
More advanced software will take care of the automatic updates of other programs, restore files that were once deemed deleted, create backups for you, and can even monitor your computer for junk files in real-time so you are able to take countermeasures when necessary. Some solutions are also capable of optimizing your computer’s memory and grant safer web browsing by wiping your internet history and cookies clean, and even provide antivirus and antimalware features. However, there are plenty of other features that can be found in both PC and Mac optimization software, such as file shredder, deep (and scheduled) scans, a program uninstaller, add-on manager and a startup optimizer that turns off as many programs as you want to speed up the startup process. Hence why most Mac cleaners focus on deleting cache files, unused programs, hoarded junk data, logs and many more.



The long answer is that Macs don’t have a registry since macOS is based on FreeBSD, an operating system that is very different from Windows OSs.
