CleanMyDrive 2
MacPaw CleanMyDrive 2 is a discontinued Mac utility that monitored external drives and helped eject devices and clear removable-drive clutter.
What is CleanMyDrive 2?
CleanMyDrive 2 was a macOS utility published by MacPaw for managing external drives, USB storage, and connected devices from the menu bar. It was designed to show drive details, provide quick safe-eject controls, and help remove junk files that commonly accumulate on removable media. Users typically encountered it as a convenience tool for people who frequently plugged in flash drives, memory cards, or external disks and wanted a faster way to manage them than Finder alone. MacPaw has stated that the standalone app is no longer developed or maintained and that its core functionality was folded into the Connected Devices features in the CleanMyMac menu experience. Because it is discontinued, support and long-term compatibility should be considered limited even if existing installations still run on some Macs. The bundle ID associated with the app is com.macpaw.CleanMyDrive.
Key features
- Shows connected external drives from the macOS menu bar
- Provides quick eject controls for removable storage devices
- Displays basic information about connected drives
- Helps remove removable-drive junk files left by macOS and apps
- Offers one-place access to multiple attached storage devices
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
This app is from MacPaw, a known Mac software publisher, and it is not generally regarded as malware. The main caution is that CleanMyDrive 2 has been discontinued, so it no longer receives ongoing development or maintenance as a standalone product. As with any cleanup tool, users should review what is being removed from external drives before confirming changes.
Recommendation: Keep it only if you actively use its external-drive menu features and it still works reliably on your version of macOS. If you no longer use it, or if you prefer supported software, removing it is reasonable because MacPaw has ended standalone development and moved similar functionality into CleanMyMac.
Common paths
/Applications/CleanMyDrive 2.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/com.macpaw.CleanMyDrive
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/CleanMyDrive 2
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/com.macpaw.CleanMyDrive.plist
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