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@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Many optimizers are in fact just some kind of a scam, or fall into the bloatware category.

I can recommend Ashampoo WinOptimizer, because it’s an old classic, trusted by users and companies for many years. It’s paid, but the devs are friendly and are always giving away free licenses for older versions of it at https://chip.de .

The only downside is that (as the name suggests), it only works with Windows.

It did and probably still does have a free Android version, but last time I checked, it was very basic. If your Android phone doesn’t already come with an optimizer app installed, I’d probably recommend SD Maid instead. It’s free, but a small one time donation is required to unlock all its features.

Sadly I don’t know if there are any good trustworthy optimizer apps for other operating systems, but maybe someone else does and can join this conversation.