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shaneo2552464
shaneo2552464
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October 11, 2018
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Clean My Mac X - Lightroom problems

  • October 11, 2018
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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

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    shaneo2552464
    shaneo2552464Author
    Participant
    October 16, 2018

    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
    Community Expert
    Ian LyonsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 16, 2018

    '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
    Community Expert
    John WallerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 16, 2018

    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.

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    October 11, 2018

    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
    shaneo2552464Author
    Participant
    October 11, 2018

    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

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