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Our registry can be compacted a bit, but this shouldn’t make a noticeable different in performance.

Invalid registry entries are considered issues, although they shouldn’t actually slow down your computer.

Every temporary file counts as a single issue, no matter how tiny it is.

Every browser cookie and history entry counts as a single issue.

That’s an extremely alarming number - but what exactly is an issue? M圜leanPC offers a “free diagnosis,” which is little more than an attempt to scare people into thinking their computers have thousands of “issues” that can be fixed for an easy $39.99 payment.Īfter running a scan, you’ll see an alarming count of the number of problems on your computer. We’re already on thin ice here - Windows can remove junk files, clear Internet browsing traces, and defragment your hard drive without installing additional software. “The full, paid version of the M圜leanPC software will attempt to remove issues found with your PC’s registry and hard drive, including removal of junk files, unneeded registry entries, Internet browsing traces, and fragmented portions of your hard drive.”

Worst case is, that the registry cleaners delete some important keys and your system (or an application you use) won't work any more.First, let’s look at its Frequently Asked Questions to see what it promises: That's a common misconception people have about the registry. A few unused values in there won't take much space and the way the registry is designed ensures, that it doesn't get slow. The registry simply doesn't need to be cleaned. If you have a specific issues, you're almost always better of, investigating and solving that particular issue than trying to apply broad sweeping "cleaning tools".īy principle, I consider registry cleaners to be snake oil. Uninstalling unused programs can be done under "Add or remove programs"ĭefragging / trimming of your drive happens automatically in the background Most you can even configure to delete that stuff automatically, when you close the browser. It shows you where most of your disk space has goneĮvery browser has a function to delete it's cache, cleanup cookies and history etc. If you want to hunt for old (but real) files, use a third party tool like WinDirStat. That only cleans up stuff like temp files though. Some features like registry cleaners are useless at best and dangerous at worst.įor cleaning up old files, Windows already has "Storage Sense". Windows (and the programs you use every day) already include the required tools.