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MacPaw Launches CleanMyMac X With Smarter, Faster Mac Scanning and Cleaning

A lot of negativity here...has anyone actually had their computer damaged by this program?? Not trying to take sides, just wanting some data.
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WildCowboy said:
...but I like the fact it's included in the Setapp subscription. If you can find a few other apps within Setapp that you like, it becomes a pretty compelling subscription plan.
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There is no such thing as a "compelling subscription plan" in my book. The subscription model is a plague of modern software selling. I absolutely refuse to subscribe to any software...and when a company makes that the only option (looking at you 1Password), I take my money elsewhere.
 
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"Such a shame if something bad was to happen to your Mac" (said the guy with the broken nose and cauliflower ear)

A protection racket - nothing more or less.
 
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A number of reputable review sites have given high marks to CleanMyMac 3. Here is one from TechReviewer. There are others.

https://thetechreviewer.com/software/macpaw-cleanmymac-3-review/ or

https://www.macworld.com/article/29...ake-more-room-on-your-crowded-hard-drive.html


I trust that those who are slamming CMM3 aren't thinking of the product MacKeeper which is a not only a "dog" and useless, but also harmful in that it brought malware to your computer. They've been sued and lost and hopefully will be out of business if not already.

CMM by MacPaw on the other hand seems to be a worthwhile product if you use it properly. All apps of this type if used carelessly can cause damage and delete files that will cause problems with the OS.

There too are certainly free apps out there most which I've tried and have much more basic UI's or are only one-dimensional in terms of their functionality. That's fine and I've certainly used some of them successfully as well.

Whatever you end up using, don't check your brain at the door before deleting anything.
 
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eroslws said:
This app is a waste of money. Just use DaisyDisk to locate and clean up stuff if your computer is really full of junk. Anything else you’re clearing out will slow down your computer temporarily as cache is rebuilt...unless of course you believe this company has insider knowledge above and beyond that of Apple’s own engineers. Remember, remnants of old apps are smaller than the CMMs install file and if they aren’t, DaisyDisk will make that obvious.
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Or just use the one built-in to newer versions of MacOS. About This Mac > Storage > Manage.
 
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eroslws said:
This app is a waste of money. Just use DaisyDisk to locate and clean up stuff if your computer is really full of junk. Anything else you’re clearing out will slow down your computer temporarily as cache is rebuilt...unless of course you believe this company has insider knowledge above and beyond that of Apple’s own engineers. Remember, remnants of old apps are smaller than the CMMs install file and if they aren’t, DaisyDisk will make that obvious.
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yeah like why the hell wouldnt i just use omni disk sweeper and monolingual and onyx to do this type of **** considering that theyre free and not crap
 
AussieAdam26 said:
Why’s it crap? Genuinely interested. I’ve used it CleanMyMac 3 and have found it worth every cent.
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You’re thinking of Mac Cleaner. This is a different company. And it’s awesome.
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Ex Windows user? I ask this cause most long time Mac users won't touch this App.

I normally don't use bolded capital letters...I do now.

macOS/OS X DOES NOT NEED MAINTENANCE!

I use Macs for a long time, been using OS X/macOS since the beginning, and I almost never have a problem, and if there's a problem it can always be repaired without using cleaner apps.

One program which does wonders though for a corrupted disk is Diskwarrior, this is probably by far the best repair app if you need it.

I never clean my Mac, except of course files I don't need, I never clean my caches nor anything else, it is not needed.

To those who swear by this program, think again and listen to the ones which have long time experience with OS X/macOS.

Malware scanner, not needed too, for what, I never had one single problem, NEVER, and I am not even thinking about using it for "other" people which run Windows, if I send something (which never happened) which included a malware file to a Windows computer it's their problem, they need protection, not me.
 
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In my experience, there is one thing that Macs do badly, and that is removing apps. Dragging an app from Applications folder into bin does not uninstall it, it deletes that specific file leaving a mess of unused rubbish on the Mac.

CMM detects when apps have been deleted and offers to remove them for you, in doing so it picks up related files and deletes them.

Other than that I use the smart clean every once in a while.

There is a lot of posts in here telling us not to use CMM, it's crap, it can damage your Mac, etc... yet not a string of evidence.

That being said, I just can't see myself dipping on this again. Price goes up every year... I'll be looking for free alternatives.
 
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In my experience, there is one thing that Macs do badly, and that is removing apps. Dragging an app from Applications folder into bin does not uninstall it, it deletes that specific file leaving a mess of unused rubbish on the Mac.

CMM detects when apps have been deleted and offers to remove them for you, in doing so it picks up related files and deletes them.

Other than that I use the smart clean every once in a while.

There is a lot of posts in here telling us not to use CMM, it's crap, it can damage your Mac, etc... yet not a string of evidence.

