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CocoaPods Master Spec Repository (~/.cocoapods/repos)

Space: 3 GB – 15 GB+ developer macOS
Quick Answer: The CocoaPods repos directory stores local git clones of the iOS podspec master repository. Clearing repos is safe.

Bottom Line: It is 100% safe to clear ~/.cocoapods/repos. CocoaPods stores a full git history of all published iOS podspecs. Deleting it forces CocoaPods to use CDN fetching, saving gigabytes of SSD storage.

What is CocoaPods repos?

Located at ~/.cocoapods/repos/trunk or ~/.cocoapods/repos/master on macOS, CocoaPods historically maintained a multi-gigabyte Git clone of every iOS Swift and Objective-C podspec.

Can You Delete CocoaPods Repos?

✅ Yes, safe to delete.

  • Modern CocoaPods (v1.8+) uses CDN (cdn.cocoapods.org) by default, so local master repos are no longer needed.

How to Delete CocoaPods Repos

pod repo remove master
rm -rf ~/.cocoapods/repos/*

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