best mac clean up software (to help laptop run faster)

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best mac clean up software (to help laptop run faster)

Hello All,

I just wanted to ask which is the best Mac cleaning software? I downloaded a couple of 'free' ones, but it transpires you have to purchase the software to run the clean so my thinking is, if I am having to spend money on software, I may as well find out which is the best one to purchase, if I have to buy one. Maybe there is a free app out there or the Apple has its own software I'm not aware of?

My MacBook is 5 years old now and it has only now started slowing down. I've removed all unnecessary files and ran disk utility first aid.

Your help would be greatly appreciated.

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 29, 2020 6:39 AM

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macjack

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Apr 29, 2020 6:53 AM in response to CaptainWotsit

The best way to clean up is manually. No Anti-Virus software or so-called “cleaning” apps are needed or recommended for Mac OS. They can conflict with Mac's own built-in security. At best they will slow your Mac by using unnecessary resources and at worst will bork your entire system. Your Mac has all the built-in protection you need.

https://www.apple.com/macos/security/

You can run Etrecheck. It is only a diagnostic tool that's very useful to us in finding problems. Like why your Mac is running slow. Also it will give us further specs on your Mac. After it runs post the log file here. It will contain no personal information.

To post the log file click on share report and use the Additional Text icon in your reply window.

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Answer 2

Apr 29, 2020 3:11 PM in response to macjack

Thanks for your response, time and help. I have attached report below. I did run a benchmark on my laptop after doing a bit more of a clean up and it scored at 917 - according to geekbench it should have been 762.

etrecheck report

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Answer 3

Apr 30, 2020 9:26 AM in response to macjack

Thanks for your help macjack. it is greatly appreciated. I had to install daisydisk to find hidden files (which allowed me to find nearly 7gb of random files hidden that wasn't found through manage storage on iOS) - I also needed it to find 3 of the 5 softwares mentioned above as they weren't showing up.

many many thanks once again.

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macjack

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Apr 29, 2020 3:49 PM in response to CaptainWotsit

Uninstall AVG, CleanMyMac, ZipCloud, AppCleaner and Cisco Video Guard as per the developer's instructions. Clean up the files in CleanUp from the "Remove button" within Etrecheck.

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