Yes — Full Disk Access. CleanMyMac requests Full Disk Access so it can scan and delete files across your system, which means it can read any file on your Mac. It doesn't need camera, mic, or screen access. Full Disk Access is the permission to scrutinize most here. To check on your Mac, open System Settings, go to Privacy & Security, and review the Camera, Microphone, Screen & System Audio Recording, Accessibility, and Full Disk Access lists for CleanMyMac.
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Yes — Full Disk Access. CleanMyMac requests Full Disk Access so it can scan and delete files across your system, which means it can read any file on your Mac. It doesn't need camera, mic, or screen access. Full Disk Access is the permission to scrutinize most here.
“Used” = needed for a core feature · “Optional” = only for a specific feature · “No” = not normally requested
A cleaner needs broad file access to find caches, logs, and junk anywhere on disk. That necessarily includes the ability to read personal files.
Full Disk Access is one of the most powerful permissions — grant it only to software you fully trust, and review what it's allowed to remove before clicking. Consider whether you need an always-installed cleaner at all.
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It's not inherently dangerous, but it lets the app read every file on your Mac — so only grant it to trusted software and revoke it when you're not using the app.
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