CleanMyMac 2 Released

TriedandTested · 12 Apr 2015 at 19:46

It's not junk at all. Yes there are a few of the tools that you could simply do yourself, but there are a number of very handy things it does and having a number of tools automated is useful.

pingwing - you haven't uninstalled if it's still popping up. Perhaps a tool to automate a complete removal of an app would be handy for you?...

Feek - you say it's junk then go on to explain how it was useful to you. Clearly not junk is it.

Anyway, I like the app and find it useful. Thought others might want to try it.

MagicBoy · 12 Apr 2015 at 20:48

Good for you. As someone with an older Apple Certifications on OS X I'm advising them to avoid it.

It basically does three types of thing :
1) Maintenance performed by the OS automatically. Why duplicate it?
2) Removing unnecessary languages and unneeded code from Universal Binaries - potentially dangerous and of very little benefit for the return of a couple of GB disk space maximum.
3) Deleting Applications. Mildly useful but nothing the user couldn't do manually or via a freeware applications. That's a £35 saving right there.

Where does it say that Feek used it? The task he did can be run from a single terminal command. I know I've run it myself.

If CleanMyMac was any good it would be on the App Store. It's unlikely ever to get approved as it meddles with stuff it shouldn't be touching.

Feek · 12 Apr 2015 at 21:15

Feek said:
The only time I've ever needed to run any kind of manual maintenance was when I needed to clean the launch services database because it had got a bit confused.

TriedandTested said:
Feek - you say it's junk then go on to explain how it was useful to you. Clearly not junk is it.

Where did I say I've used it and then explain how it was useful to me? I didn't, so please don't put words into my mouth.

TriedandTested said:
Anyway, I like the app and find it useful. Thought others might want to try it.

It's your opinion and clearly myself and other people have a different opinion which we're perfectly entitled to share.

TriedandTested · 13 Apr 2015 at 00:47

Feek said:
Where did I say I've used it and then explain how it was useful to me? I didn't, so please don't put words into my mouth.

It's your opinion and clearly myself and other people have a different opinion which we're perfectly entitled to share.

Ah, i misread your comment.

And yes, opinions, opinions, opinions; we're all grown ups and I'm not here to stop you contributing. However, you've clearly never used it or anything like it so I'll take your comment (or blind agreement with another poster) with a pinch of salt.

TriedandTested · 13 Apr 2015 at 00:53

MagicBoy said:
Good for you. As someone with an older Apple Certifications on OS X I'm advising them to avoid it.

It basically does three types of thing :
1) Maintenance performed by the OS automatically. Why duplicate it?
2) Removing unnecessary languages and unneeded code from Universal Binaries - potentially dangerous and of very little benefit for the return of a couple of GB disk space maximum.
3) Deleting Applications. Mildly useful but nothing the user couldn't do manually or via a freeware applications. That's a £35 saving right there.

Well, your advice is welcome but in the years I've been using the app it hasn't caused me a single problem and has in fact been very useful.

I'm not going to list the useful tools it has built in to it, but it goes beyond the three you've mentioned.

Oh, and it's £17.50 at the moment like I said.

Feek · 13 Apr 2015 at 06:50

TriedandTested said:
Oh, and it's £17.50 at the moment like I said.

That's my point really - Everything it can do which is safe to do can be done manually via the terminal or using a free app such as Onyx.

bloodiedathame · 13 Apr 2015 at 07:01

Never felt the need to run this myself. If my machine ever slows down I run Onyx, which seems to put stuff right.

THC_SsSsSnake · 13 Apr 2015 at 18:46

is CC cleaner a waste of time also? and Onyx what about that?
thanks

lamboman · 13 Apr 2015 at 19:13

THC_SsSsSnake said:
is CC cleaner a waste of time also? and Onyx what about that?
thanks

Don't know much about Onyx, but for CCleaner, generally yes, it is a waste of time. Cleaning the registry is a bit of a myth that brings more risks than advantages, and the majority of its other features are offered by other apps anyway (browsers can clear themselves, Windows has Disk Cleanup already, etc).

The only advantage for something like CCleaner is if you want to do many of these actions at once. However, that promotes the "just click through" attitude, which is a great way to screw things up.

V F · 13 Apr 2015 at 20:26

lamboman said:
Don't know much about Onyx, but for CCleaner, generally yes, it is a waste of time. Cleaning the registry is a bit of a myth that brings more risks than advantages, and the majority of its other features are offered by other apps anyway (browsers can clear themselves, Windows has Disk Cleanup already, etc).

The only advantage for something like CCleaner is if you want to do many of these actions at once. However, that promotes the "just click through" attitude, which is a great way to screw things up.

You mean Windows? As there is no registry on OS X.