Getting Started

Learn how diCleaner is organized, prepare the required permissions, and complete your first cleanup safely.

Back up important data, finish active work, and prepare disks and applications before running a cleanup.

Compare the App Store and direct-download editions, install diCleaner, and prepare it for first use.

Learn the common controls used to open tools, scan locations, inspect findings, and confirm changes.

Know whether diCleaner is reading information, waiting for your decision, applying a change, or reporting a completed result.

Learn why the App Store and direct editions can show different tools, permissions, and update behavior.

Add, remove, reorder, and use the quick-access module buttons at the bottom of the diCleaner window.

Compare the Mac App Store and direct-download editions of diCleaner, including installation, updates, permissions, cleanup scope, startup management, hardware data, and Privacy Vaults.

Remove or replace diCleaner safely and understand which permissions and preferences may remain.

Respond quickly when a cleanup, uninstall, or personal-file review removed something you still need.

Collect the details needed to identify your diCleaner edition and report a reproducible problem without exposing private files.

Answers to common questions about automatic selection, personal files, backups, caches, and safe cleanup habits.

Definitions for scan, candidate, cache, leftover, container, startup item, metadata, threshold, and other terms used in the knowledge base.

A concise final review before cleaning, uninstalling, deleting personal files, or applying a protected system change.

Respect user ownership, avoid cleaning another account, and coordinate administrator changes on a shared computer.