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Contents
Chapter 1: Introducing CleanMyMac 3 4
About CleanMyMac 3
What’s new?
System requirements
What’s new?
• Mail Attachments module, which removes locally stored copies of downloads and attachments.
• iTunes Junk module, which removes outdated device backups, broken downloads, old iOS software
updates, and copies of iOS apps stored locally.
• Maintenance module, which lets users run a myriad of optimization tasks.
• Privacy module, which cleans up chat, browsing and download history, as well as cookies, recent
items lists, and more.
• Dashboard, which shows Mac performance in real time and provides the RAM cleanup feature.
• CleanMyMac 3 Menu, which gives users access to multiple CleanMyMac 3 tools without launching
the application itself.
• Health Alerts, which help diagnose hardware and process issues.
• Excellent Yosemite makeover.
• New localizations: Ukrainian and Dutch.
System requirements
• Mac OS X 10.8 or higher (Intel Macs only)
• 43.3MB of free disk space
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Install CleanMyMac 3
1. Double-click the downloaded CleanMyMac.dmg file to mount a new CleanMyMac volume and proceed
with the installation.
2. Drag the CleanMyMac 3 icon to your Applications folder to complete the installation.
Open CleanMyMac 3
Do one of the following:
• Click the Launchpad icon in the Dock, then click the CleanMyMac 3 icon in Launchpad.
• Double-click the CleanMyMac 3 icon in the Applications folder.
• Enter the application name in Spotlight.
To add the CleanMyMac 3 icon to your Dock to stay there permanently: Control-click the CleanMyMac 3
icon in the Dock, and choose Options > Keep in Dock.
CleanMyMac 3 activation
Activation is a simple essential procedure that unlocks a full version of CleanMyMac 3, and grants you
unlimited access to all advanced cleaning and utility modules.
Though the trial version of CleanMyMac 3 has a number of limitations, its free features will be helpful
even if you decide not to buy a commercial license.
CleanMyMac 3 Trial
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A single license of CleanMyMac 3 is valid for one Mac and works on all of its user accounts. If you need
to migrate your CleanMyMac license to another Mac, you should uninstall it from the old computer, and
then reactivate it on another one. Should you experience any difficulties, please contact
our Customer Support.
Note: Please mind that you need the Internet access to successfully complete the activation.
1. Open CleanMyMac 3.
2. Click the Unlock Full Version button in the upper-left corner of the window.
3. In the Activation dialog, choose the appropriate option.
• If you already have a license, click Enter Activation Number.
• If you do not have a license, click Buy License to visit our web store.
• If you want to continue using the limited trial version, click Later.
4. Enter your Activation Number. After you entered a valid number, the application automatically
activates the license. Or click Activate.
Note: Make sure you include all the letters and numbers, and avoid entering blank spaces.
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Interface overview
When you switch to any other module, you also see its starting window with a short module description
and either a Scan button (for cleaning modules), or a button that reveals all module capabilities (for utility
modules). The iPhoto and Large & Old modules also provide controls for changing a folder
to be analysed.
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Smart Cleanup
Smart Cleanup incorporates all CleanMyMac 3 cleaning modules and looks through all areas on your Mac
to find items you can safely get rid of.
While preparing files for removal, CleanMyMac uses the Smart Select approach that focuses on
unneeded and outdated files that were not created by the user and aren’t involved in any processes. For
that reason, using the Smart Cleanup module once in a while is enough for keeping up your Mac clean and
healthy on a basic level.
Note: To establish accuracy and safety of cleanup operations, CleanMyMac refers to the custom
Ignore List and to its built-in Safety Database, which includes a list of vital items, rules, and
exceptions.
If you are sure you will never want to remove a particular item, you can add it to CleanMyMac’s
Ignore List. For more information, see Add files to CleanMyMac’s Ignore List.
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Note: By default, none of your Large & Old Files are selected for removal. You need to view scan
results and select files you want to remove.
To find out about the items prepared for removal, do any of the following:
• Click on a module icon, and read information in the pop-up message that appears. If available, click
See Details.
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Note: Usually, when you start a cleanup or maintenance process, the system asks you to confirm
it by entering your administrator account password. Alternatively, you can go through the quick
authentication procedure that frees you from entering your credentials more than once per
CleanMyMac session:
1. Choose Action > Authenticate.
2. In the dialog that appears, enter your administrator account credentials.
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To remove selected junk files and free up a significant amount of space, do one of the following:
• Click Clean at the bottom of the window.
