There were multiple Mac people at the previous TMF Apple board who used CleanMyMac - I am hoping some are here. I am considering CleanMyMac.
Today I find 3 version/purchase options. One through the Apple App Store, one via something called Setup (a way to get access to several pieces of software @ $10/month) and via the software creator’s own website.
I have no interest in the Setup Option.
After reading various articles I am still uninformed at what I loose by choosing the App store version. The words I understand - but I don’t have a clue about what it will mean to me. Does any version do things beyond say Onyx? Does CleanMyMac remove things like plist files, caches, etc. from applications that are no longer on my Mac? Etc.
Maybe this software does nothing to change/improve the actual user’s experience. For example deleting files merely to increase empty space is not important. But deleting useless files which are loaded into RAM could affect performance.
I don’t want to fall into the type trap Windows people get sucked into around anti-virus – Microsoft provides an excellent AV program in the OS - and yet many users spend money for one or more AV programs.
Thoughts, experience and education will be appreciated.
For perspective years ago I would clean PRAM, occasionally run Onxy and even occasionally Disk Utilities’s First Aid, etc. Over the years, I have ceased such things as they did not make any differences I could see.
Gordon : this may help:
As an AI language model, I do not have access to Clean My Mac’s specific functionalities or capabilities. However, generally speaking, a Mac cleaning tool like Clean My Mac could remove various types of files, including:
Temporary and cache files
Duplicate files and folders
Old backups and system files
Large and unused files
Language files for languages you do not use
System logs and diagnostic reports
Unwanted email attachments
Broken downloads and installations
Old iOS backups and software updates
Trashed files and folders.
Again, the specific features of Clean My Mac may vary depending on the version and updates installed.
There were multiple Mac people at the previous TMF Apple board who used CleanMyMac - I am hoping some are here. I am considering CleanMyMac.
Today I find 3 version/purchase options. One through the Apple App Store, one via something called Setup (a way to get access to several pieces of software @ $10/month) and via the software creator’s own website.
I have no interest in the Setup Option.
After reading various articles I am still uninformed at what I loose by choosing the App store version. The words I understand - but I don’t have a clue about what it will mean to me. Does any version do things beyond say Onyx? Does CleanMyMac remove things like plist files, caches, etc. from applications that are no longer on my Mac? Etc.
Maybe this software does nothing to change/improve the actual user’s experience. For example deleting files merely to increase empty space is not important. But deleting useless files which are loaded into RAM could affect performance.
I don’t want to fall into the type trap Windows people get sucked into around anti-virus – Microsoft provides an excellent AV program in the OS - and yet many users spend money for one or more AV programs.
Thoughts, experience and education will be appreciated.
For perspective years ago I would clean PRAM, occasionally run Onxy and even occasionally Disk Utilities’s First Aid, etc. Over the years, I have ceased such things as they did not make any differences I could see.
Going way, way back, CleanMyMac was, is still a scary app as far as I’m concerned. I know I have multiple copies of file, photos scattered about my Mac, but to eliminate all duplicates may remove them from relevant locations I purposely put them as they were related to that item, family, whatever.
I think its best to rely on apps like AppDelete that chase down not only the app but the tenticles left around the system… I just don’t trust automating a cleanup…
Maybe if we had few projects, or a new system, better organized, but some of my folders, projects go way, way back, occasionally I get back to them… But I do need to look into some of the old folders, when I find time. Many older files I no longer can open, the original program, MacDraw II, various similar are in older PICT or DRW file formats that even Graphic Converter can’t open, other than to see the Raw data, , same with old Word files, but sometimes the text can be saved… Anyway, I did a lot of work related sketches, docs, that I don’t want deleted, maybe I can find a way to pen them someday…
Bottom line, I don’t trust bots to access, mess with older stuff in there…
Tonight I jumped into App Zapper, it works the same as the AppDelete I used to use in Mojave… $19, keycode, done… I tried a couple others, wasn’t impressed, deleted some apps, maybe too soon as App Zapper would have found, cleaned up the remnants buried in the system prefs, etc, but too late to go back… It defaults to protect Apple apps, so the clear iDVD I had to uncheck a box… So far so good!
I also have used AppZapper for several years. The only issue I have experienced is the App has not updated properly. Fortunately I kept my key and had no issues with the current version which came out maybe 3 years ago.
Another thing that happens is the program when used will stay in the dock, but not open when clicked. I just right click the dock icon, Quit & remove from the Dock. Then fire it up again.
This app is superior the the often recommended approach of deleting the *.app file
The AppZapper I just downloaded is only v2.03, so maybe not all that old… I placed an alias in the Dock, as I had AppDelete, handy place…
Bit by bit, trying to clean up some of the stuff I’d added over the years…
I’d noticed autoping was missing on my toolbar this morning, spotted it, Opened it, seems happy, so lives on… Currently showing a157ms response… A handy way to spot failures if Comcast goes away…
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