![]() The app also includes an extension tool in this location. ![]() Unfortunately, the tool tends to be hit or miss as some updates weren't found during my tests. There's also an app update tool, which lets you install multiple app updates concurrently. If they were downloaded from the Mac App Store, they can get added again at any time. Regularly, I use this tool to identify apps I no longer need and remove them to save space and add some order. Under the former, you can quickly delete more than one app simultaneously, including leftover files from previous deletions. Either way is pain-free and gets the job done.ĬleanMyMac X does a less impressive job with its Applications and Files tools. I typically use Smart Scan, although there are times when I'm troubleshooting a problem and drilling down is best. This way is ideal for anyone who wants to feel more in control before wiping out files or freeing up RAM. If you rather not run the Smart Scan, you can run each tool individually from the app menu. And thanks to the Smart Scan tool, the easiest ones to perform. Finally, under Speed are recommendations to make the machine perform more quickly, such as freeing up RAM and flushing DNS cache.ĬleanMyMac X's Cleanup, Protection, and Speed tools are its best ones. Under Protection, you'll find possible malware. For example, under Cleanup, the app identifies system junk, mail attachments, and trash it believes are worth deleting to save space. After clicking on the hard-to-miss "Scan" button under this section, CleanMyMac X automatically searches for ways to quickly improve the computer's performance by concentrating on three of the five categories above, Cleanup, Protection, and Speed.Īfter CleanMyMac X generates its Smart Scan results, you can click on the "Run" button to automatically perform the recommended tasks or explore the individual findings in more depth. Users can also view large and old files and use the shredder here.Subjectively, the best CleanMyMac X feature is the Smart Scan, a two-step tool you can find at the top left of the app menu. Finally, files includes the "space lens" which allows users to visualize the size of files. Under applications, users are able to uninstall and update apps as well as manage extensions. ![]() Under speed, users are able to perform maintenance tasks and optimize app usage. ![]() In the protection category users are able to do a more thorough scan and removal of malware as well as view privacy settings and apps that potentially violate users' privacy. Users are able to individually clean system junk and mail attachments as well as delete files in trash bins in the cleanup category. The categories are cleanup, protection, speed, applications and files. īesides the smart scan, the tools are organized in categories displayed on a sidebar on the left of the window. After doing these, it presents the user with these recommendations so they can decide which to follow. Finally, it determines maintenance tasks suitable for the device such as clearing unused items in the memory. After this, it determines potential malware. It then selects which of these should be deleted. ![]() During a smart scan, the software determines possible useless files and caches. CleanMyMac X is used to optimize performance on Apple Mac computers through various methods such as deletion of "junk" files and maintenance tasks.ĬleanMyMac X offers a variety of tools used to optimize performance, namely the smart scan. ![]()
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