• Choose Action > Clean.
• Press Return.
To discontinue scanning or cleanup process, click Stop.
After completion of the cleanup, you will see how much space you’ve freed.
To view a detailed information on cleanup results: Click View Log in the lower-left corner of the main area.
To return to the Smart Cleanup screen: Click the Start Over button on the cleanup completion screen. Or
choose Go > Start Over.
System Junk
The System Junk module takes care of all unneeded data generated by your system and applications. In
particular, it accurately analyzes all your files and selects for removal only outdated cache files, old logs,
extra application binaries, broken application data, unused language and localization files to trim the
excess off your operating system.
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After you sync photos with any of your iOS devices, some photos stay
iOS Photo Cache
cached on your Mac. This data only wastes space after the sync is done.
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If you are a developer, you might want to clean up your system from a
significant amount of intermediate build information and project index
Xcode Derived Data
generated by Xcode. This CleanMyMac ability will come in useful when
you need to speed up your project and free some space.
After you open the detailed results window, you can take a closer look at items and change their sorting.
• To reveal files included to a particular category: Click the category in the left-side pane of the main
area. Items included to the category are revealed in the right-side pane. To view contents of a folder in
the right-side pane, click its disclosure triangle.
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• To view an item in the Finder: Hover over an item you want to reveal, and click a magnifier icon that
appears next to it.
• To view an item path: Hover over an item line. You can double-click any path component to open a
related directory in a new Finder window. If an item path does not appear, choose View > Show File
Path.
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• To change sorting of items or categories: At the top of the window, use the left-side “Sort by’’
pop-up menu to change sorting of item categories, and the right-side “Sort by’’ pop-up menu to
change sorting of items.
• To find an item within the scan results list: Start typing a word in the search field — results appear
below the field right as you type. To view all available items, click the close button (x).
Note: When you deselect items from the cleanup list, CleanMyMac 3 remembers your choice,
and keeps these items deselected in future scan results.
• Add one or multiple items or categories to the cleanup list: Select checkboxes opposite categories or
items you want to remove.
• Add all items to the cleanup list: Click Select All in the upper-left corner of the main area.
Note: Usually, when you start a cleanup or maintenance process, the system asks you
to confirm it by entering your administrator account password. Alternatively, you can go
through the quick authentication procedure that frees you from entering your credentials
more than once per CleanMyMac session:
• Choose Action > Authenticate.
• In the dialog that appears, enter your administrator account credentials.
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iPhoto Junk
The iPhoto Junk module significantly reduces the size of iPhoto and Photos libraries by eliminating
hidden originals of previously edited images. Originals are copies of images you have once rotated,
cropped, or edited in any other way.
CleanMyMac does not remove final versions of your images, instead it allows you to compare original and
final images to make sure the deletion is safe.
Note: To establish accuracy and safety of cleanup operations, CleanMyMac refers to the custom
Ignore List and to its built-in Safety Database, which includes a list of vital items, rules, and
exceptions.
If you are sure you will never want to remove a particular file, you can add it to CleanMyMac’s
Ignore List. For more information, see Add files to CleanMyMac’s Ignore List.
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The size of each image is specified in its lower-right corner. Each final-version image is also marked with
a number of icons that depict changes applied to it:
Image improved with some of iPhoto effects and adjustments like sharpness,
Enhanced contrast, exposure, and many more.
People’s eyes came out red on an original copy of this photo. This negative
effect was fixed with the corresponding editing option of iPhoto.
Fixed Red-Eye
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After you open the detailed results window, you can take a closer look at found images and group them as
you prefer.
• To zoom images in and out: Drag the slider in the upper-right corner to scale an image.
• To view an image in iPhoto: Control-click an image, and choose Reveal in iPhoto from the shortcut
menu.
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• To compare original and final-version images: Control-click an image, and choose Quick Look from the
shortcut menu to view images side-by-side.
• To review images within a particular group: Click the group in the left-side pane of the main area.
• To regroup images: Click the “Group by” pop-up menu above the listed photo groups, and choose a
grouping criterion:
• Modifiers — based on changes applied to images.
• Events — based on event names in iPhoto.
• Date — based on image creation date.
• To find an image within the scan results list: Start typing an image title in the search field — results
appear below the field right as you type. To view all available items, click the close button (x).
