Q: What about Clean My Mac 3?
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Apr 15, 2015 7:57 AMby Michael Sullivan,I have used 2 and while it's merits are an ongoing debate I can tell you it has never hurt my system.
I think it's best attribute is removing unnecessary files. If you have a 128GB SSD it will find a free up lots of space the first time it runs.
It can be worth it just for that IMHO.
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Apr 15, 2015 8:02 AMby babowa,Ah yes, it is very good at removing files - it even finds "unnecessary" system files and removes them.
If you have a smallish SSD, simply use a larger external drive to park your space hogging files on - a much safer practice.
IMHO, I hope you have the uninstall instructions handy when you need them - and you will.
PS: Are you affiliated with that company?
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Apr 15, 2015 8:29 AMby Michael Sullivan,Language support for every country on the planet but the one in which I live not just in the OS but in individual third party apps.
I understand there are people that hate CleanMyMac.
I think it doesn't work as well as MacPaw claims or is harmful as it's detractors opine.
You can do it for free with this:
https://ingmarstein.github.io/Monolingual/
But since I got it as a bundle and I think that it is certainly worth the small price I paid to do it easily.
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Apr 15, 2015 1:01 PMby thomas_r.,Michael Sullivan wrote:
Language support for every country on the planet but the one in which I live
Those are not unnecessary files. Removing them has been known to cause problems, and they don't take up all that much space. Removing them and expecting to see a positive difference in the way your computer works is a lot like cleaning out your bellybutton lint and hoping it makes your pants fit better. This is simply one example of the many things that apps like CleanMyMac con unsuspecting folks into believing is useful, when it actually is not.
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Apr 15, 2015 1:23 PMby thomas_r.,Michael Sullivan wrote:
As an owner of an iMac, 13" Air and an 11" Air I can assure you they must not be very important, run like a fine swiss watch.
I see. And you have done a detailed, scientific comparison of the performance before and after removing those files?
Also, note that my exact words were that removing those files "has been known to" cause problems, not that it causes problems in every single case. If you got lucky, that's cool for you, but does not mean that everyone else will be good. Whether or not you have problems depends on things like what apps you're running.
Like I said, haters of this program really hate it.
There are some very good reasons for that, which you will find if you read this topic and others like it here. CleanMyMac is a scam, offering to do things that don't need doing for a price.
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Apr 24, 2015 6:49 AMby CBColem,I having been using Clean My Mac 2 for a few months and accepted the free upgrade to Clean My Mac 3. It works well for me and my son and I am happy with my purchase. Since it hasn't been very long, I will post again if there seems to be trouble. The upgrade has several new features and I am just getting around to trying them.
When I downloaded it I did so following the advice in an ebook called Take Control of Upgrading to Yosemite by Joe Kissel (pg 49). I bought that book because my upgrade to Yosemite did not go well, I wanted to "take control," or try to, because my computer was not working well after the upgrade. After running its tasks my computer worked better. I also used a product called Cocktail. That product also seemed to help. Both were recommended in the e-book. Sometimes cocktail has issues since I installed Clean My Mac 3 and I thought perhaps they were conflicting when I stumbled on this conversation.
Before I bought it, I spent a lot of time searching these forums and the web - searching through forums is for me an alarming time sink. There is a lot of disagreement. One feels the risks of taking one or another person's advice and judging without being able to test or understand quite what is happening. I dislike this feature of contemporary life. I am not a "power user" nor could I find the time or interest to become one. I am more than weary of devices that don't work quite right. Until recently my Apple devices were a welcome exception to the general crumminess of things - I have used Apple computers since I had a 512K in college. In the end, I bought the book above and decided to follow just one person's advice as a means of keeping things simple. I am glad I did, although i know problems will still occur. And there are just too many variables for me to control, especially given the amount of time it takes from things that interest me.
I appreciate that the more experienced users who have posted in this thread warn against using Clean My Mac and other third party utilities. As others have said one person's experience is not generalizable and I speak only for myself (and my very young son whose computer I maintain.) Perhaps my computer would have recovered performance on its own or a quick lesson from a power user would have worked better. I promise to post again if there is trouble. So far, Clean My Mac 3 works a treat and I am grateful for it. I hope my experience is useful to the OP.
System 10.10.3
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 8 GB
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Apr 24, 2015 7:54 AMby CBColem,No, not affiliated with any software maker, seller or repair company. Neither with MacPaw, who makes Clean My Mac nor with the other entities - not the publishers of Take Control of Upgrading to Yosemite, nor the developers of Cocktail nor the author of Take Control of Upgrading to Yosemite. My post was quite clear about the limits of my experience with this software.
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Jul 24, 2015 2:55 PMby CarlosVB,I'm trying to use the Clean My Mac to Yosemite, but I'm having a problem is this: When I attempt to clean or delete any app it asks me to log in as adm machine . Then I enter the password and it comes back to me and request authentication for ever and gives an error saying that I did not authorize do the action . What might be going on? Adm am the machine , it never happened to me.
