But, this process may take hours, so be prepared before you confirm erasing. But what about Professional ones? You will also be able to use the Real-Time Monitoring feature, ensuring there is no harmful malware on your Mac. As for the protection from malicious software, CleanMyMac X also has a safe module that scans your Mac for malware in real-time mode.
Moreover, it notifies you when the threat is found. Learn more about it here. Since the internet has so many cleaning tools to choose from and many of them seem similar, the question why is CCleaner unique arises. Indeed, there are a variety of anti-malware tools, decluttering apps, and antiviruses for your Mac that get the job done. But, not many of them were awarded the US patent. In , CCleaner received the patent, that confirmed that its solution is unique and recognized by the US government.
This patent was followed by the fact that CCleaner reached 1 billion downloads, which proved that the award was well-deserved. Many Windows users have already confirmed the effectiveness of CCleaner over the years. The tool is indeed great for keeping your PC safe and sound. Although the questions about CCleaner safety are common among users, there is no reason to think that the software will do any harm to your Mac.
Of course, when you run a scan, you may see that some files are checked automatically and ready to be removed. But, you can always exclude them from the list and keep the items for as long as you need them. CCleaner is a minimal yet powerful cleaning software that does what it says. The price for CCleaner Professional is quite reasonable. Although the free version provides you with only essential basic features, it can be enough for you if your initial purpose is to clean your Mac from unnecessary files.
Hit Return or Enter to search. What is CCleaner, and is it safe for your Mac? Yuliia Khvorostiana. However you don't really even need this as the others said. I like it because it does find most of the associated files of the particular app and delete them as well. Saves me a good bit of time if I want to get rid of something. Plus it's got very good default safeguards that won't let you accidentily delete any critical items. It won't always find every associated file but it does get most.
My habit these days since the appearance of the App Store is to only install items from there. If something I want isn't available there I figure I don't really need it. And deleting those, if no longer needed, is quite simple. The only other things I have installed is Flash and Java because unfortunately there are still some sites that give you no other option. But I have them disabled unless I'm specifically going to a site I'm familiar with that need these to function.
Thanks for your reply Pappasbike. I am heading in the same direction you already are, just using App store. Even the above comment about extensions makes me nervous. Surprisning Apple would link entensions within their application Safari without checking them out, but I guess it is what it is!! Thanks again Nov 11, AM. I'm really surprised at all the negative responses here. Are most so called "cleaner" programs baloney money grabs?
Is CCleaner one? Heck no! CCleaner is super transparent about what it does. You have full control. It isn't just pressing a button and having some invisible cleaning magic happen behind the scenes. You launch CCleaner and you get these options to free up hard drive space. Safari and all other browsers. You can pick and choose what to clean and what to leave around. You want your history and session data preserved?
Uncheck those. You have total control and the default settings are very conservative. It also has cool options like an easy app uninstaller. You can order the apps by size, by date installed, date last used, name, etc. You can then choose which, if any, apps to uninstall and do it right from there. That is in the "tools" section. There are other things you can do with CCleaner but it isn't malicious, it isn't scamware, it's really good software that puts a bunch of stuff you could do yourself manually all in one location for you to do it quicker and easier.
Feb 9, AM. Feb 9, AM in response to mygaffer In response to mygaffer. I'll stick with the advice of not using any third party app that claims to clean, protect, manage, boost performance, etc.
These apps are not necessary and generally may cause problems. Effective defenses against malware and other threats.
In the hands of an inexperienced user these apps are lethal, and experienced users don't need or use them. It is relevant. I work in IT and am part of a team that supports over 30 sites and thousands of users.
We support Macs, Wintel, Chromebooks, and other specialty devices. CCleaner is the specific app that was inquired about. Nothing about CCleaner is "lethal. CCleaner is simply a tool of convenience. It's free, you can check it out yourself because it's plainly obvious to me that you've never used it nor has anybody in this thread.
It won't change your browser settings, it won't complain at you to upgrade to the paid version, it won't make itself hard to remove. Oh, and it won't do anything "lethal. If the OP had just asked about cleaning apps in general I'd agree with most of what's been said in this thread but OP asked specifically about CCleaner which is a good product.
Feb 9, PM in response to mygaffer In response to mygaffer. Why would you want to do things that a: slow the Mac down or b: can be done with a simple finder command or c: happen automatically?
But you work in IT, so, I guess that means something. Feb 9, PM. Your opinion is based on nothing since you have zero experience with the application but hey, Macs! Where end users are either so sure they can't be affected by anything malicious they'll type their credentials into anything or they are so paranoid they'll bash an application because it fits in a category they deem dangerous.
By wiping this free space, you make it impossible to recover deleted files. To wipe free disk space, select a volume and click Wipe. This tool allows you to find large files that are consuming too much storage space on your Mac. What is large? You decide. And once you do, set the value in the box and click Search. We looked through the list and deleted 7 files, freeing up over 9GB of storage space. Quite handy. CCleaner offers an excellent way to find duplicate files : installers you downloaded twice, pictures you saved multiple times, and other perfect candidates for deletion.
To reclaim some storage space, set the scan parameters and click Search. Over 40 minutes. We opted out of scanning the files under 1 MB and over 1, MB, so it could have taken longer. Unfortunately, the lengthy scan was not the only time-waster we had to deal with that day. It took forever to find duplicate pictures, videos, and documents in the endless list produced by CCleaner.
While the time-consuming scan is something we can live with, manually sorting through its results is too much to ask of users. However, you should know that CCleaner was compromised by hackers in Over two million people downloaded a malware-infected version of the app, potentially allowing cybercriminals to illegally access their devices.
Later, the company addressed the security issue and released a malware-free version of CCleaner. The incident gave rise to CCleaner malware concerns. In addition to the features that come with the free trial, CCleaner Professional offers automatic cleaning of junk files, history, and cookies. Yes, it does. CCleaner helps you remove junk files that slow down your Mac. You can also use it to uninstall apps and find duplicates.
The professional version of the app offers automatic removal of junk files, history, and cookies.
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