Empty Trash bins

Deleted files don't disappear right away — they sit in Trash folders across your Mac and connected drives, still taking up space. CleanMyMac can empty all of them at once, including your system Trash, Mail trash, and trash on external drives.

1. In CleanMyMac, click Cleanup in the sidebar, then click Scan.

   

   After scanning, CleanMyMac shows you the scan summary.

2. In the scan summary, click Review All Junk to see all junk categories.

   Alternatively, in the Trash Bins tile, click Review to go directly to the category, or click Clean to empty the Trash bins without reviewing.

   

   Tip

   To scan again, click Start Over on the upper left, confirm, then click Scan.

   CleanMyMac opens the Cleanup Manager.

3. In the Trash Bins category, browse and review the found files.

   

   You can search for specific files and sort them by size or name in ascending or descending order.

   Right-click a file to:

   • Select it for removal
   • Reveal it in Finder
   • Get file info
   • Preview it in Quick Look

   

4. Select files to delete, then click Clean Up.

   • To select all files in a trash group at once, right-click a group or click Select above the list of files, then choose Select All.

   • To select files in bulk automatically, right-click a trash group or click Select above the list of files, then choose to apply Smart Selection — CleanMyMac automatically selects all items.

   • To select a file, right-click it, then choose "Select [file]".

   

   Note

   CleanMyMac only removes items in the currently viewed category. For example, if you select items in the AI Clutter category, then switch to the System Junk category and click Clean Up there, CleanMyMac only deletes files in the System Junk category.

5. Check the results.

   • To explore the details, click View Log.

   • To continue reviewing other categories, click Review Remaining Items to return to the Cleanup Manager.

   • To return to the scan summary, click Done.