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FRAME 01 · PERFORMANCE

Performance: maintenance tasks and what starts with your Mac

Performance collects the fixes Mac users usually look up and type into Terminal, and runs them for you with a plain explanation of what each one does. It also lists the launch agents and daemons that start with your Mac.

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Version 1.0.0 · 4.1 MB .dmg · macOS 15 Sequoia or later · Apple silicon & Intel

FRAME 02 · WHAT IT FINDS

Tasks and startup items

  • Flush DNS cache

    Fixes sites that don't load after a network or DNS change. Needs your administrator password.

  • Free up purgeable memory

    Clears inactive file cache in RAM. The effect is short-lived; macOS refills it as you work.

  • Reindex Spotlight

    Rebuilds the search index when Spotlight misses files. Indexing runs for a while afterwards.

  • Rebuild Launch Services

    Fixes duplicate entries in “Open With” and wrong default apps.

  • Thin Time Machine local snapshots

    Removes local snapshots that hold space shown as “purgeable”. Backups on your backup drive are not affected.

  • Clear font caches and reset Quick Look

    Fixes garbled or missing fonts (log out afterwards) and blank or outdated previews in Finder.

  • Speed up Mail

    Compacts Mail's message index. Quit Mail first. Needs Full Disk Access.

  • Launch agents and daemons

    Turn startup items off, back on, or remove them. Items that point to programs that no longer exist are marked Broken.

    • ~/Library/LaunchAgents
    • /Library/LaunchAgents
    • /Library/LaunchDaemons
FRAME 03 · SAFETY

How Performance keeps your files safe

  • Tasks that need administrator rights use the macOS password prompt. CleanLoupe never sees your password.
  • A launch agent you remove goes to the Trash, so it can be put back.
  • Each task says what it does and what to expect before you run it.
FRAME 04 · ALSO IN CLEANLOUPE

Related modules

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Performance is part of CleanLoupe – Mac Cleaner. Every module is free, and everything you remove goes to the Trash first.

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Version 1.0.0 · macOS 15 or later

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