Cleaner One Pro

My hard drive on my Mac was cluttered with 600 GB of "other" that was almost completely taking over the entire drive. I am now at less than 15% full after Cleaner One Pro removed all the unnecessary files. I am very pleased with this program.

This is not a review per se, it is a discussion of the class of software to which this program belongs. 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. (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. There are 40 in the list, and it seems like new entries in the 'Mac cleaner' market space pop up every day, metastasizing like a cancer. Unfortunately, more is not better. They are all of dubious value. Many have no reviews at all. Many have what look to be essentially fake 5-star reviews with no useful commentary. Many -- probably the most accurate and honest -- have negative reviews, by users who have been burned by them. Most of the developers' 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. 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. Macs simply do not need "cleaning." (See for example: https://www.thesafemac.com/the-myth-of-the-dirty-mac/) Some of these programs are notorious for being little more than malware. The user is well-advised to read any program documentation and make a RELIABLE BACKUP before attempting any changes. If I have missed any programs that should be on the list, please leave a comment and let me know. I will rate all these programs with one star, probably one more than they deserve. And I would appreciate comments. If you disagree, please speak up. 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. No one here will take you seriously. 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. :: BEGIN LIST: : Aooro : App Cleaner & Uninstaller : AutoTrash : AweCleaner : CleanGeeker : Clean Me : Cleaner One Pro : CleanMyMac X : Cocktail : Combo Cleaner : Disk Aid : Disk Cleaner : Disk Cleaner Pro : Disk Expert : Disk Health : DiskKeeper Advanced Cleaner : DiskKeeper Cleaner - Modern : DiskKeeper Pro : Disk Xray : Doctor Disk Cleaner : HD Cleaner : iMac Cleaner : MacBooster : Mac Cleaner : MacClean : MacClean360 : MacCleaner Pro : MacCleanse : MacEnizer : MacMaster : Mojave Cleaner : PowerMyMac : Pro Disk Cleaner : Quick Cleaner : Sensei : Stellar SpeedUpMac : TrashMe 3 : Washing Machine : WeCleanse : Wise Mac Care :: END LIST : :: The only system maintenance tools I recommend are 1) TinkerTool System, a true bargain priced at only $14 for a single license. TinkerTool System is a an exceptional piece of quality engineering, safe when used properly, and superbly documented, with in-depth tutorials for every option. 2) OnyX, from Titanium Software, another excellent developer. 3) I have used Northern Softworks' "Cache Cleaners" in the past (the latest being "Catalina Cache Cleaner," which I have not used) and their products are first rate. As for the rest, listed above, it is safe to say that nobody who really knows what they're doing with Macs and macOS will touch them. Don't get sucked in by a pretty interface. You may very well regret it. -SB

Cleaner One Pro is the best storage cleaning tool I have ever used. As a selfie addict, I can easily take 5000 photographs, and there are countless duplicate or similar photos. If I manually filter one by one, it will take me ages. This app cleaning function is quick and easy, and it helps me identify duplicate and similar photos in a few seconds. And according to the day, month, and year, it can be automatically grouped and filtered, and then can be deleted in one second only according to your needs. In addition to photos, you can also filter videos on your Mac. Another point I like most is that Cleaner One Pro can protect my privacy. If your iPhone is accidentally lost and the ID photo happens to be in the album, it is very likely to be used by criminals. Cleaner One can detect photos containing identity information, such as ID cards or bank cards, to help delete these private photos and avoid privacy leakage.

Handy app to have on my Mac. I use an old MacBook Air 2013, 4GB RAM +256GB SDD and it’s just been really slow for work. The optimisation functions on memory and disk storage has been helpful. I use the memory optimisation from the toolbar everytime my Mac runs slow and it really helped. Also used Cleaner One to clean up junk and large files and finally got 10GB more free space to upgrade to Catalina now. Customer services was very responsive and helpful too. Got a few glitches when running on my old Mac but was fixed within a few days. I personally would highly recommend this app.

Nothing but fake, shill reviews. Reported to MacUpdate. Let's see if they do anything about it.