Lastly, the best free Mac cleaner from our testing is the popular CCleaner software from Piriform (now owned by Avast). Similar to CleanMyMac X, you can grab this software for an individual fee or sign up for a Setapp membership which includes access to the full versions of both apps for one low monthly price. If you are trying to remove a lot of duplicate files or folders on your Mac computer, then the best software for deleting duplicate data is MacPaw's Gemini 2.

While it removed the most amount of data, it offers less caution when deleting files/folders which could lead to potential loss of important data. Our runner-up and the most extensive mac cleaning software when it comes to the sheer amount of removable data is Movavi's Mac Cleaner. It is available for a yearly fee, lifetime fee or through the Setapp membership (along with their stellar Gemini 2). This was chosen as our Editor's Choice due to its excellent user interface, easy to use operation and enhanced safety measures when it comes to accidental data removal. We researched and tested several of the most popular optimization software of which we ultimately determined that the best mac cleaner currently available to consumers is MacPaw's CleanMyMac X software.

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