I ran CleanMyMac the time I installed Mt. Lion. My last scan was last January 9, '13 and it recovered a total space of 11.15GB....
What was the 11.15GB of data?
I ran CleanMyMac the time I installed Mt. Lion. My last scan was last January 9, '13 and it recovered a total space of 11.15GB....
I have no idea. I was at shock too when I realized the app freed about 11GB of files.
For all those people wondering about this... I recommend doing some of your own digging to understand what is going on. 90% of programs do leave files behind. Want to see them? After you deleted the app and emptied your trash open a terminal and run:
cd /
sudo du -ah | grep <program name>
Substitute the <program name> for a part of the name of the program you are deleting. All this is doing is listing all the files that match that string.
Example, if I delete a program called "bookclub", I'd probably run 'sudo du -ah | grep bookclub.
Most of the time you'll find a handful of very small files. Nothing to be concerned about.
Or not. Like the other apps mentioned here, it's not necessary.TRY CCleaner
As stated earlier, while you may not have experienced problems yet, enough people have that it's wise to warn users, especially since the app is unnecessary at best.Ive used Cleanmymac for yrs now..never had a problem. People that screw things up when using must not know what they are doing.