Note: When you deselect items from the cleanup list, CleanMyMac 3 remembers your choice,
and keeps them deselected in future scan results.
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Note: Usually, when you start a cleanup or maintenance process, the system asks you
to confirm it by entering your administrator account password. Alternatively, you can go
through the quick authentication procedure that frees you from entering your credentials
more than once per CleanMyMac session:
• Choose Action > Authenticate.
• In the dialog that appears, enter your administrator account credentials.
After completion of the cleanup, you will see how much space you’ve freed.
To view a detailed information on cleanup results: Click View Log in the lower-left corner of the main area.
To return to the initial iPhoto Junk screen: Click the Start Over button on the cleanup completion screen.
Or choose Go > Start Over.
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Mail Attachments
The Mail Attachments module scans the Mail application for restorable, locally kept downloads and
attachments. It reclaims a lot of free space while keeping original attachments safe in your online Inbox.
By default, when you open or view a new attachment in Mail, the application stores its copy on your disk
and keeps it until you delete the associated email. After a while, the total volume of copied attachment
files may reach a couple of gigabytes and more, especially if you receive many images, PDF, or
presentation files.
Note: To establish accuracy and safety of cleanup operations, CleanMyMac refers to the custom
Ignore List and to its built-in Safety Database, which includes a list of vital items, rules, and
exceptions.
If you are sure you will never want to remove a particular file, you can add it to CleanMyMac’s
Ignore List. For more information, see Add files to CleanMyMac’s Ignore List.
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• To view an attachment in the Finder: Hover over an item you want to reveal, and click a magnifier icon
that appears next to it.
• To view an attachment in CleanMyMac: Hover over a file you want to reveal, and click a quick look icon
next to it.
• To regroup attachments: From the “Group by” pop-up menu choose an appropriate grouping criterion
(an access date or file kind).
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• To view attachments by mail accounts: In the upper-right corner of the main area, from the pop-up
menu choose which accounts you want to review attachments from.
• To change sorting of attachments: In the upper-right corner of the main area, from the “Sort by’’ pop-
up menu choose the appropriate sorting criterion.
• To find an item within the scan results list: Start typing a word in the search field — results appear
below the field right as you type. To view all available items, click the close button (x).
Note: When you deselect items from the cleanup list, CleanMyMac 3 remembers your choice,
and keeps them deselected in future scan results.
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Note: Usually, when you start a cleanup or maintenance process, the system asks you
to confirm it by entering your administrator account password. Alternatively, you can go
through the quick authentication procedure that frees you from entering your
credentials more than once per CleanMyMac session:
• Choose Action > Authenticate.
• In the dialog that appears, enter your administrator account credentials.
iTunes Junk
The iTunes Junk module cleans up outdated device backups, broken downloads, old iOS software
updates, and copies of iOS apps stored locally in iTunes.
In the iTunes Junk module, CleanMyMac scans your iTunes data to find the following files:
When you download iOS apps to your iPhones or iPads, iTunes saves
backups of these downloads on the Mac. Removing these files from
iOS Applications iTunes won’t affect your devices.
Consider keeping the old copies of iOS apps only in case you’re
planning on using old iOS devices further and syncing these apps to
them.
All of your iOS device backups are stored on your Mac. However,
iOS Device Backups information on your devices is changing constantly, and backups get
quickly outdated. You can easily get rid of old backups without losing
any valuable data. The latest backup is never selected for removal
automatically.
Every time you update your iOS devices via cable sync, multiple update
iOS Software Updates files remain on your Mac and increase the amount of wasted space on
your disk. Removing these files will do no harm.
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Note: To establish accuracy and safety of cleanup operations, CleanMyMac refers to the custom
Ignore List and to its built-in Safety Database, which includes a list of vital items, rules, and
exceptions.
If you are sure you will never want to remove a particular file, you can add it to CleanMyMac’s
Ignore List. For more information, see Add files to CleanMyMac’s Ignore List.
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• To view items included to a particular group: Click the group in the left-side pane of the main area.
Items included to the group are revealed in the right-side pane.
• To view an item in the Finder: Hover over an item you want to reveal, and click a magnifier icon that
appears next to it.
• To view an item in CleanMyMac: Hover over a file you want to reveal, and click a quick look icon
next to it.
• To change the sorting of items: In the upper-right corner of the main area, from the “Sort by’’ pop-up
menu choose the appropriate sorting criterion.
