source media
• Exported final files
• Plugin settings
• Application preferences

Using the Creative Apps Cleaner

Running a Scan

1. Open DiskCleanKit

2. Go to Deep Scan

3. Select Creative Apps category

4. Click Scan

5. Review findings by application

Reviewing Results

See breakdown by app:

• Adobe Photoshop - X GB cache
• Final Cut Pro - X GB render files
• Figma - X GB local cache
• etc.

Selecting What to Clean

For each application:

• View file types found
• See age of files
• Select categories to clean

Application-Specific Tips

Adobe Photoshop

What Accumulates

• Scratch disk files
• Recovery data
• Clipboard images
• Font cache

Safe to Clean

• Old scratch files
• Recovery data (after saving)
• Temp clipboard

Before Cleaning

• Save all open documents
• Close Photoshop

Adobe Premiere Pro

What Accumulates

• Media cache (huge!)
• Peak files
• Preview renders
• Conform files

Safe to Clean

• Media cache for old projects
• Peak files (regenerate quickly)
• Old previews

Before Cleaning

• Finish active exports
• Note: Cache speeds up project loading

Final Cut Pro

What Accumulates

• Render files
• Analysis files
• Generated thumbnails
• Background render data

Safe to Clean

• Render files (regenerate when needed)
• Analysis for completed projects
• Old thumbnails

Before Cleaning

• Finish current renders
• Export completed projects

Figma

What Accumulates

• Local file cache
• Font cache
• Thumbnail cache

Safe to Clean

• All cache files (cloud-based app)
• Old thumbnails

Best Practices

When to Clean

After Completing Projects

• Clean render files
• Remove old caches
• Archive project files

Monthly Maintenance

• Review cache sizes
• Clean accumulated junk
• Check available space

Before Major Projects

• Clear old caches
• Reclaim space for new work
• Ensure optimal performance

Project Workflow

1. Start project - Clean slate

2. During work - Let caches build

3. Complete project - Export finals

4. Archive - Move project to storage

5. Clean - Remove render/cache files

Results to Expect

Typical space savings:

Light Creative Use

• 5-15 GB from Adobe apps
• 2-10 GB from other creative tools

Heavy Creative Use

• 20-50 GB from Adobe apps
• 10-30 GB from video editors
• 5-15 GB from other tools

Professional Use

• Large cache accumulation over time
• More files to review and clean
• Regular maintenance recommended

Creative apps are essential but can accumulate cache. Regular cleaning helps keep things organized!