SweetP Productions presents:
USBclean (history)
Supercharged USB cleaning!
for macOS 14+
USBclean Highlights
File removal with pinpoint accuracy.
Super Simple
Nothing could be easier, drag your USB stick onto the drop zone. Your Windows friends will thank you - no more invisible junk files!
Infinitely configurable
Maybe you want to auto remove files which are not in USBclean's extensive removal list? No problem - define a custom file type or file extension in Preferences.
Lightweight and Fast
USBclean is small, but it gets the job done fast! You won't even believe anything has happened... but it has - just check the log to see exactly what was removed.
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Simple Interface - powerful options.
No instructions needed
Clear and intuitive interface.
Comprehensive logging
See exactly what is removed.
Unlimited options
Clean exactly what you want.
USBclean Questions
A quick introduction to USB junk files.
What are junk files?
Whenever you attach a USB stick to a computer, the Operating system used by that computer needs to make sense of all the files contained on the drive. It does this by adding hidden files to the drive containing extra information about the files.
Why should I remove them?
Normally you wouldn't need to. But if you're using your usb stick on multiple devices with different operating systems, the extra files can be frustrating. For example; storing audio or video files to a usb stick that you attach to your TV or car stereo. Your TV/stereo may show these junk files - cluttering up the interface with duplicate useless copies of the actual music/video file. The same is true when sharing data between macOS/Windows and Linux computers. The extra files can be confusing, not to mention wasting space.
Why use USBclean?
Because its easy to use, it gives you peace of mind, and best of all it's highly configurable. It also looks great, and stays out of the way until you need it. It can be configured to open at login. You can even keep it up in your menubar for easy access if that's what you want. USBclean can be configured to removed any filetype, and has a large number of inbuilt presets.
USBclean Main Features
- Simple but intuitive UI
- USB media cleaning via Drag & Drop, Menubar, System menubar, Global Hotkey and Finder contextual menu (macOS 26.1+)
- Default support for removal of most hidden filetypes
- Custom file type support
- Set File exceptions to ignore
- Global hotkey configuration
- Notifications
What does USBclean support?
- macOS 14 or better (Tahoe recommended)
- Apple Silicon, Intel
- Removable USB media formatted in APFS, MacOS, ExFAT and MS-DOS (FAT)
- Localized for English, German, French, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Traditional and Simplified Chinese
USBclean Reviews
Don't take our word for it, see what others are saying about USBclean.
Does the job
★★★★★
by JPChadders - Version 4.3.2 - Aug 2025 - United Kingdom
Solves all the niggles of working with SD cards in the devices I use with 1 drag abnd drop. Great time saver.
Simple and effective
★★★★★
by brightwriter - Version 4.3 - Jun 2025 - United States
Version 4.3 works on my Sequoia computer and version 4.2 does not; suggest getting new versions if your old one does not work and you posted a bad review. Installation includes downloading and installing a helper app, but the instructions are complete and easy to follow. I tested USBClean on a network disc (not a USB disc plugged into my computer) and it does network discs too not just USBs. This software is excellent.
Excellent app to clean usb drives when ejecting
★★★★★
by Shlumpf - Version 4.3 - Jun 2025 - Canada
This is excellent to automatically remove junk files created automatically by macOS (Spotlight index, trash stuff etc). The developer also has a non-app store version on his web site, which I recommend instead of the app store version.
Eine tolle App
★★★★★
by MarcoWiese - Version 4.2.3 - Apr 2025 - Germany
Die App entfernt auf simple Art und Weise sämtliche versteckte Punkt-Unterstrich-Dateien (HFS Dateisystem). Wichtig ist, dass man vorher das kleine Helfer-Tool installiert und ihm dann, zusammen mit USBclean, bei »Datenschutz & Sicherheit« den vollen Festplattenzugriff gewährt. Der Support antwortet in kürzester Zeit und ist sehr hilfreich..
USB clean
★★★★★
by MILH72 - Version 4.2.2 - Apr 2025 - Slovakia
A perfect utility for cleaning USB drives from unnecessary Mac OS system files when transferring data to other devices, such as a camera, synthesizer, car audio..windows...