Hello, There are several functions that do run regularly to clean up your Mac, but they run as shell scripts, so unless you are fairly familiar with sh scripting they probably won't mean much. Unix has always had these utilities available, and in traditional UNIX systems they would be run via cron, on modern Mac systems, cron has been replaced by launchd. One utility I do find useful is AppCleaner if you drop an App onto this utility it will find preferences and settings files that are associated with the app but not bundled with it. You can also just use the file menu. There is a issue with using the appCleaner with VoiceOver if you have cursor tracking turned on. Essentially, when you are trying to review the search results a details popup dialog comes up, but everything else is usable with VoiceOver.
I don't think it can find preference files for applications that are already deleted, but I believe the trial version of Clean My Mac X will do this and then if you use App Cleaner to remove any other applications you don't want any more, you shouldn't need to use Clean My Mac again and you can delete it with AppCleaner (Smiles) Oh, the web site for AppCleaner is: http://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/ Jonathan Cohn > On Jul 12, 2021, at 15:18, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > The tools that clean up your Mac that are built-in, are not tools that you > can configure. These tools run in the background at night, or when you first > turn on a laptop after it was a sleep through the night. There is no need to > look for these tools as they are just handled by a macOS. > > Later… > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 12, 2021, at 11:45 AM, Les Kriegler <kriegle...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Cait, >> As I like to say, great minds think alike! I did find Disk Utility and >> looked at the various options. The only item I saw that related to disk >> cleanup[ was First Aid. From what I could tell, that should be run if you >> have disk issues and a repair is needed. But if that doubles as a cleaner, >> or there is something I missed, I’d be happy to know it. Thanks for the >> assist. >> Best Regards, >> >> Les >> >>> On Jul 12, 2021, at 12:20 PM, Caitlyn Furness <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> I’m not Tim, but have a look under utilities/disk utility.. >>> >>> Cait >>> >>> >>>> On Jul 12, 2021, at 11:19 AM, Les Kriegler <kriegle...@gmail.com >>>> <mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Tim, >>>> >>>> Yes, I suspect you’re right in light of what you just shared. Are these >>>> tools in the utilities folder? I’d like to take a look at them. Thank you. >>>> Best regards, >>>> Les >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Jul 12, 2021, at 10:38 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries >>>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> While this is only my opinion, there really is no need for disk clean up >>>>> apps on the Mac. The MacOS has built-in utilities and processes that >>>>> clean up your disk daily, weekly and monthly. >>>>> >>>>> Later… >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Tim Kilburn >>>>> Jamf Certified Tech >>>>> Apple Professional Learning Specialist >>>>> Apple Teacher >>>>> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) >>>>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >>>>> >>>>>> On Jul 11, 2021, at 4:30 PM, Les Kriegler <kriegle...@gmail.com >>>>>> <mailto:kriegle...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi All, >>>>>> Well, I attempted to use OS Cleaner for the past two days. While it >>>>>> seems like a nice cleanup utility, I could not figure out how to run a >>>>>> cleanup. I tried the typical methods with VO-Arrows and the tab key. I >>>>>> also tried activating various images but could not determine whether it >>>>>> actually ran a clean. So I went to Applevis and located a short podcast >>>>>> on Disk Cleaner Pro. I learned that after selecting the options desired, >>>>>> a Continue Button existed. It also gave a confirmation message when the >>>>>> cleanup completed. So I purchased Disk Cleaner Pro fore $1.99. Since I >>>>>> had upgraded to the paid version of OS Cleaner, I was able to have >>>>>> Apple’s billing department put through a request for a refund. While OS >>>>>> Cleaner had some nice features that Disk Cleaner Pro does not have, in >>>>>> my experience and opinion, it falls short on accessibility. End of >>>>>> experience, end of story. >>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Les >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>>>>> Visionaries list. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>>>>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>>>>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>>>>> >>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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