That being said, I just can't see myself dipping on this again. Price goes up every year... I'll be looking for free alternatives.
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As I said before, Macs don't need maintenance, I do understand the uninstaller though, although not really needed either, there are other (cheaper) options, or just manually delete those files.
 
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As I said before, Macs don't need maintenance, I do understand the uninstaller though, although not really needed either, there are other (cheaper) options, or just manually delete those files.
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That's fair enough but doing it manually would be impossible, I don't know what the files are or where they are located. It's a useful feature... I think regardless of whether it's needed, why waste space? I remember deleting an email app, only a few MB... a few seconds later CMM popped up and offered to remove it 'properly' which recovered over 1GB.
 
I have been using CleanMyMac for years and it has been worth every penny.

So today I upgraded to the new CMM X - and unfortunately I haven't received my registration information yet.

For those who are in the same boat as me, they are having issues here is the email I just received.



Steve Truong (Paddle)

Sep 5, 21:16 BST

Hi Scott‍,

Thanks for getting in touch,

We are currently experiencing technical issues causing delays in sending the license through to you,

We are aware of this and have our senior engineers looking to get this fixed as soon as possible - we expect this issue to be resolved within 24 hours.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Kind regards,
Steve Truong

Paddle Support | London, UK | Paddle.net
 
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It’s snake oil, pure and simple. This and Mackeeper have been parting simple folk from their money for years.
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Gary Z said:
A number of reputable review sites have given high marks to CleanMyMac 3. Here is one from TechReviewer. There are others.

https://thetechreviewer.com/software/macpaw-cleanmymac-3-review/ or

https://www.macworld.com/article/29...ake-more-room-on-your-crowded-hard-drive.html


I trust that those who are slamming CMM3 aren't thinking of the product MacKeeper which is a not only a "dog" and useless, but also harmful in that it brought malware to your computer. They've been sued and lost and hopefully will be out of business if not already.

CMM by MacPaw on the other hand seems to be a worthwhile product if you use it properly. All apps of this type if used carelessly can cause damage and delete files that will cause problems with the OS.

There too are certainly free apps out there most which I've tried and have much more basic UI's or are only one-dimensional in terms of their functionality. That's fine and I've certainly used some of them successfully as well.

Whatever you end up using, don't check your brain at the door before deleting anything.
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Paid reviews for software no one needs. Not malicious like Mackeeper but it still preys on folk who have the windows mentality of running programs like this to ‘optimise’ the system.
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Release said:
Long time Mac user (Since 93) and I use the app and enjoy it. Theory blown.
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All that means is that you have had a Mac since 93 but clearly you don’t know how to use it :p
 
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keysofanxiety said:
You don’t really know what it’s deleting. Not only is this incredibly dangerous but there have been instances where it’s caused damage to the operating system.
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Er, you know exactly what it's deleting. It gives you a complete list of every file that you can review and edit as you see fit.
 
isnt this essentially a virus app or something? I remember seeing an app that disguise itself as a cleaning app but really its just a nag-ware spyware combo? macrumours is promoting this kind of app because they paid them or something? time to move to a different forum now
 
As I have said many times, I would not recommend using CleanMyMac or any similar apps. You don't need "cleaner" or "maintenance" apps to keep your Mac running well, and some of these apps can do more harm than good. Most only remove files/folders or unused languages or architectures, which does nothing more than free up some drive space, with the risk of deleting something important in the process.

These apps will not make your Mac run faster or more efficiently, since having stuff stored on a drive does not impact performance, unless you're almost out of drive space. In fact, deleting some caches can hurt performance, rather than help it, since more system resources are used and performance suffers while each cache is being rebuilt.

Many of these tasks should only be done selectively to troubleshoot specific problems, not en masse as routine maintenance. macOS does a good job of taking care of itself, without the need for 3rd party software. Among other things, it has its own maintenance scripts that run silently in the background on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, without user intervention.

You also don't need such apps for app removal, since no such app does a thorough job of finding and removing files/folders related to deleted apps. If you just want to delete the app, drag the .app file to the trash. No other software needed. If you want to completely remove all associated files/folders, no removal apps will do the job.

In the interest of keeping your Mac running well and limiting the possibility of problems, stay far away from CleanMyMac.
 
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Look, it may be "legitimate" if just a fancy veneer for free stuff. OnyX is fab, and I contributed - you should too.

Part of the reputation is derived from shady advertising, and long-running scare tactics. Even if it did just act as a utility, the idea that it presents itself as some sort of hero is aggrandising. That's the reputation

If it works fine today, for you, great. However seeing something that is scaring people into running it will always make enemies of the experienced. It's a negative tactic, and it attempts to hide the idea that the tools are already there. That's what is so disliked.
 
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