What's Mac's CCLeaner alternative?

scott9s · Mar 21, 2008, 09:48 AM

As a windows user, I love ccleaner. It cleans out all the privacy data from firefox, windows, ie, and more.

Is there a ccleaner for windows?

Meaning is there an app that I can run to securely delete all my history, cookies, temp files in safari, firefox, empties trash, and cleans up any mac temp directories.

thanks,

Scott

rychencop · Mar 21, 2008, 09:53 AM

i use onyx.

UltraNEO* · Mar 21, 2008, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scott9s

As a windows user, I love ccleaner. It cleans out all the privacy data from firefox, windows, ie, and more.

Is there a ccleaner for windows?

Meaning is there an app that I can run to securely delete all my history, cookies, temp files in safari, firefox, empties trash, and cleans up any mac temp directories.

thanks,

Scott

Hiya Scott,
I hate to piss on your parade but doesn't matter what software we use to securely erase date from your HD, a professional data recovery company can still recover everything we ever delete, plus a who lot more.

Though for the average Joe, MacOS X has a built in feature that securely delete the trash from your HD. For everything else, there's onyx.

scott9s · Mar 21, 2008, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by UltraNEO*

Hiya Scott,
I hate to piss on your parade but doesn't matter what software we use to securely erase date from your HD, a professional data recovery company can still recover everything we ever delete, plus a who lot more.

Agreed. I'm more concerned with the every day joe, viruses, and everything else. I know, I know. OS X has no viruses, and everything is just fine, but I say it's better be safe than sorry.

I also think it's nice to start with a fresh start as far as Browsers are concerned.

canucks-17 · Mar 21, 2008, 10:17 AM

I use feature Reset Safari which is built into Safari.

rychencop · Mar 21, 2008, 10:18 AM

also...use firefox as your browser. it can delete all your online data upon exiting. be nice if safari did that.

JorgeDX3 · Jul 25, 2008, 01:02 AM

i have read that onyx is a good software for that, but you can do this:
Finder>Applications>Utilities>Disk Utility>Erase tab>CLICK YOUR HD IN THE LEFT COLUMN>Erase Free Space...>THE 7 TIMES OPTION IS THE BEST BUT TAKES LONG IF YOUR HARD DRIVE IS BIG.

I used after having my black macbook for about 2 1/2 months and I got back about 1.2 GB.

pimpsquash · Apr 7, 2009, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UltraNEO*

Hiya Scott,
I hate to piss on your parade but doesn't matter what software we use to securely erase date from your HD, a professional data recovery company can still recover everything we ever delete, plus a who lot more.

Though for the average Joe, MacOS X has a built in feature that securely delete the trash from your HD. For everything else, there's onyx.

Of course an Apple user would be so blunt. Sorry to piss on YOUR parade, but if you know a little about computers you can make data irrecoverable.

Hard-Hat-Mac · Apr 7, 2009, 04:21 PM

I'm a huge fan of Clean App from synium.

It's logging barely touches my system and it's helpful to get rid of all those useless files.

Also good is App Zapper.

HHM

kastenbrust · Apr 7, 2009, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by pimpsquash

Of course an Apple user would be so blunt. Sorry to piss on YOUR parade, but if you know a little about computers you can make data irrecoverable.

This is true, the other guy was being naive, you can zero your hard drive 30 times using the OS X install disk, and no one can ever ever ever recover any data then, but it takes about a week to do on a normal hard drive, its even NSA approved.

J the Ninja · Apr 7, 2009, 05:08 PM

Despite all the claims that zero-d out data is still recoverable, I'm not aware of anyone who has ever been able to successfully demonstrate it, even if it was only one pass.

emt1 · Apr 7, 2009, 09:35 PM

Nobody has ever recovered data that has been zeroed out. It's possible in theory though.

Blaine · Apr 7, 2009, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UltraNEO*

Hiya Scott,
I hate to piss on your parade but doesn't matter what software we use to securely erase date from your HD, a professional data recovery company can still recover everything we ever delete, plus a who lot more.

Though for the average Joe, MacOS X has a built in feature that securely delete the trash from your HD. For everything else, there's onyx.

Felt like you needed to watermark your image?

The watermark is a little overboard, and I would have highlighted the secure empty trash instead of preferences.

kastenbrust · Apr 8, 2009, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blaine

Felt like you needed to watermark your image?

The watermark is a little overboard, and I would have highlighted the secure empty trash instead of preferences.

He runs his own site, thats why, if you checked his signature, profile or name rather than complaining you'd know that.

michael.lauden · Apr 8, 2009, 12:46 AM

CCleaner is great for windows.

you can use Onyx for OS X. it is similar.

but the program i use the most is called MainMenu. great for running scripts, cleaning, deleting cache's, etc.

ChadJK · Oct 15, 2009, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UltraNEO*

Hiya Scott,
I hate to piss on your parade but doesn't matter what software we use to securely erase date from your HD, a professional data recovery company can still recover everything we ever delete, plus a whole lot more.

According to the 2006 NIST Special Publication 800-88 (p. 7): "Studies have shown that most of today’s media can be effectively cleared by one overwrite" and "for ATA disk drives manufactured after 2001 (over 15 GB) the terms clearing and purging have converged."

