deleting log fear

[dennisfcampbell]

noticed that there are logs from years ago and want to clean but am unsure ....have read that deleting user logs is safe but something says wait get advice !
what about system logs are they just extra baggage that be cleaned safely .......
thanks

 

[oldscribe]

Hi,

Safe to do both but back up first, and to save a long post have a look here regarding user logs.

https://osxdaily.com/2017/05/06/clear-user-logs-mac/

And for system logs look here

https://www.imymac.com/mac-cleaner/delete-system-log-files-on-mac.html