Deleting usr/local/octave on Mac

Question

I have this folder on my Mac:

usr/loca/octave/3.8.0

It is taking up 2.3 gb. I don't really use octave anymore. Is there a safe way to delete this folder and save space? I ran brew uninstall octave , but that removed a different version of octave.

Answer 1

You should be able to delete anything in /usr/local (as it is specific to user), and run brew doctor to verify if the cleanup is complete.

Even you accidentally delete something undesired, you can always reinstall to get it back.