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Answers about freeing space, keeping your files safe and managing your licence. Each article gives the steps first and the reasons after, so you can fix the problem and know what happened.
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Getting started
Install, open and set up Spotless.
macOS says it could not verify Spotless
Why macOS may show a warning the first time you open Spotless, and the steps in System Settings to open it anyway. You only do this once.
Why Spotless needs Full Disk Access
What Full Disk Access lets Spotless see, how to switch it on in System Settings, what changes without it and what Spotless still never reads.
Download and install Spotless
Requirements, install steps and Full Disk Access.
Keyboard shortcuts
Every shortcut in one list.
Free up space
Find what takes room and remove it safely.
How to free up space on a Mac
The order that gets the most back for the least risk.
Find large files on a Mac
Sort by size and decide what stays.
How to clear cache on a Mac
Which caches are safe and the exact steps.
Is it safe to delete Library caches?
What each cache folder holds.
Find duplicate files on a Mac
Match by content and keep one copy.
What is System Data on a Mac?
The grey bar, explained and split up.
Time Machine snapshots taking space
Why they appear and how they leave.
Speed and memory
Free memory and trim what starts with your Mac.
Apps and leftovers
Remove apps and the files they leave.
Remove leftovers from deleted apps
Where an app's files stay after you drag it to the Trash, how Spotless finds them, how to select and remove them all at once, and what to keep.
Uninstall apps and leftovers on a Mac
Every Library folder an app uses.
The app uninstaller
An app and its leftovers in one list.
For developers
Reclaim space from build tools and containers.
Safety and undo
How locks work and how to put things back.
Locked items and the Safety Lock
What a Locked tag means in Spotless, how to release one item or a whole page, how the Safety Lock switch works, and what stays protected whatever you choose.
Undo a cleanup and restore files
How to put back files Spotless removed, where they are kept, what cannot be restored, and how scheduled cleaning keeps the same safety net.
Safety rules
What Spotless never deletes by default.
Locked areas
Photos, cloud folders and active work.
Review before every clean
The exact list before anything moves.
Account and licence
Activation, Macs, refunds and your receipt.
Activate your Spotless licence
How Spotless activates after you buy, what to do if it does not activate by itself, and how to paste your key by hand.
Move Spotless to a new Mac
How to move your Spotless licence to a new Mac: deactivate the old one, activate the new one, and what to do if the old Mac is lost or broken.
Pricing and licence terms
Every feature for $9, once, taxes included.
Refund policy
3 days, no reason needed.
Support
Short fixes for common problems.
Cannot find your answer?
Write to yashraj@oth3l.com. Say which Mac and which version of macOS you use, and what Spotless showed. A screenshot helps. Replies usually come within a day, and every message is read by the person who built the app.