MacPaw Releases Redesigned CleanMyMac With New Features

[nostradumbass]

Sorry whenever I hear about this app I can't stop thinking it's called CleanMyCrack.

 

[theolderoldcoot]

Better known as Brick-My-Mac

 

[Kissmo1980]

I also don't understand all this hate. Been using this since 3 years, and it does clean the junk and help cleaning up weird left-overs from apps.

It only breaks your SW if you start removing mindlessly services from startup.
I removed some apps and some helpers were still running - used Clean My Mac to remove those.

Overpriced? - Yes / Good - yes.

 

[frost_horizon]

Why do promote the app with such bad reputation?

 

[N0ughtsAndCr0sses]

Very good comments here from the worldwide community

Appreciate it, fine folks!

 

[coffeemilktea]

I love it when my junk apps have pretty interfaces 🤩 Like putting glitter on doggy doo 🐶

 

[iMatt.]

It came in handy when I uninstalled Parallels but was left with 70GB+ of Windows files hidden away which CleanMyMac found and deleted for me

 

[JSDK]

Better known as Brick-My-Mac

If CleanMyMac has bricked your Mac, then you have done something wrong. I'm sorry to say it.

 

[jdavid_rp]

If I ever have to use something like this. I would stay with Onyx.

Btw, if your issue is completely uninstalling an app, use AppCleaner, it deletes the app and any related folders

 

[nostresshere]

Interesting thread.

We have
Group A that says they have used it for many years with no issues
Group B that says this is junk or not needed.

How many in group B can say they had problems with it? And what sort of problems? Or do they just dislike it?

 

[TheLinkster]

Pure placebo software. What it does, macOS can already do. If you need to remove files from previously installed programs, there are apps a lot smaller than 117 MB to do that.

 

[Martyimac]

Been using it for years. I have NEVER felt that CMM harmed my computers at all. It's convenient, useful and has been constantly updated over the years. But, I don't intend to give them more money for a "new" version since I bought a forever license years ago.

 

[tennisproha]

why is macrumors promoting this bloatware?

 

[contacos]

Been using it since probably 2009 (or so) on multiple mac without issues and run it at least once a week. I like it

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Not sure why this app gets so much hate. I like how it makes it easy to see what folders are eating up all of my not-upgradable drive space at a glance.

I've since migrated away from MacOS, but when I was still using it as my desktop OS it worked well for what I needed. Never used the "optimization" side of things.

 

[D-a-a-n]

You can tell this software is suspicious just by the looks of it. Nice graphics, big buttons, but look closely and you will see there's almost no information or functionality to be found.

 

[russell_314]

Stay far away from this. Sure it cleans up stuff, I guess, but it made my Mac run so much worse until I deleted it. Mac’s don’t need junk like this.

It reminds me of registry cleaners people used to use for Windows. Just like no one wants a dirty registry, no one wants a dirty Mac 😂😂

I’m sure there are specific uses that are functional, but for the most part these apps cause more problems than they fix.

 

[BoxOfSnoo]

Sigh here we go again. Whenever CMM is mentioned, at least half the readers confuse it with MacKeeper (known malware). MacKeeper is very bad and deserves all the hate. CMM is fine.

 

[amaze1499]

I had bought a full license. Everything was working well. Then they switched to subscription model, my purchase was rendered useless. No interest in signing up ever again.

 

[Melan]

Don't understand all the "hate" the program is getting. It is a super well-functioning program, with a lot of functions gathered in one program instead of a lot of small programs. One thing is the cleaner function, which works fine - I run it myself once a month and remove quite a few GB. In addition, it has a malware scanner, also super nice. In addition, it makes it easy to find large files or uninstall programs without leaving a trace. I have never experienced any problems using it.

I know that many of the functions are found in individual programs that are free, for example AppCleaner for uninstalling programs - I also know that you can clean up manually, completely free. But this program does it with 1 click and I don't have to worry about whether I delete the right files. In addition, I love the function in the status bar, where I can see the battery status of my iPhone, and other connected bluetooth, do wi-fi speed tests and a lot of other useful functions. But above all, I love that it is all gathered in 1 program, and that is one of the reasons why I choose to pay for it.

All those tasks - are they necessary now that Apple has not added the functions themselves. Is it necessary to delete all traces after uninstalling a program, is it necessary to delete a lot of cache files after a month, is it necessary to use a malware scanner, is it necessary to update all programs with 1 click, etc., etc. No, but it's nice to be able to do it.

People literally just confuse it with MacKeeper. I've always thought they should rebrand to distance themselves from that app. The app uninstaller, duplicate finder, space finder stuff all have obvious utility, particularly the space/duplicate finder has an advantage over other means because visual presentation makes it easier.

 

[aj8690]

Why are we promoting this garbage software?

 

[roar08]

You can tell this software is suspicious just by the looks of it. Nice graphics, big buttons, but look closely and you will see there's almost no information or functionality to be found.

Translation: "I've never used this but I just picked a side and really want to share my totally uninformed opinion."

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Translation: "I've never used this but I just picked a side and really want to share my totally uninformed opinion."

literally judging books by their cover!

 

[contacos]

You can tell this software is suspicious just by the looks of it. Nice graphics, big buttons, but look closely and you will see there's almost no information or functionality to be found.

How does it not tell what it does 😅 everything is pretty straight forward

 

[CarAnalogy]

Sad to see MacRumors be an affiliate partner of them.

I'm getting a little worried for MacRumors. Home page ads getting more aggressive, multiple deal reposts and re-re-hashes, now this.