Is CleanMyMac ok for my mac? Is it safe/legit?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 14.8
CleanMyMac is a legit app.
I wouldn't call it safe unless you consider the indiscriminate deletion of files from your Mac as being safe.
CMM is in a class of apps that are unnecessary and unneeded on the Mac.
These would be cleaning, optimizing, security, anti-virus and VPN softwares. All unnecessary and very often causing more problems than they purport to prevent because they conflict with the macOS’ built in securities. If you have this type of app installed, you should uninstall it according to the developer's instructions, and use best practices when using your Mac.
If you want to keep your Mac secure, follow this guidance:
❝Rule 1 of Macs is don't install junk.❞ – Galt.
For more info, please see these support documents:
• Effective Defenses Against Malware - Apple Community (Thanks, John Galt!)
• Avoid phishing emails, fake 'virus' alerts…and other scams - Apple Support
• Apple Personal Safety User Guide - Apple Support
Samuel-F wrote:
Yes the only thing I mean is that it won’t completely break your mac, it doesn’t have virus but it can delete unwanted files and it’s useless
Respectfully " Yes the only thing I mean is that it won’t completely break your Mac "
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Is it safe to use CleanMyMac app
Servant of Cats wrote:
How does it make any sense that when I search for "macOS" (just that term, not a particular version), this comes up?
Apple’s App Store search algorithms are known to be opaque black boxes. But CleanMyMac is pretty obvious. It’s one of the more ubiquitous apps, right up there with Chrome, Photoshop, and Word. And it’s not difficult to see how that happened. They’ve painted the internet in ads.
Apple is certainly willing to go up against other major app vendors on iOS, but not the Mac.
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D.I. Johnson wrote:
I can't speak to just how apps earn featured placement like that in the App Store, but I have suspicions.
How does it make any sense that when I search for "macOS" (just that term, not a particular version), this comes up? Not the "Story" about all of the different macOS versions available via Software Update or via the App Store, but this:
If you check the App Review Guidelines - Apple Developer you'll notice, that review of an app for the Apple App Store is mostly checking legal aspects, how purchases and costumer rights and subscriptions are handles, also checks for offensive content, age limits, etc. But. there does not seem to be a check, if the app is particularly useful.
I think there is one that says that your app is useful but you cannot say that it's useless since it can still give you like ram and storage usage (Ik there is a menu bar thing that can give good info) or can even help to find old files...
So that's why it's there... but if your goal is too clean cache and such stuff, it's just useless...
Samuel-F wrote:
That's like apps that can test wifi or ssd speeds...
I didn't mention WiFi or ssd speeds...
Clean my Mac is not an app that you need, since it doesn't has malware and can be used for something, it's available on the App Store...
Yes, I know.
But we do not recommend it.
"We?"
It serves no purpose on a Mac. What is it that you hope it will do?
What I mean is featured on the Mac App Store :
I’m not talking about notarized…
Yeah, it makes no sense at all.
As far as I'm concerned, searching for most anything in the App Store is a fool's errand. Curation and exposure of quality apps is exceptionally bad.
Oh ok then I guess I should delete it. I found it useful because it would delete excess stuff on my mac that I didn't use and it would free up space.
It deletes files I don't use/cache and it frees up space on my mac and like what's my mac tempature, ram usage.
Thank you everybody for this advice.
Is CleanMyMac safe for Mac?
