Should this be an essential programme to Clean Up or is nothing needed and if nothing is needed , How should a Mac be cleaned and how regular please.?
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I would avoid that and MacKeeper. Both can cause more harm than good. A quick search of the forum here would give some interesting results.
CleanMyMac and MacKeeper have a reputation for "cleaning" too much and you wind up with a mac that will not boot. Besides, OSx has its' own cleanup jobs. I think the Keeper/Cleaner apps are malware.
Onyx is the only "cleaner" generally recommended.
http://www.titanium.free.fr/onyx.html
http://www.titanium.free.fr/onyx.html
The only thing you need to clean is 'Empty Trash'.
The only thing you need to clean is 'Empty Trash'.
Quite agree. For the vast majority of users, I expect that good housekeeping practices should do the job. Your Mac does a decent job of handling the rest.
Before installing any 'clean up' software, ask yourself what problem you're having that it will solve. If you're not having any problems then you don't need any software to solve them. If you are having problems, cleanup software is unlikely to be the solution and can potentially create new problems.
In addition to keeping the trash empty, I occasionally look through my downloads folder and trash .part files, Adobe Flash Player updates from 2011 and the like. When looking for something you remember downloading "a while ago", it's a lot easier to sort through 130 files than 1300 files.
+ 1. CleanMyMac may cause serious problems. I would suggest avoiding it. From time to time I use Disk Doctor to clean the Cache and the Logs.
Thanks, I was going to purchase cleanly mac..34.99 -stopped though as quite a wee cost for a cleaning app.
Currently trying disk doctor as no el capitan lynx yet.
I use clean my mac and it causes no problems. It makes doing certain functions easy + it figured out that i improperly unisntalled an app and it removed the remanants for me making my boot up easier.
Unlike MacKeeper CleanMyMac is not malware - it also allows u to see all ur extensinos and makes it easy to organize certain services of your mac. It has not caused any troubles for me, and the developpers behind it looks much more responsible compared to MacKeeper + its not malware unlike MacKeeper.
Now, does mac os x need an app like clean my mac? that's another questions, perhaps not, but i still enjoy using it and its various functions.
I must add: Use EtreCheck on a regular basis as well if you do not already.
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OnyX is the only way to go! BUT, use it with real common sense, and read the release/proper usage/crull pit notes how to use it properly!!!
Cheers
OnyX for OS X 10.11 El Capitan
OnyX for OS X 10.11 El Capitan will be available some days after the final version of OS X 10.11 has been released.
I don't work with the OS X Beta versions because there are lot of changes between the Beta versions and the final version.
Haven,t use Onyx yet.
disk doctor is simple though doesn't support network external drive
Onyx is an excellent app. However, that does not make CleanMyMac a terrible app, as I said cl my mac makes certain things more convenient or simple to do. anyways i don't want to keep defendign cleanmymac my only point was i don't find it malware or it doing anything terribl to your macbook, while mackeeper is malware and may damage the mac.
Thanks for the heads up! I'm still on 10.10.4, so I'm in no hurry. Still investigating the pro's and con's of OS X El Capitan.
Cheers
Clean my mac is tempting again..got an e-mail 30% discount..24.47....much better than 35.00..think i'll get myself a new wee app 'for the sake' of it
This is how they do it. Anyway, I would choose Onyx anytime over CleanMyMac.
Poppycock. CleanMyMac is absolute junk, and shame on the two people for upvoting your comment. It's giving extremely poor advice to people on this forum.
If you want to remove all traces of applications, drag the app into AppCleaner and do it through there. Other than the odd volume verification, shutting down regularly and keeping half an eye on your HDD/SSD's SMART data, you don't need to do any maintenance on OS X.
I use Clean My Mac as well. I've had no problems. It does a good job cleaning all remnants of deleted apps. It does remove about 2gbs of languages I don't use as well. Cleans your browser cache too. Two clicks to do it all.
I recommend MacClean because it's free and works great, here is what it freed up just now
It freed the complete OS from your Mac!!!
Cheers
I have used Onyx and CleanMyMac on occasion. BOTH completely destroyed my file directories. Thank heaven I also have DiskWarrior which managed to rebuild the directories...otherwise I would be tearing my hair out yet.
I will say that I am using Apple 'beta' Operating Systems when these mishaps occurred.
Right now I'm using the latest OS X 10.11.2 and all is well....however, I am not going to tempt fate and use either Onyx nor CMM ever, ever again. Those that advise the Mac pretty much cleans itself are correct.
YMMV, if apps work for you...soldier on!
I will say that I am using Apple 'beta' Operating Systems when these mishaps occurred.
Right now I'm using the latest OS X 10.11.2 and all is well....however, I am not going to tempt fate and use either Onyx nor CMM ever, ever again. Those that advise the Mac pretty much cleans itself are correct.
YMMV, if apps work for you...soldier on!