Kerry Wan/ZDNET
ZDNET key takeaways
There's no need to purchase pricey apps to clean your Mac.
Mole is a command-line tool that does a great job.
Mole is free and can be installed with Homebrew.
Because I work with a lot of video, my Mac drives can fill quickly. When that happens, things can get a bit tricky. The machine might slow down, or I won't be able to create or save files.
Before that situation arises, I like to clean my Mac drives of unnecessary items. When I do that task, I turn to a handy command-line tool called Mole.
Also: I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 4 (spoiler: none are Chrome)
Mole deep cleans and optimizes your Mac, without you having to install expensive solutions. Sure, if you're not used to working with the command line, you might feel a bit daunted… don't. Mole is actually quite easy to use.
I want to show you how to install and use Mole.
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