Speaker 1: A new version of the software that helps keep your
Speaker 1: Mac running in tip top shape. What's going on. I'm
Speaker 1: rich Demiro. This is rich on Tech. Clean my Mac
Speaker 1: is one of my essential programs for my Mac laptop.
Speaker 1: I've used some feature of the program pretty much every
Speaker 1: few days for many years now, and now they have
Speaker 1: a totally redesigned app called Clean my Mac x or ten,
Speaker 1: with a new look and feel. Plus it does even more.
Speaker 1: We'll take a look at what's new. But first up,
Speaker 1: let me tell you what clean my Mac is all about.
Speaker 1: It's an all in one app that helps you maintain
Speaker 1: your Mac computer. It cleans up your system, protects it
Speaker 1: gets rid of old files and programs and more. And
Speaker 1: again we're discussing the inside of your system. It's not
Speaker 1: going to clean up the outside of your system. Now,
Speaker 1: if you're familiar with the program, you'll notice some speed
Speaker 1: improvements in the new version. MacPaw, the company that makes it,
Speaker 1: says the new program is three times faster than before,
Speaker 1: and they've also added malware removal and a new and
Speaker 1: improved menu bar app.
Speaker 2: More on all of that later.
Speaker 1: One thing they changed that I don't like so much
Speaker 1: is the new pricing.
Speaker 2: I'll tell you about that as well.
Speaker 1: So the main function of clean my Mac that most
Speaker 1: people will use is the smart scan. This is a
Speaker 1: quick scan of your system that can help you identify
Speaker 1: the unnecessary files taking up space, including all the random
Speaker 1: files that programs generate, and also the stuff that you
Speaker 1: have collecting in the trash. The smart scan will also
Speaker 1: quickly scan for any threats to your system and increase
Speaker 1: the speed of your system by flushing the DNS cash
Speaker 1: and freeing up RAM. Now, if you want to get
Speaker 1: more specific with your cleanup, there are several other scans
Speaker 1: you can do. Think of these as more deep dives.
Speaker 1: There's a scan for system junk, photo junk, mail attachments,
Speaker 1: iTunes junk, and the trash bin. One of the functions
Speaker 1: I personally use the most is the scan for large
Speaker 1: and old files. This is really handy for finding those
Speaker 1: big files that are lurking on your hard drive taking
Speaker 1: up a ton of space, and on a laptop like
Speaker 1: mine where every gigabyte is precious.
Speaker 2: This has been one of my favorite scans to do.
Speaker 1: Also, Clean my Mac does not do anything automatically when
Speaker 1: it comes to important files like this.
Speaker 2: Sure it might clear out your.
Speaker 1: Cash and a smart scan, but if you're going to
Speaker 1: be dumping photos or big files, it will always present
Speaker 1: you with a list that you can double check and
Speaker 1: pick the items that you want gone before it gets
Speaker 1: rid of them. There's also an option to securely erase
Speaker 1: files as well, if you need a bit more protection
Speaker 1: on that level. Another feature I love is the application
Speaker 1: uninstaller Now. Macs are pretty easy when it comes to
Speaker 1: uninstalling apps. You can drag and drop many of them
Speaker 1: right into the trash and that takes care of it.
Speaker 2: But that's not always the case.
Speaker 1: Sometimes these apps leave around little fragments and that can
Speaker 1: mess up your computer over time, slow it down, or
Speaker 1: just leave little things you don't want on there. Clean
Speaker 1: by Mac gives you a list of all the programs
Speaker 1: that are installed in your computer, and in one click
Speaker 1: you can get rid of the.
Speaker 2: Ones you don't need anymore.
Speaker 1: It will completely uninstall them, so all the little things
Speaker 1: that are usually left hanging nothing is left lingering around.
Speaker 2: I love that feature.
Speaker 1: The new version also sorts your apps now into categories,
Speaker 1: including thirty two bit unused apps you got from the
Speaker 1: app store and by vendor, so if you want to
Speaker 1: see all the apps that you have for Microsoft on
Speaker 1: your machine.
