Clean My Mac X - Lightroom problems

[shaneo2552464]

Hello

I downloaded the free trial of Clean My Mac X. I rant the first couple of "optimisation" options before the trial came abruptly to a halt. I feel really stupid for doing it because now I am almost constantly faced with the dreaded spinning circle of death when I use Lightroom. I am using a top of the range MacBook Pro 15 inch.

This makes me sad.

Has anyone any ideas how I should go about fixing my Mac from the "cleaning"?

Many thanks

Shane

[dj_paige]

shaneo2552464  wrote

Hello

I downloaded the free trial of Clean My Mac X. I rant the first couple of "optimisation" options before the trial came abruptly to a halt. I feel really stupid for doing it because now I am almost constantly faced with the dreaded spinning circle of death when I use Lightroom.

It's not clear to me that one is related to the other. Why do you think this is the case?

Has anyone any ideas how I should go about fixing my Mac from the "cleaning"?

The best bet is that you should ask in a Mac forum.

[shaneo2552464]

Thanks dj_paige.

I suspect one is related to the other because Lightroom has worked like a dream for me since I bought the laptop almost a year ago and the performance issues seem to have arisen since I used Clean My Mac. I cannot say for certain that it is the cause but I suspect it may have something to do with it. Upgrading from Sierra to High Sierra could have been something to do with it too I guess though I am not so sure about the timing of that coinciding.

You are right, though, I should probably take this to a Mac forum. Thanks.

Kind regards

Shane

[shaneo2552464]

Just for the record, updating Lightroom Classic to the new version 8 has "fixed" the performance issues I described above.

It may even be slightly faster than it previously was.

Shane

[Ian Lyons]

'Clean My Mac' has a habit of removing files required by applications rendering them useless. Best place for it is your Mac's trash.

[John Waller]

I got Clean My Mac after a specific recommendation from the Genius Bar at a local Apple store here in Melbourne, Australia.

Haven't noticed any ill effects in using it but not sure if my MacBook Air really needs it either.