• To find an item within the scan results list: Start typing a word in the search field — results appear
below the field right as you type. To view all available items, click the close button (x).
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Note: When you deselect items from the cleanup list, CleanMyMac 3 remembers your choice,
and keeps them deselected in future scan results.
Note: Usually, when you start a cleanup or maintenance process, the system asks you
to confirm it by entering your administrator account password. Alternatively, you can go
through the quick authentication procedure that frees you from entering your credentials
more than once per CleanMyMac session:
• Choose Action > Authenticate.
• In the dialog that appears, enter your administrator account credentials.
Trash Bins
Apart from the ordinary startup drive Trash, Macs generally have additional application trash folders, for
example, iPhoto Trash. Each disk partition and external drive also has its own hidden trash folder where
previously deleted items reside.
In the Trash Bins module, CleanMyMac scans the following trash folders:
• Local Mail Trash, which contains emails deleted in the Mail application.
• Aperture Trash, which contains photos deleted in Aperture.
• iPhoto Trash, which contains photos deleted in iPhoto.
• Startup Drive Trash, which contains items deleted from the main disk.
• External Drive Trash, which contains items deleted from external drives (a number of such trash
folders equals a number of external drives).
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Note: To establish accuracy and safety of cleanup operations, CleanMyMac refers to the custom
Ignore List and to its built-in Safety Database, which includes a list of vital items, rules, and
exceptions.
If you are sure you will never want to remove a particular file, you can add it to CleanMyMac’s
Ignore List. For more information, see Add files to CleanMyMac’s Ignore List.
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• To view an item in the Finder: Hover over an item you want to reveal, and click a magnifier icon that
appears next to it.
• To view an item path: Hover over an item line. You can double-click any path component to open a
related directory in a new Finder window. If an item path does not appear, choose View > Show File
Path.
• To change sorting of items or locations: At the top of the window, use the left-side “Sort by’’ pop-up
menu to change sorting of locations, and the right-side “Sort by’’ pop-up menu to change sorting of
items.
• To find an item within the scan results list: Start typing a word in the search field — results appear
below the field right as you type. To view all available items, click the close button (x).
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Note: When you deselect items from the cleanup list, CleanMyMac 3 remembers your choice,
and keeps them deselected in future scan results.
• Add one or multiple items or locations to the cleanup list: Select checkboxes opposite locations or
items you want to remove.
• Add all items to the cleanup list: Click Select All in the upper-left corner of the main area.
Note: Usually, when you start a cleanup or maintenance process, the system asks you
to confirm it by entering your administrator account password. Alternatively, you can go
through the quick authentication procedure that frees you from entering your
credentials more than once per CleanMyMac session:
• Choose Action > Authenticate.
• In the dialog that appears, enter your administrator account credentials.
1. At the bottom of the window, select a type of removal from the pop-up menu:
• Remove immediately: This is a default command that quickly removes files in an ordinary way from
your disk.
• Remove securely: If you want to be sure that deleted items won’t be recovered by means of any
special tools, choose Remove Securely from the pop-up menu. This takes more time, but all the file
data gets rewritten to avoid possible recovering.
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After you open the detailed results window, you can take a closer look at your files to make your decision
on their value.
• To view files included to a particular group: Click the group in the left-side pane of the main area. Items
included to the group are revealed in the right-side pane. To view contents of a folder in the right-side
pane, click its disclosure triangle.
• To view a file in the Finder: Hover over an item you want to reveal, and click a magnifier icon that
appears next to it.
• To view a file in CleanMyMac: Hover over a file you want to reveal, and click a quick look icon next to it.
• To regroup files: From the “Group by” pop-up menu choose an appropriate grouping criterion.
• To change sorting of attachments: In the upper-right corner of the main area, from the “Sort by’’ pop-
up menu choose the appropriate sorting criterion.
• To find an item within the scan results list: Start typing a word in the search field — results appear
below the field right as you type. To view all available items, click the close button (x).
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Note: Usually, when you start a cleanup or maintenance process, the system asks you
to confirm it by entering your administrator account password. Alternatively, you can go
through the quick authentication procedure that frees you from entering your credentials
more than once per CleanMyMac session:
• Choose Action > Authenticate.
• In the dialog that appears, enter your administrator account credentials.
• To move files to another folder: Choose Move to Folder from the pop-up menu at the bottom of the
window, and navigate to a folder you want to move files to. Click Move.
