Is it safe to use CleanMyMac app?
Is this safe to use this app?
CleanMyMac
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iMac 24″, macOS 14.2
Is this safe to use this app?
CleanMyMac
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iMac 24″, macOS 14.2
No, it's practically considered malware by most experienced users here.
No, it's practically considered malware by most experienced users here.
Reggie Barton wrote:
CMM is just fine. Google for the truth - do your own research.... No idea why nay-sayers clog the groups with this bunk.
All you need to do is tap Search on the top of this page and enter CleanMyMac. You will see all of the problems users have experienced using this software. It is not recommended and should never be installed on your Mac.
Your Mac automatically runs maintenance scripts in the background, so there is no longer any need for Onyx.
There is really no need for App Cleaner, unless you are in the habit of downloading a lot of Apps's from out-side the App Store.
frank_the_snake_master_01 wrote:
Is this safe to use this app?
CleanMyMac
This article provides some further information about why you don't want to use applications like CMM. It's worth your time to read it:
Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community
You won't find OnyX in the App Store. It performs a lot of functions that the App Store prohibits any available app from doing. Not bad, just not allowed to be in the App Store.
As den.thed said, it has little use anymore for cleaning chores, and was never really its main purposes to start with.
Everything OnyX does is achieved by running Unix commands in the background. In other words, they're all commands anyone could run in Terminal if you know how to do it.
I still do use OnyX myself, but only for a few simple things. Such as, the default screen shot adds the date to the file name and saves the screen shot with a shadow if you selected a Finder window. I turn both of those off. It can also be very handy to capture the mouse cursor in a screen shot, and you can turn that on. I also turn off window zooming so instead of folders sliding in and out as you open and close them, they simply pop open and closed with no animation. Basically, I only tweak visual parameters to speed the GUI up, or just do things to my preference.
Thank you
CMM is just fine. Google for the truth - do your own research.... No idea why nay-sayers clog the groups with this bunk.
From my own experience, it is really unnecessary app when you have trusted and free OnyX + App Cleaner. Yes, it has great UI, but I won't pay $35 for only one year subscription.
Ok thank you
I do not see these in apply store OnyX + App Cleaner>
Thank you
You're welcome.
thank you
Is it safe to use CleanMyMac app?