Creative application storage
Editors trade disk space for smoother playback, faster thumbnails, and quicker rendering. Some of that storage is rebuildable cache, while some may contain active drafts or the only local copy of project media.
Scan the drive that holds the editor's cache or project data, then check Space You Can Reclaim and Review to Free Up Space. SizeTrend separates known cache locations from ambiguous or project-owned storage.
Expand a row to see the contributing folders. A single application can use a system drive for cache even when the original photographs or video projects live elsewhere.
Adobe applications generate media, waveform, preview, and Camera Raw cache data to accelerate editing. The files can be recreated, but reopening a project may be slower while previews and indexes are rebuilt.
Close Adobe applications before cleaning. Use the application cache controls when you need to keep recent or project-specific cache data.
Lightroom Classic stores thumbnails and generated previews near its catalogs. They can be rebuilt from the original photographs, but folders may open more slowly until that work finishes.
SizeTrend does not include Smart Preview data in the ordinary preview-cache cleanup. Smart Previews can support editing while originals are offline, so do not treat them as interchangeable with thumbnails.
DaVinci Resolve commonly uses the name CacheClip for render cache. Other applications or users can choose the same folder name, so a drive scan cannot prove ownership from the name alone.
SizeTrend shows possible Resolve caches for review rather than deleting them. Confirm the location in Resolve and remove render cache through Resolve when possible.
CapCut keeps working copies, previews, downloaded effects, and render data in its local User Data area. Active drafts may depend on those files, which is why SizeTrend does not clean the whole location automatically.
Use CapCut's cache control first. Before removing anything manually, open the drafts you care about and verify that their source media and project state are intact.
Clipchamp can retain local working copies of video, audio, and image assets. Clearing them can recover substantial space, but an older project may ask you to locate the source files again.
Verify that the originals or a Clipchamp content backup still exist. Then use Clipchamp Settings, Storage, or the Windows app Reset option appropriate to the installed version.
Separate cache from project data before cleaning.
Rebuilding a preview is inconvenient. Losing a draft or its only source file is much worse.