• To move files to the Trash folder: Choose Move to Trash from the pop-up menu at the bottom of the
window, and then click Clean.
• To remove files quickly: Choose Remove Immediately from the pop-up menu at the bottom of the
window, and then click Remove.
• To remove securely and make sure that deleted items won’t be recovered by means of any special tools:
Choose Remove Securely from the pop-up menu at the bottom of the window, and then click Remove.
This takes more time, but all the file data gets rewritten to avoid being recovered.
To discontinue scanning or cleanup process, click Stop.
To view a detailed information on cleanup or moving results: Click View Log in the lower-left corner of the
main area.
To return to the initial Large & Old Files screen: Click the Start Over button on the completion screen. Or
choose Go > Start Over.
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• Shredder
Uninstaller
The Uninstaller completely removes apps that are no longer needed, including associated files that lay
outside the Applications folder.
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• To view an item in the Finder: Hover over an item you want to reveal, and click a magnifier icon that
appears next to it.
• To change application sorting: From the “Sort by’’ pop-up menu choose the appropriate sorting
criterion.
• To find an item within the scan results list: Start typing a word in the search field — results appear
below the field right as you type. To view all available items, click the close button (x).
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Note: Usually, when you start a cleanup or maintenance process, the system asks you
to confirm it by entering your administrator account password. Alternatively, you can go
through the quick authentication procedure that frees you from entering your credentials
more than once per CleanMyMac session:
• Choose Action > Authenticate.
• In the dialog that appears, enter your administrator account credentials.
Depending on the selected items, the main CleanMyMac button will identify the state of the operation you
are about to start:
• Uninstall: Click this button to remove all selected applications leaving no remains on your Mac.
• Reset: Click this button to remove smart-selected files, and thus reset the selected applications.
• Remove: Click this button to uninstall selected applications, and remove files of your choice.
To discontinue uninstall or reset process, click Stop.
As soon as the operation is complete, you can do the following:
• Return to the list of your applications and continue to work with the Uninstaller: Click View All Apps.
• View a detailed information on uninstall or reset results: Click View Log in the lower-left corner of the
main area.
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Maintenance
The Maintenance module provides essential scripts and procedures that will keep your Mac up and
running for a long time. In particular, using this CleanMyMac’s module, you can optimize system
performance, resolve various errors, and increase search speed.
Every file and folder has a set of permissions that determines the types of
actions you, system, applications, or other users can perform with it.
If permissions are getting corrupted due to, for example, improper system
shutdown or incorrect changes made by the app during its installation, you
may face some access- or performance-related issues .
Repair Disk CleanMyMac’s Repair Disk Permissions task verifies current permissions
and restores correct ones to ensure proper functioning of your system and
Permissions
applications.
Recommendations for use
Run the task if either of these symptoms appear:
• Various access-related issues (for example, impossible to move, view, or
delete files)
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The Verify Startup Disk task checks the file system on your main disk to make
sure all data is solid and safe. If the disk needs repairs, CleanMyMac provides
you with appropriate instructions on using Mac’s Recovery HD functionality.
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The Reindex Spotlight task initiates a complete reindexing of your Mac’s main
search engine to improve its performance and accuracy. Generally, Spotlight
indexes itself automatically, but after working with a large amount of files or
after a long period of service it may need help.
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Note: Please carefully read and follow the recommendations for use for each maintenance
task to prevent system lag under high workloads. Also note that all of the tasks
have different usage recommendations, and it is not necessary to run them all at once.
1. In the Modules list, switch to the Maintenance module. Or choose Go > Maintenance.
2. Click Choose Tasks.
3. Select the checkbox opposite the task you want to start, and click Run.
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Note: Usually, when you start a cleanup or maintenance process, the system asks you
to confirm it by entering your administrator account password. Alternatively, you can go
through the quick authentication procedure that frees you from entering your credentials
more than once per CleanMyMac session:
• Choose Action > Authenticate.
• In the dialog that appears, enter your administrator account credentials.
Privacy
The Privacy module securely cleans up chat, browsing and download history, cookies, recent items list,
and more to help keep activity on your Mac private.
