A primary concern users have with disk cleaning software is: "What if the utility deletes something I actually need?"
Some aggressive tools execute permanent Unix rm -rf commands behind the scenes. Once a file is deleted with rm, it is removed from the filesystem table and cannot be recovered without specialized data recovery tools.
The Safe Trash-First Standard
XrayMac never performs permanent file deletions without explicit user consent. When you clean caches, remove duplicates, or uninstall leftover application files, they are safely routed to Apple's native NSFileManager.trashItem(at:resultingItemURL:) API.
This places files into your macOS Trash. If you ever change your mind, simply open Trash, right-click the item, and choose Put Back to return it immediately to its exact original location.