Most Macs slow down from hidden junk that builds up over time — bloated caches, hundreds of startup apps, and gigabytes of forgotten junk. CleanMachine finds it all in under 60 seconds.
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It's rarely hardware. Usually it's one (or several) of these very fixable problems.
macOS and every app you run creates cache files meant to speed things up — but over time these caches balloon to gigabytes and start doing the opposite. User caches in ~/Library/Caches alone can reach 5–10 GB on a heavily used Mac.
Every app you've ever installed potentially added a Launch Agent that starts on boot. Most of them run silently in the background, eating CPU and RAM before you've opened a single window. A typical Mac accumulates 20–50 of these over a few years.
macOS needs free disk space for virtual memory (swap), temp files, and smooth operation. When you're below 10% free — especially on systems with 256 GB SSDs — performance degrades noticeably. The OS starts thrashing and can't cache reads effectively.
Photos, documents, and downloads get duplicated silently — through AirDrop, backups, and "Save As." These don't slow the CPU directly, but they eat the disk space that macOS needs to breathe, and they force slower disk reads as the filesystem gets fragmented.
Every app ships with translations for dozens of languages. If you only use English, those files are pure waste — often 500 MB per app. Multiply that across your Applications folder and it adds up to gigabytes.
iTunes and Finder store full iPhone and iPad backups locally — each one can be 10–50 GB. Most people have multiple old backups they've completely forgotten about.
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CleanMachine combines the tools you'd normally need 4 separate apps for.
One scan covers caches, logs, language files, browser data, temp files, and old iOS backups — all in parallel. See your exact savings before touching anything.
See every Launch Agent and Launch Daemon that runs at boot. Disable the ones you don't need with a single toggle — no Terminal required.
Interactive sunburst chart shows exactly where your storage went. Drill down folder by folder until you find the culprits.
See live RAM usage by process. Spot the memory hogs and purge inactive memory without restarting.
Full MD5 comparison finds true duplicates across your home folder. Auto-selects the oldest copy to remove — keeps your newest.
Remove apps completely — not just the .app bundle. Finds every leftover in Library folders that drags are too sloppy to clean up.
Download CleanMachine and run Smart Scan. Scanning is completely free — see exactly what's slowing your Mac before spending anything.
CleanMachine shows you every category of junk with exact sizes. Most Macs have 5–15 GB of waste ready to remove.
Unlock cleaning for a one-time $19.99. Everything goes to CleanMachine Trash first — fully recoverable if you change your mind.
Download CleanMachine and run a free scan. Most Macs find 5–15 GB of hidden junk on the first scan. You pay nothing to find out — only $19.99 once to clean it up.
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Yes, completely. Download CleanMachine and run Smart Scan at no cost. You'll see exactly what's slowing your Mac — junk categories, sizes, and counts — before you decide to purchase. Cleaning requires the one-time $19.99 unlock.
It varies, but on a Mac that's never been cleaned, the first scan typically finds 5–15 GB. Developer Macs often find 20–50 GB in Xcode caches alone. The scan shows you the exact number on your specific machine before you pay anything.
No. Every file CleanMachine removes goes to the CleanMachine Trash first — a recoverable holding area. Nothing is permanently deleted without your explicit confirmation. You can restore any file any time.
The Trash only holds files you explicitly moved there. CleanMachine finds the hidden junk: app caches buried in ~/Library, language files inside app bundles, browser databases, old iOS device backups, startup items, and log files — none of which ever appear in the Trash.
No. CleanMachine is a one-time $19.99 purchase. The app works forever. An optional $12/year renewal gives you continued updates, but the app you bought never gets locked or downgraded.