In this module, CleanMyMac sorts all data into groups depending on a type of activities or used
applications, so that you could quickly make your cleanup decisions:
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You can easily remove your conversation, call, and file transfer history related to
the following messengers:
• Skype
Instant • Messages
messaging • AOL IM
• Jabber
• Yahoo
• iMessage
When you open a file with an application, it usually adds this file to its own list of
recent items. Similarly, your Mac remembers all applications, documents, and
servers you’ve opened or viewed, and keeps references on them in the Recent
Viewing items Items menu of the main Apple menu.
on Mac
The Privacy module quickly erases all of these traces throughout the system.
However, there’s no need to worry about the actual files and documents, they are
not affected.
Note: You must quit all browsers, so that the Privacy could find and analyze the number of items
with your private information.
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• To view a file in the Finder: Hover over an item you want to reveal, and click a magnifier icon that
appears next to it.
• To change sorting of items: In the upper-right corner of the main area, from the “Sort by’’ pop-up menu
choose the appropriate sorting criterion.
• To sort out items based on their creation time: Click the “Time range to clean” pop-up menu, and
choose one of the available options. The Privacy will display items created during the specified time
period.
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Note: After changing a time period, the Privacy will ask you to quit your browser due to
estimation purposes.
• To find an item within the scan results list: Start typing a word in the search field — results appear
below the field right as you type. To view all available items, click the close button (x).
Note: Usually, when you start a cleanup or maintenance process, the system asks you
to confirm it by entering your administrator account password. Alternatively, you
can go through the quick authentication procedure that frees you from entering your
credentials more than once per CleanMyMac session:
• Choose Action > Authenticate.
• In the dialog that appears, enter your administrator account credentials.
Note: After removing private data, you will need to reenter some passwords (accept for
those stored in Key Chain), and set up preferences on some websites.
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Extensions
Apart from ordinary applications, there are a lot of other software components on your system, like
extensions, widgets, and plugins. CleanMyMac’s Extensions module gathers all of them together, and
then lets you remove or disable them at your convenience.
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Screen Savers Allows to correctly remove an unnecessary screen saver, or disable it, so
that it becomes temporarily unavailable in System Preferences.
Your OS X has multiple built-in dictionaries, most of which you won’t ever
Dictionaries need.
Remove them to save space or just disable temporarily.
Some applications installed on your Mac come with small helper apps
Launch Agents (launch agents). These apps broaden the functionality of the parent product,
but in some cases you may consider removing or disabling them.
Some applications install additional services onto your system. You can
Services access these services via file shortcut menus right in the Finder.
Use CleanMyMac to disable unnecessary services if needed.
Note: Some extensions are marked with info signs and do not have checkboxes. These extensions
can be removed only along with the associated applications or services.
Yet, you can easily disable or enable these extensions.
• To view extensions included to a particular group: Click the group in the left-side pane of the main
area. Extensions included to the group are revealed in the right-side pane. To view contents of a folder
in the right-side pane, click its disclosure triangle.
• To view an item in the Finder: Hover over an item you want to reveal, and click a magnifier icon that
appears next to it.
• To change sorting of items or groups: At the top of the window, use the left-side “Sort by’’ pop-up menu
to change sorting of extension groups, and the right-side “Sort by’’ pop-up menu to change sorting of
items.
• To find an item within the scan results list: Start typing a word in the search field — results appear
below the field right as you type. To view all available items, click the close button (x).
Note: By default, CleanMyMac does not offer any extensions for removal. If you decide
on removing an item completely, you will not be able to undo this action.
However, if you disable an extension, it can be easily turned on.
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Note: Usually, when you start a cleanup or maintenance process, the system asks you
to confirm it by entering your administrator account password. Alternatively, you can go
through the quick authentication procedure that frees you from entering your credentials
more than once per CleanMyMac session:
• Choose Action > Authenticate.
• In the dialog that appears, enter your administrator account credentials.
To disable extensions and isolate it from your system: Hover over the Enable status next to an extension
you want to turn off. When it changes to the Disable view, click Disable.
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Shredder
The Shredder helps you easily remove any files you no longer need in either a secure or ordinary way.
If you select secure removal, be sure that erased files, including their digital footprints, will be made
completely irrecoverable. The Shredder seamlessly deals with the task even when the Finder brings up
errors while trying to remove items involved in current processes.
Note: Usually, when you start a cleanup or maintenance process, the system asks you
to confirm it by entering your administrator account password. Alternatively, you can go
through the quick authentication procedure that frees you from entering your credentials
more than once per CleanMyMac session:
• Choose Action > Authenticate.
• In the dialog that appears, enter your administrator account credentials.
