I had heard that CCleaner had moved into the dark side since being acquired by Avast but this was the first time I’d witnessed proof of that firsthand. Personally, I haven’t used CCleaner for years and when I downloaded the free portable version for comparison purposes while compiling this article, the very first thing that happened, on the initial run, was a popup advertising the commercial edition… disappointing: That still holds true today and I guess CCleaner’s reputation for safety is what keeps people using it. However, I proved through a series of articles back in 2012 that just about any other free drive cleaner does a better job than CCleaner. This procedure will ensure that proper maintenance is achieved.For many years CCleaner has been the ubiquitous free drive cleaner, trusted and used by millions of people worldwide. Wait until it completes.įinally, my recommendation is to run all three programs once a month leaving the Wise Registry Cleaner until last. Wait until it analyzes your system, then click Temporary files. Open Settings, click System, scroll to and click Storage. It is good for cleaning up Microsoft specific unneeded files. In addition to WDCFree and WRCFree, Microsoft has their own cleanup tool – Storage Sense. Do not run the Registry Defrag as it is also unnecessary and could cause problems. Personally, I find it unnecessary to run it. System Tuneup makes changes to your system to improve overall performance. Two other items included are System Tuneup and Registry Defrag. Do not try to remove anything that is unsafe to remove. Make sure you observe the results of the scan. Click Deep Scan to clean unused Registry entries. Next, double click the Wise Registry Cleaner icon. It will take a while to complete this task. For HDD drives optionally click the down arrow next to the Smart Optimize button and choose Full Optimization for the best performance gain. Click the Smart Optimize button to optimize either type of drive. Click Disk Defrag to analyze what type of storage drive your computer has and it will indicate whether it is an HDD or the newer SSD type. Slimming the System requires good computer maintenance expertise. Two other items at the top of the window are Slimming System and Disk Defrag. Do not try to delete any other files should if they are displayed. Click the Scan button and when it’s finished click the Clean button. For a deeper cleaning, click the Advanced Cleaner button at the top of the window. Next, click the Clean button to actually remove the files. After the scan completes it will display the number of files that will be removed, and the total size freed up. Click the Scan button to analyze the amount of your computer’s junk files. After WDCFree is installed, double click WRCFree to install the Registry Cleaner.ĭouble click the Wise Disk Cleaner icon on the Desktop screen. Open File Explorer, double click the Downloads folder then double click WDCFree to install the Disk Cleaner. Both downloaded programs will be found in your Downloads directory. Enter in your web browser then press the keyboard Enter key. Enter in your web browser (Edge, Chrome, Firefox, etc.) then press the keyboard’s Enter key. The two programs also clean your computer from unneeded files and Registry entries.ĭownload the Wise Disk Cleaner. Disk Defrag optimizes the storage drive for improved performance. Most of the information remains the same, however, the Disk Defrag feature has been updated for newer PC’s. This article is an update of the March 2020 Tech Tips article. Technology Tips – Published March 2022 in the Guide and Digest
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