ArtCaffrey · May 26, 2011, 10:45 AM

as of 24-May-2011 Piriform, the makers of CCleaner, have anounced the imminent release of a public beta for ccleaner

http://www.piriform.com/mac

blevins321 · May 26, 2011, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArtCaffrey

as of 24-May-2011 Piriform, the makers of CCleaner, have anounced the imminent release of a public beta for ccleaner

http://www.piriform.com/mac

Oooooh. Cool!.

OP - It's not free, but I like CleanMyMac. People here will claim it erases too much (it clears PPC code), but I've never had a problem with it. And I have a few complex program installations.

GGJstudios · May 26, 2011, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by blevins321

Oooooh. Cool!.

OP - It's not free, but I like CleanMyMac. People here will claim it erases too much (it clears PPC code), but I've never had a problem with it. And I have a few complex program installations.

Cleaners such as this are not necessary and many do more harm than good. One app that I would not recommend, based on the number of complaints that have been posted in this forum and elsewhere, is CleanMyMac. As an example: CleanMyMac cleaned too much

While you may not have encountered problems yet, it's still not a good recommendation for others, based on the number of problems being reported.

By the way, this thread was started over 3 years ago, and the OP hasn't been on this site for over a year.

stefmesman · May 26, 2011, 01:47 PM

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Im using mackeeper

GGJstudios · May 26, 2011, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by stefmesman

Im using mackeeper

I wouldn't recommend that, either. You really don't need any "cleaner" app. If you insist on using some kind of maintenance app, the only one I could comfortably recommend is Onyx.

scott9s · Jun 1, 2011, 11:54 AM

Interesting. I've been using CleanMyMac without a problem. I'll look at CCleaner when it comes out.

acedickson · Jun 4, 2011, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by scott9s

Interesting. I've been using CleanMyMac without a problem. I'll look at CCleaner when it comes out.

It's out. Lifehacker: CCleaner

jasin · Jun 4, 2011, 01:21 AM

Cocktail

http://www.maintain.se/cocktail/index.php

jesterscourt · Jun 4, 2011, 11:28 AM

Note: You need Leopard or Higher.

Link

Mar 21, 2008, 09:48 AM	#1
scott9s macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2008	What's Mac's CCLeaner alternative? As a windows user, I love ccleaner. It cleans out all the privacy data from firefox, windows, ie, and more. Is there a ccleaner for windows? Meaning is there an app that I can run to securely delete all my history, cookies, temp files in safari, firefox, empties trash, and cleans up any mac temp directories. thanks, Scott
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rychencop macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: http://www.northaugusta.net/	i use onyx. __________________ 15.4" 2.4GHz A1226 MBP, 4Gb Ram, 240Gb SSD, OS 10.7.5 3G Nano , iPhone 5
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canucks-17 macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2008	I use feature Reset Safari which is built into Safari. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Macbook SR 2.2/2/160/10.5.3
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rychencop macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: http://www.northaugusta.net/	also...use firefox as your browser. it can delete all your online data upon exiting. be nice if safari did that. __________________ 15.4" 2.4GHz A1226 MBP, 4Gb Ram, 240Gb SSD, OS 10.7.5 3G Nano , iPhone 5
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JorgeDX3 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Your mom's bed	i have read that onyx is a good software for that, but you can do this: Finder>Applications>Utilities>Disk Utility>Erase tab>CLICK YOUR HD IN THE LEFT COLUMN>Erase Free Space...>THE 7 TIMES OPTION IS THE BEST BUT TAKES LONG IF YOUR HARD DRIVE IS BIG. I used after having my black macbook for about 2 1/2 months and I got back about 1.2 GB. __________________ 15" Unibody MacBook Pro 500GB HD, 4GB RAM, 2.66GHz Intel i7 Processor 32GB 4th gen iPod touch
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Hard-Hat-Mac macrumors regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: Philly Burbs	I'm a huge fan of Clean App from synium. It's logging barely touches my system and it's helpful to get rid of all those useless files. Also good is App Zapper. HHM __________________ 32GB iPhone 5s Gold/White 64GB White 3G iPad 24" iMac, 3.06 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 1TB HD, ATI 4850 13'' 2.7GHz i7 MacBook Air 256GB SSD 8GB
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emt1 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wisconsin	Nobody has ever recovered data that has been zeroed out. It's possible in theory though.
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michael.lauden macrumors 68020 Join Date: Dec 2008	CCleaner is great for windows. you can use Onyx for OS X. it is similar. but the program i use the most is called MainMenu. great for running scripts, cleaning, deleting cache's, etc.
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May 26, 2011, 10:45 AM	#17
ArtCaffrey macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2011	CCleaner for MAC as of 24-May-2011 Piriform, the makers of CCleaner, have anounced the imminent release of a public beta for ccleaner http://www.piriform.com/mac
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stefmesman macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Netherlands	Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3_3 like Mac OS X; nl-nl) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8J2 Safari/6533.18.5) Im using mackeeper
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scott9s Thread Starter macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2008	Interesting. I've been using CleanMyMac without a problem. I'll look at CCleaner when it comes out.
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jasin Banned Join Date: Jun 2011	Cocktail http://www.maintain.se/cocktail/index.php
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jesterscourt macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2009	Direct link to CCleaner for OSX Note: You need Leopard or Higher. Link
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