1. In the Modules list, switch to the Shredder module. Or choose Go > Shredder.
2. Click Select Files.
3. In the dialog that appears, navigate to items you want to remove (one or multiple files or folders).
4. Click Open.
5. From the pop-up menu opposite the Shred button, choose any of the following commands:
• Remove Immediately (if you want to remove items quickly in an ordinary way)
• Remove Securely (if you want to make sure that deleted items won’t be recovered by means of any
special tools)
6. Click Shred.
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• To view an item in the Finder: Hover over an item you want to reveal, and click a magnifier icon that
appears next to it.
• To view an item path: Hover over an item line. You can double-click any path component to open a
related directory in a new Finder window. If an item path does not appear, choose View > Show File
Path.
• To change sorting of items: At the top of the window, use the right-side “Sort by’’ pop-up menu to
change a sorting criterion.
• To find an item within the cleanup list: Start typing a word in the search field — results appear below
the field right as you type. To view all available items, click the close button (x).
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RAM keeps the information that is being processed by your system and
applications. Generally, it helps speed up completion of operations,
but as the number of data stored in the memory grows, your Mac may
become slower.
To clean up the memory to make it run faster: Click Free Up. Be sure, this
operation does not affect any of your files located on hard drives.
Memory
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As you hover over the Memory graph, you see the following data categories:
• Wired — information in RAM that can’t be moved to the drive or used
by other applications. The amount of wired memory depends on the
system configuration and applications you are using.
• Active — information that is currently being used and constantly
addressed to.
• Inactive — information that was recently used, but remains currently
Memory unaddressed.
• Compressed — the amount of memory used by inactive applications
that was compressed to make more RAM available to active
applications.
To take a closer look at the memory: Double-click the Memory icon to open
Activity Monitor.
The current charge level of the battery is displayed above the Battery
graph.
To view details on the battery state: Hover over the Battery graph to check
its health and a number of charge cycles.
To take a closer look at the battery: Double-click the Battery icon to open
Energy Saver Preferences (in System Preferences).
Battery
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To check a health issue: Open the Dashboard, and click on a yellow warning triangle that is located next
to a component. CleanMyMac will provide a pop-up message with a description of the health issue and
applicable recommendations.
Note: The warning icon will not disappear from the Dashboard until the issue is resolved.
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Note: When you close CleanMyMac, CleanMyMac 3 Menu stays active and continues
to notify you of important system changes.
Please also note that if you decide to turn off CleanMyMac 3 Menu, you may
overlook an important warning or health issue. CleanMyMac 3 sends you most
of its notifications through the Menu.
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Check real-time system statuses and stay aware of your Mac’s health
Click the CleanMyMac 3 Menu status icon to access the following information:
• Startup disk: Availability of free disk space, drive’s health, and the threshold for the minimum free
disk space.
• Memory (RAM): Amount of unused memory and total memory size.
• Battery: Charge level, health, and total battery capacity.
• System Trash folder: Amount of junk in the Trash folder and the threshold for its maximum volume.
Via the Menu, you will also receive the following important notification (the corresponding pop-up
messages will appear occasionally):
• Alerts about a little amount of free space on your disk.
• Notifications about exceeding the preset threshold for the system trash.
• Suggestions on correct uninstallation of trashed applications (displayed when you try moving an
application to the Trash folder).
• Disk failure precautions, based on internal drive diagnostics.
• Battery failure alerts.
• Heavy memory usage alerts.
• Notifications about non-responding applications.
Note: If you set the Scheduler to regularly remind you about the cleanup necessity,
CleanMyMac 3 will continue to notify you about this event even when
CleanMyMac 3 Menu is off. Other notifications won’t be displayed in this case.
To learn more about the Scheduler, see Scheduler tab.
Apart from warnings and alerts, CleanMyMac uses its notifications to give you advice on improving the
situation. You may decide to ignore or postpone any notifications.
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• To empty the Trash folder: In the CleanMyMac Menu, hover over the Trash area, and then click Empty
Trash.
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On the CleanMyMac 3 Menu tab, you can configure the following parameters:
Turning on/off
To turn on/off the Menu: Move the slider to ON or OFF position,
1 CleanMyMac 3
respectively.
Menu
To set the minimum free space threshold on the startup drive: Choose
Free disk space the appropriate value from the pop-up menu. CleanMyMac will get you
2
limit notified when the system reaches the specified limit.
