Some give you a graphic wrapper over Unix command line functions, or access hidden functions the OS is capable of, like adding double arrows to your scroll bars. The fact is - many of these utilities have pretty interfaces, but give you almost no clue what they actually did. Read up before you try to optimize a drive: A journaled drive can get muddled if you optimize it. Some of the other things these utilities do: Similar to deletions of shared software components on the Windows side registry: it might take out something that was not needed for an app you don’t use & decide to chuck, because it may turn out that component was shared with another application, so you wind up screwing up that other keeper application.
They all tell you that they have saved you Gigs of space, but how that was accomplished is often dicey. Not sure there’s enough space gained to make it worthwhile. You can selectively throw away cache files with Washer & CleanMyMac, etc.
How are you cleaning up memory? Did it get dirty? First assess what it is that you think you are fixing.ĭid you get Cleaner with bundled software? (That’s the most usual source–at least you didn’t pay full price). Usually when you can least afford complications. It works, but it causes problems at times.
