11 guides · macOS
Spotless guides
Find junk, duplicates, big files, and app leftovers — and see how much you can reclaim before you pay a cent.
Your Mac says the disk is full and you don't know why. Spotless scans for caches, duplicates, big files and app leftovers, and shows the total before you pay.
Read guide → Developer clutter How to Clear Xcode DerivedData, Archives and Device Support FilesXcode quietly eats tens of gigabytes. Here is what DerivedData, Archives and iOS DeviceSupport are, which are safe to delete, and how Spotless clears them.
Read guide → Duplicates & similar photos How to Find and Delete Duplicate Files on MacFind duplicate files on your Mac by content, not filename. Spotless groups identical files so you can keep one copy, and also groups near-identical photos.
Read guide → Uninstaller & Leftovers How to Uninstall a Mac App and Remove Every Leftover FileDragging an app to the Trash leaves caches, preferences and support files behind. Here is how Spotless removes the app and the leftovers of apps you deleted long ago.
Read guide → Large files & visualizer How to Find the Biggest Files on Your Mac and See Where Space WentSort your Mac's largest files and explore an interactive disk map to see which folder is eating your storage, then decide what is worth keeping.
Read guide → Choosing a version Spotless: Mac App Store vs. Direct Download — Which Should You Get?The App Store and direct versions of Spotless are not the same app. Here is exactly what each can clean, how billing works, and which one to pick.
Read guide → Licensing Spotless Direct License: Key Delivery, Seats and Refunds ExplainedHow Spotless direct licenses work: the key arrives by email, one Mac on the 1-year plan, up to three on Lifetime, how to move a seat, and what a refund does.
Read guide → System Data Mac Storage Full and "System Data" Is Huge: What It Is and What You Can Safely RemovemacOS shows a giant System Data bar and no way to open it. What lives in it, which parts are safe to remove, and how to find the real culprits with Spotless.
Read guide → Safety Is It Safe to Delete Mac Cache Files? What Breaks, What Doesn't, and How to Check FirstCache files are safe to delete in theory and scary in practice. What a cache is, what happens when you remove it, and how Spotless lets you review before deleting.
Read guide → Pricing Free vs. Paid Mac Cleaners: Why Spotless Shows the Full Scan Result Before You PayMany Mac cleaners blur results until you pay. Spotless shows every file and size for free, and charges only to remove. How that works and what it costs.
Read guide → Browser privacy How to Clear Browsing History, Cookies and Site Data Across All Your Mac BrowsersClearing history browser by browser is slow. Review and clear history, cookies and site data across the browsers on your Mac from one place with Spotless.
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