To set the maximum allowed amount of files in the Trash folder: Choose
3 Trash size limit the appropriate value from the pop-up menu. When the total amount of
junk exceeds the limit, you will be offered to instantly empty your Trash
folder.
To receive notifications about possibility of correct app uninstallation:
Correct Select the Uninstaller checkbox. If you put an application into the Trash
4
uninstallation of folder, you will be offered to correctly uninstall it along with all related
applications items that remain in your system.
5 Reset of all health To reset all of the alerts or warnings you received earlier from
and monitoring CleanMyMac 3 Menu: Click Reset All Warnings.
notifications
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• Open CleanMyMac 3 Menu, click the gear icon, and then choose Preferences from the pop-up menu.
• Press Command-Comma (cmd-,).
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General tab
1 If you do not want CleanMyMac to produce any sounds, deselect the “Play
Sounds sounds for main CleanMyMac 3 actions” checkbox.
3 Warning To reset all alerts or warnings you received earlier from CleanMyMac 3, click
dialogs Reset All Warnings.
Note: By default, the Smart Select feature will offer for removal
all languages and localizations that are not added
to the list on this tab.
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Languages To add languages to the ignore list: Click Add (+), choose languages from the
4 and dialog that appears, and then click Add.
localizations
Note: The languages dialog offers you only a list of languages previously
selected in the Language & Region OS X preferences.
If you want to add more languages to CleanMyMac’s ignore list,
you need to first add these languages in System Preferences,
and then restart your CleanMyMac. Thereafter, add languages to
CleanMyMac as described above.
To remove languages from the ignore list: Choose the language you do not
want to keep on your Mac anymore, and click Remove (-).
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On the Smart Cleanup tab, you can choose cleaning modules that are launched during Smart Cleanup.
By default, all cleaning modules are choosed.
To exclude a module from the Smart Cleanup modules list: Deselect the checkbox opposite the needed
module.
Note: Deselecting a module will not remove it from CleanMyMac, but you will need to start it
independently for scanning your system.
Scheduler tab
The Scheduler is a built-in CleanMyMac 3 tool that you can set to remind you about regular cleanup
procedures.
On the Scheduler tab, you can set the periodicity of cleanup remainders (1) and an action that you will be
offered to complete (2).
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Updates tab
Keep the checkbox selected if you want to review the detailed CleanMyMac logs
about removed items, uninstalled applications, and completed maintenance tasks.
2 Extended By default, this option is turned on, and you can view a detailed log after completion
Logging of each CleanMyMac’s task (on a task completion window, click View Log in the
lower-left corner).
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Check
To check whether there are any CleanMyMac updates immediately: Click Check For
4 For
Updates.
Updates
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• To add files to CleanMyMac’s Ignore List from the Ignore List tab: Click a module in a left-side pane,
and then click Add (+) in the lower-left corner of the ignored items area. In the dialog that appears,
navigate to items you want to exclude from CleanMyMac scan results, and click Add.
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You can add items via the Ignore List tab functionality only for the following modules:
• System Junk
• Trash Bins
• Large & Old Files
• Uninstaller
To add items from other modules to the Ignore List, add them directly from the corresponding module
windows.
However, removing items from the Ignore List tab is available for all modules.
• To add all RAW files to the Ignore List: Switch to the iPhoto Junk section, and then select “Ignore RAW
photos” checkbox. This feature excludes RAW files from iPhoto scan results.
• To add trash folders of entire volumes and iPhoto libraries to the Ignore List: Switch to the Trash Bins
section, click Add (+) in the lower-left corner of the ignored items area, and choose the Add Volume
or Add iPhoto Library option from the pop-up menu. Then, in the dialog that appears, navigate to the
item you want to be ignored in the scan results of the Trash Bins module, and click Add.
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• To add files to the Ignore List by their extensions (for the Large & Old Files module only): Switch to the
Large & Old Files section, click Add (+) in the lower-left corner of the “File extensions to ignore” field,
and choose any file with the extension you want to exclude from the scan results of the Large & Old
Files section. Or enter extensions manually in the corresponding field.
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• To add files to the Ignore List by their extensions (for the Large & Old Files module only): Switch to the
Large & Old Files section, click Add (+) in the lower-left corner of the “File extensions to ignore” field,
and choose any file with the extension you want to exclude from the scan results of the Large & Old
Files section. Or enter extensions manually in the corresponding field.
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