Speaker 2: You can do that or Google or whatever.
Speaker 1: This is a really great feature and I use it
Speaker 1: often since I'm always testing out new programs. I use
Speaker 1: them for a while and then I want to dump them.
Speaker 1: Also new in the app is a malware scan and removal.
Speaker 1: Now there's not a ton of malware on Max, but
Speaker 1: it can happen, and it's nice to know you're protected.
Speaker 2: The clean my Mac program also tells you the last.
Speaker 1: Time that the definitions and things were updated for the malware.
Speaker 1: Clean my Mac also has other stuff like an option
Speaker 1: to delete your browsing history and other privacy related traces
Speaker 1: from your online activities, including your chat history. Another feature
Speaker 1: I like is the little helper app in the Mac
Speaker 1: menu bar. I'm always referencing this one tap and you
Speaker 1: can instantly see all kinds of crucial information about your system,
Speaker 1: including how much hard drive space you have left that
Speaker 1: when I'm always looking at pretty much every day, how
Speaker 1: much memory you have left, how much battery you have
Speaker 1: left in which apps are draining the battery most. Then
Speaker 1: there's a little icon with info about your CPU, including
Speaker 1: the current temperature and how much load is currently on it.
Speaker 1: Then you've got a network monitor, so you can see
Speaker 1: if something's going on in your network when you're not
Speaker 1: really using your computer, and that shit be a red flag. Plus,
Speaker 1: you have an option to connect to Dropbox you can
Speaker 1: monitor how much free space you have in there. As
Speaker 1: you can see, Clean my Mac really is an all
Speaker 1: in one tool that does it all. There are more
Speaker 1: features haven't even mentioned, and to me, this is an
Speaker 1: essential app if you work on a Mac now. Like me,
Speaker 1: I'm always doing video editing, so I'm always putting big
Speaker 1: files on my computer. That's why I'm always trying to
Speaker 1: see how much hard drive space I have left, and
Speaker 1: I'm always trying to free up those files when I
Speaker 1: no longer need them.
Speaker 2: Clean my Mac really helps me do all that stuff.
Speaker 1: There is a free trial if you want to check
Speaker 1: things out, but if you proceed, it's a one time
Speaker 1: payment of ninety dollars. Or you can upgrade from the
Speaker 1: current version of Clean my Mac three for fifty percent off.
Speaker 1: Or you can subscribe to something called set App. This
Speaker 1: is a ten dollars monthly subscription that gives you a
Speaker 1: library of premium curated apps. You just download the ones
Speaker 1: you need when you need them. And again these are
Speaker 1: premium curated apps. You're getting all the features inside the
Speaker 1: apps for that ten dollars monthly payment.
Speaker 2: You don't have to pay anything more.
Speaker 1: And if you're listening to this podcast in the first
Speaker 1: week that Clean my Mac ten is out, it's.
Speaker 2: Thirty percent for the first week.
Speaker 1: If you're listening to the podcast after the first week,
Speaker 1: and when you go to the website you don't see
Speaker 1: a discount on the prices, I recommend downloading my favorite
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Speaker 2: When I went to the mac.
Speaker 1: Paul website to check out the prices for clean my Mac,
Speaker 1: it showed me ten codes to try for discounts. I
Speaker 1: will put a link to that in the show notes.
Speaker 1: And wiki by works for all kinds of websites. It's
Speaker 1: one of my favorite helpers for Chrome because literally it
Speaker 1: finds promo codes that nobody else finds.
Speaker 2: It's really great. All right, there you have it.
Speaker 1: An essential MacApp gets a major update. Go check it
Speaker 1: out again. It is Clean my Mac ten written Clean
Speaker 1: my MacX. You can find links at richontech dot tv
Speaker 1: or in the show notes. And if you find this
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Speaker 2: On social media, and don't forget to tag me. I'm
Speaker 2: rich Dimiro again. Thanks so much for listening. I'll talk
Speaker 2: to you real soon.