![]() And I apologize for the almost unreadable formatting, a severe limitation of MacUpdate itself, which compresses maximum text into minimum space, leaving no whitespace for readability. But if all you can come up with is 5 stars and a sentence or two saying that program X is great and I don't know what I'm talking about, please save your breath. I will rate all these programs with one star, probably one more than they deserve. If I have missed any programs that should be on the list, please leave a comment and let me know. (Although macOS still comes with the storage drive initialized as "Macintosh HD," a quaint relic of a bygone era.) You are well-advised to read any program documentation and make a RELIABLE BACKUP before attempting any changes. Many have "disk" in their name, although disks, especially internal ones, are now a thing of the past. Macs simply do not need "cleaning." (See for example: ) Some of these programs are notorious for being little more than malware. True experts in macOS maintenance advise against using any of them, because in general they serve little useful purpose and they can easily do more harm than good. Most of the developers' descriptions boast about what a great job they do, but the truth is, there are no good, comprehensive, head-to-head reviews of these programs by impartial 3rd parties. Many - probably the most accurate and honest - have negative reviews, by users who have been burned by them. ![]() Many have what look to be essentially fake 5-star reviews with no useful commentary. There are now 76 (that's SEVENTY-SIX) programs in the list, and it seems like new entries in the 'Mac cleaner' market space pop up every day, metastasizing like a cancer. Before you even *think* of installing any of them, PLEASE read this. As a public service to the MacUpdate community, I've found as many of these "cleaner" apps on this website as I could and listed them them below. I use the Malware feature, but as a knowledge management expert I balance privacy against history, so I choose to keep historical content, just in case.This is not a review per se, it is a discussion of the class of software to which this program belongs. CleanMyMac X also removes Malware, removes browsing history and browser autofills to improve privacy, and deletes chat history in apps like Messages and Skype. And yes, it even empties that neglected trash bin.īut you guessed, that’s not all. CleanMyMac covers system junk, photo junk, iTunes junk, and unnecessary mail attachments. ![]() The UI presents a list of results, just one more click and they all get resolved. How hard is it to remove the junk? Click a button. Plain language is another indicator that the CleanMyMac team gets it. The company also calls this digital detritus junk. The most important role CleanMyMac plays is that of removing junk. But like everything else in the world, operating systems have become so complex no one really knows all their ins and outs. Want to make a quick friend in the office, spend a few minutes to make their computer run faster by deleting a few things. In the early days of computing, I didn’t mind being the expert who knew where Apple of Microsoft hid things or abandoned them.
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