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Package manager caches include the download caches of tools such as npm, yarn, pip and Homebrew, located in their respective directories (such as ~/.npm and ~/Library/Caches/Homebrew); these caches speed up subsequent installs but can be safely cleaned, and the tools will re-download as needed.
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