![]() ![]() And I apologize for the almost unreadable formatting, a severe limitation of MacUpdate itself, which compresses maximum text into minimum space, leaving no whitespace for readability. But if all you can come up with is 5 stars and a sentence or two saying that program X is great and I don't know what I'm talking about, please save your breath. ![]() I will rate all these programs with one star, probably one more than they deserve. If I have missed any programs that should be on the list, please leave a comment and let me know. The user is well-advised to read any program documentation and make a RELIABLE BACKUP before attempting any changes. Macs simply do not need "cleaning." (See for example: ) Some of these programs are notorious for being little more than malware. ![]() True experts in macOS maintenance advise against using any of them, because in general they serve little useful purpose and they can easily do more harm than good. ![]() Most of theĭevelopers' descriptions boast about what a great job they do, but the truth is, there are no good, comprehensive, head-to-head reviews of these programs by impartial 3rd parties. Many - probably the most accurate and honest - have negative reviews, by users who have been burned by them. Many have what look to be essentially fake 5-star reviews with no useful commentary. There are 42 in the list, and it seems like new entries in the 'Mac cleaner' market space pop up every day, metastasizing like a cancer. (I did a search for 'cleaner'.) If MacUpdate will let me, I intend to post this every time a new or updated version of one of these things shows up on this site. As a public service to the MacUpdate community, I've found as many of these "cleaner" apps on this website as I could and listed them them below. This is not a review per se, it is a discussion of the class of software to which this program belongs. ![]()
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