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MacCleanse securely scans your system for activity and erases the desired information.

Whether you've been gift shopping online, discussing confidential business matters, visiting inappropriate web sites, or just want to clean out your system, MacCleanse is your savior. Unlike some other privacy protection tools which go through your system with brute force, MacCleanse has been thoroughly tested and only removes the necessary files, and reports all errors.

MacCleanse also contains enhanced features for specific applications like Acquisition, Adium, AIM, aMSN, Azureus, Bit Torrent, Colloquy, FireFox 2 & 3, iCab, iChat, ICQ, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, MPlayer, MSN Messenger, Netscape, OmniWeb, Opera, Preview, QuickTime, Safari, Skype, Transmission, Unison, Xtorrent, and Yahoo Messenger. These enhanced features allow you to pick and choose what exactly to remove from the application - be it only auto-fill values from Safari or the recent download history in Xtorrent. MacCleanse also contains enhanced features for specific applications like Acquisition, Adium, AIM, aMSN, Azureus, Bit Torrent, Colloquy, FireFox 2 & 3, iCab, iChat, ICQ, Internet Explorer, Mozilla, MPlayer, MSN Messenger, Netscape, OmniWeb, Opera, Preview, QuickTime, Safari, Skype, Transmission, Unison, Xtorrent, and Yahoo Messenger. These enhanced features allow you to pick and choose what exactly to remove from the application - be it only auto-fill values from Safari or the recent download history in Xtorrent.

WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.3.5:
  • New Feature: Detailed reporting on errors, notices, success messages, and progress if desired!
  • New Feature: Reports disk space saved from cleanse if Notice logging is enabled.
  • Bug Fix: Cleanse All Crash Reporter Logs now cleanses ALL logs everywhere for crash reports.
  • Bug Fix: No longer deletesInternal System caches as this can cause a kernel panic.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Koingo Software
Downloads:11,805
  - Version d/l:477
Utilities:File Management
License:Shareware
Date:08 Dec 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$19.95
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MacCleanse User Reviews (10 posts)Write A Review
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Aug 2 2008
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AKROBAT  Nice app. Price is a bit steep though.

Works as advertised.  
(Version 1.2.3)

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Jun 26 2008

MACGEEK19  I much prefer MacDust.Easier to Use, Faster and smaller footprint. Also, I do *snif* a but of feature swiping  
(Version 1.2.1)

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Feb 22 2008

PERSON1229  *snif*

Is it just me or does this update smell like borrowed features ;-)  
(Version 1.1.3)

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Feb 22 2008

SWO  I use this app regularly, though it is powerful and requires a bit of understanding of it's functions (which is why if I don't understand something, I leave it alone till I do or am feeling adventurous).

Some of my concerns seem to have been address in this update, though I can't stand to look at the Mac Cleanse icon.

Does anyone know if there are any alternative icons out there? It doesn't have to be for Mac Cleanse, per se, it just has to fit the app's purpose.  
(Version 1.1.3)

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Dec 30 2007

LEEJANDSUE  i've sent a couple of emails to the software developer regarding issues with using this program in leopard. it has been at least 3 business days, with no reply so far. basically the program locks up when i try to securely erase an item, and have to restart. i could not find any documentation with step by step instructions on how to use this program. maybe they will get back to me sometime after the holidays.  
(Version 1.1)

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Dec 30 2007

MACUPDATE ADMIN  From the developer's site, main page:

"Christmas Break

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Our staff will be on Christmas break from Monday, December 17 through Monday, January 7. Sales are automatically processed, and therefore license codes will still be sent out. Also, technical support during this period will be handled on a low-priority schedule. All other services have been temporarily suspended until we return to work full time after the break."  
(Version 1.1)

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Dec 31 2007

LEEJANDSUE  thanks for the info.

Lee  
(Version 1.1)

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Nov 15 2007

SETTANI  I have to apologize to the developer. I found out that I didn't have some software install properly and that was the reason I was having problems. I reinstalled the software and Mac Cleanse works perfectly and it is a really wonderful piece of software Try it and you'll Buy it. Thanks again for all you hard work on the software.  
(Version 1.0.8)

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Dec 30 2007

LEEJANDSUE  what did you do different in leopard to get mac cleanse to run?

Thanks,

Lee  
(Version 1.1)

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Nov 8 2007

SETTANI  I have not been able to use this software running MOS X version 10.5 It continually crashes when you select all options to clean. I've contacted the developer twice and 1.0.8 was the response but it still crashes. Wait until a update is release before you download this to run if you have 10.5  
(Version 1.0.8)

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Sep 13 2007

MACNEWS  Very nicely done.

I would, however, like to see the app, while idle, be reduced to using zero cpu cycles.  
(Version 1.0.7)

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Nov 14 2007

PERSON1229  It's a REALBasic application, this will never happen and is impossible for any REALBasic made application.  
(Version 1.0.8)

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Mar 31 2007

T7  Mac Cleanse is a very effective system cleaner as it is now, but it can be way more powerful. Absolutely worth 5 stars when it not only cleanses regular Finder/System stuff but Path Finder/System stuff as well. It should also gain scriptability features and a daemon mode so it can do its cleansing business at three in the morning, or before every system restart. Plus: Mac Cleanse should let you add folder/files of your own choosing.  
(Version 1.0.3)

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Feb 10 2007
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REALMAC17  Mac Cleanse is an impressive product which excels at what it does. At only $20 and with dozens of features, Mac Cleanse makes it easy to maintain OS X easily without any hassle whatsoever. What makes Mac Cleanse unique is that you can remove histories and logs from lots of different applications from Acquisition to iTunes to VLC. It also handles all the popular web browsers for clearing history and cache. I really liked the interface and the developer is very responsive and polite. 5/5!  
(Version 1.0.1)

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