If you’ve found yourself struggling with a nearly full Mac, check out CleanMyMac X. Storage constraints are an issue for many people, especially those who use Mac laptops with small SSDs. The new features and the redesign should help broaden the app’s appeal, especially to new users, but I’m also pleased to see that CleanMyMac X is focused on the fundamentals like running its scans faster because as a utility app, that counts as much anything else as far as I’m concerned. A one-time paid-up-front price of $89.95ĬleanMyMac 3 users can subscribe or purchase CleanMyMac X directly from MacPaw for a 50% discount, and for the next week, new users will receive a 30% discount.ĬleanMyMac has worked reliably for me for years, and I’m glad to see MacPaw continue to refine it.With CleanMyMac X, users now have three options: Previously, CleanMyMac 3 was $39.95 for a single-user license and available as part of MacPaw’s Setapp subscription service. That said, Smart Scan does seem faster.Īlong with the new design and features, MacPaw is introducing a new pricing model for CleanMyMac X. In my experience, scanning large files was the slowest part of CleanMyMac 3, so removing it from the default scan makes a big difference even before tuning the app’s code. The app does seem faster, but running side-by-side tests on the same Mac with the CleanMyMac 3 and X is not an apples-to-apples comparison because the newer version has moved the large files scan from its Smart Scan to a separate part of the app. As a result, the animations and other visuals have little impact on how I work but do provide useful feedback on what the app is doing if you prefer to keep a closer eye on it.īeyond the new look, MacPaw says CleanMyMac X finds junk three times faster than earlier versions. When CleanMyMac is finished scanning, I get a notification, look at the results, start the cleanup process, and go back to what I was doing. I typically start a CleanMyMac scan, which is a one-click process, and move on to doing something else. However, although the design feels like a radical departure from traditional Mac apps, it is also a natural extension of CleanMyMac 3’s design.ĬleanMyMac 3 (left) vs. It’s an opinionated design that may not appeal to some. The app also has virtually no window chrome, dispensing with elements like title bars and toolbars. However, CleanMyMac X goes further than before with shiny, translucent, gradient-heavy icons in most sections of the app. That list has grown with CleanMyMac X, which has also been significantly redesigned.ĬleanMyMac has always featured bold, colorful icons and animations to let users know what’s happening at each stage of the cleanup process. The app has grown over the years into a suite of utilities that also includes an uninstaller, system maintenance checks, privacy tools, large and old file removal, and a file shredder. However, CleanMyMac does more than scan your Mac for junk and remove it. The vast majority of the time I use CleanMyMac to free up space on my Mac. Today, MacPaw released an update to the app called CleanMyMac X in honor of the app’s ten-year anniversary. To eliminate the junk and keep as much space free as possible on my Mac, I’ve used CleanMyMac by MacPaw for several years. There are also large language files, localizations, and other system files that most people don’t need. So "Other" might be you most important data.There’s a lot of junk that builds up on a Mac over time. "Other" is just a label for things which does not fit into the limited MacOS categories when showing what is stored on the Mac. Note: "Purgeable space" is not the same as "other". And you can use the "Space Lens" to view what exactly are taking up all that space. You can delete "purgeable data" which are data which are not strickly necessary because they can be downloaded again. The uninstaller helps you delete all the bits and pieces which would otherwise be left. The cleaning deletes many MB or GB of system junk every time. We run it regularly (about weekly) on our three Macs and have been using the app for about 10 years. But if you want a tool box which can help make your Mac continue to be as fast as on day one you should get CleanMyMac X. If you want only to do something about malware there is Malwarebytes. Probably russian bots as the app is from Ukraine. Click to expand.There are always someone who writes bad stuff about CleanMyMac X in forums.
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