# Manage local profile data and clear cache

> Learn how to clear cache and local browser data for individual or all PersonaHub profiles, configure custom data directories, and protect account credentials.

Source: https://console.getchrovia.com/en/docs/profile-data

## Clean up data for an individual profile

In the **My profiles** list, open the **More** menu next to any profile to clean up its local browser data on this computer.

**Note**: Before cleaning up, quit the profile browser. Cleanup is blocked while its browser process is running.

![More menu for one profile](https://console.getchrovia.com/docs/screenshots/personahub-profile-more-data.webp)

PersonaHub provides two levels of data cleanup:

| Cleanup action | What is removed | What is retained |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Clear cache** | Files in the selected profile’s disk cache directory | Active website login sessions, cookies, IndexedDB, and site storage data |
| **Clear local data** | All local browser runtime data and cache for the selected profile, including cookies, login states, browsing history, and local extensions | The profile configuration, proxy nodes, and metadata stored in your cloud account |

![Clear cache confirmation](https://console.getchrovia.com/docs/screenshots/personahub-clear-cache-confirm.webp)

![Clear local data confirmation](https://console.getchrovia.com/docs/screenshots/personahub-clear-data-confirm.webp)

The confirmation dialog clearly displays the target profile's name. Important retention boundaries include:

- Clearing local data only resets the local browser environment on this device. It **does not delete** website usernames, passwords, TOTP authenticators, or passkeys saved in your account.
- Downloaded files outside the profile data and cache directories are retained.

## Global cleanup and data storage directory

Navigate to **Settings → Profile data** in the desktop client to manage profile data storage globally across this machine:

- **Clear cache / Clear all data**: These actions apply to all profiles in the current data directory, including local data left by other accounts. Their browser processes must be stopped first.
- **Change data directory**: Selecting a new storage directory does not migrate existing profile data or delete the old directory. Once updated, subsequent profile browser launches will initialize and store data in the new folder.

![Profile data settings](https://console.getchrovia.com/docs/screenshots/personahub-data-settings.webp)