Resolve Common Teams Issues by Clearing the Cache
This article applies to: Microsoft Teams
Several different problems can often be fixed in Teams by clearing Teams' cache.
They are:
- The Teams app not launching properly and instead showing a message that says, "We're sorry—we've run into an issue."
- Inability to log in to Teams.
- Missing or different information compared to what the web version of Teams displays.
- Inability to find users or teams.
- General slowness.
- Profile pictures missing or showing outdated images.
- Status not updating.
- Background images not showing.
To clear Teams' cache, follow the instructions below.
Clear the Teams Cache on Windows
You will need to execute command-line instructions on your computer. If you are uncomfortable doing so, contact your IT Service Group for assistance.
- Quit Microsoft Teams.
- Hold the key while pressing the key.
- Run will launch. In it, copy and paste the following:
%localappdata%\packages\msteams_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Microsoft\MSTeams - Click .
- Delete all files and folders in this directory.
- Start the Microsoft Teams app.
Clear the Teams Cache on a Mac
You will need to execute command-line instructions on your computer. If you are uncomfortable doing so, contact your IT Service Group for assistance.
- Quit Microsoft Teams.
- In the Finder, click on then open the Utilities folder.
- Double-click .
- Copy and paste the following line of text into the box that appears and hit .
rm -rf ~/Library/Group Containers/UBF8T346G9.com.microsoft.teams - Copy and paste the following line of text into the same box and hit .
rm -rf ~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.teams2 - Quit Terminal.
- Relaunch Microsoft Teams.
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