# Discord Desktop Cache

## Overview

**Evidence:** Discord Desktop Cache\
**Description:** Collect Discord Desktop Cache\
**Category:** Applications\
**Platform:** aix\
**Short Name:** dscrd\
**Is Parsed:** No\
**Sent to Investigation Hub:** Yes\
**Collect File(s):** Yes

## Background

Discord is a communication platform with desktop applications that cache messages, media, and other content locally. The cache contains recent communications, shared files, and user interactions stored in the Application Support directory.

## Data Collected

This collector gathers structured data about discord desktop cache.

## Collection Method

This collector gathers Discord desktop cache data from user-specific Library/Application Support/discord directories, which contains cached messages, images, and communication content.

## Forensic Value

Discord cache is valuable for investigating communications, file sharing, malware distribution through Discord, data leaks, and coordinated attacks. It can reveal conversations, shared malicious files, command and control communications, and threat actor coordination.
