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Some folders (Mail, Safari, iPhone backups, the Trash) are protected by macOS. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access, turn on CleanCache, then restart the app. The button in CleanCache → Settings → General opens that page for you.

Start any scan; CleanCache asks you to choose your home folder once. You can change it later from the ••• menu → Permission.

Most tools move items to the Trash — open the Trash in Finder and choose Put Back. Cache folders are rebuilt automatically by the apps that use them.

Yes. CleanCache is sandboxed and distributed through the Mac App Store. It shows you what it found and asks before removing anything, and most tools move items to the Trash so you can put them back.

If you mainly want to free up disk space — junk, large and duplicate files, app leftovers, browser data — CleanCache covers that, and it goes further for developers with Xcode, simulators, node_modules and package caches.

No. Scanning happens on your Mac. CleanCache only sends anonymous usage counts (which tools are used and how much space is cleaned), never file names or paths, and you can turn that off in Settings.

Mac App Store apps are sandboxed. To scan your caches and files, macOS asks you to grant access once. Some locations (Mail, Safari, iPhone backups) also need Full Disk Access.

Macs with Apple silicon and Intel running macOS 14.6 or later.

It depends on your Mac. Typical everyday Macs free several gigabytes; developer Macs with Xcode, simulators and old projects often free tens of gigabytes.