CleanMyDrive 2
CleanMyDrive 2 is a Mac menu bar utility for viewing, cleaning, and safely ejecting external drives and other connected storage devices.
What is CleanMyDrive 2?
CleanMyDrive 2 is a macOS utility that helps you manage external drives from the menu bar. It shows connected storage devices, available and used space, and gives quick access to cleanup and eject actions without opening Finder windows for each drive. The app is designed for people who regularly use USB flash drives, SD cards, and external hard drives and want a simpler way to keep those devices tidy. Its cleanup tools focus on removable-drive clutter such as service files and trashed items left on the drive, while leaving personal documents alone. CleanMyDrive 2 also includes convenience features such as drive icon customization, hiding selected drives from the list, and ejecting all connected drives at once. MacPaw no longer develops CleanMyDrive 2 as a standalone app, and its external-drive features have been incorporated into the CleanMyMac Menu.
Key features
- View connected internal and external drives from the menu bar
- Check used and available space for each drive
- Clean removable drives by removing service junk and trashed files
- Eject one drive or all connected drives at once
- Customize drive icons for easier identification
- Hide selected drives from the device list
- Save files to a drive by dragging and dropping them into the app
- Automatically clean or eject drives in supported workflows
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
CleanMyDrive 2 is a legitimate Mac utility from MacPaw for managing removable drives. Access to drive information is consistent with its purpose because it needs storage details to show capacity and cleanup options. The main caution is age and support status: the standalone app is no longer developed, so it may become less reliable on newer macOS releases and will not receive ongoing fixes. Review any cleanup action before using it on removable media, and avoid using broad cleanup habits on drives that contain backups or irreplaceable files.
Recommendation: Keep CleanMyDrive 2 if you still use external drives regularly and the app works well on your current Mac. If you no longer use it, removing it should only affect its menu bar drive-management features. If you want ongoing updates and support, move to the current CleanMyMac device-management tools instead of relying on this discontinued standalone app.
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
Container paths
~/Library/Containers/com.macpaw.CleanMyDrive
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