I believe CMM is just slick marketing hype. My conclusion… while the CMM staff might be “hero’s” and their user interface is very cool, they offer no FACTS to show what CMM does to “improve” performance that the MacOS does not already do. What finally convinced me to cancel and remove CMM was the following Apple forum discussion. Lastly, it became clear that the few things CMM does that the MacOS does not do, like undelete files associated with an app you delete, can be done by other FREE apps (like the one I use: AppCleaner). 10:00am EDT Forbes Innovation Consumer Tech New CleanMyMac X Works With M1 Macs And Detects Silver Sparrow Malware Mark Sparrow Senior Contributor Technology journalist specializing in. The CMM staff tried to persuade me that their software “experts” know what they are doing and don’t need 3rd party evaluations. ![]() I also learned its malware module is highly overrated, does not perform well in testing, conflicts with other malware apps (like Sophos and Malware Bytes) and has never been evaluated by a neutral 3rd party like AV Comparatives or AV-Test. Sh file was included in the Mac OS X database in previous versions, but was. I learned they will not provide any facts to support their claims that it improves performance. CleanMyMac X without being pestered by the developer tools installation prompt. CleanMyMac X is now optimized for Apple’s new M1 chip using Apple Silicon technology. So, I did more homework and queried the CMM staff. CleanMyMac X is one of my favorite Mac utilities for uninstalling apps I no longer needed. The BAD news: After 12 months, I had to admit I could NOT see any performance improvements. The interface is beautiful and easy to use. I bought and installed it on our 3 laptops. I convinced myself that CMM just might be the holy grail of MacOS performance utilities. I ignored the professionals that panned it as a useless waste of money… or marketing FLUFF because does not do anything the MacOS doesn’t already do. And even some “experts” gave it good marks. ![]() I’m always looking for ways to improve performance on our three M1 / M2 MacBook Air’s.Ībout 18 months ago, I read all the reviews I could find on CleanMyMac X.
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