Yes, I know that you have the choice of picking what to delete, but that's
not my point. First of all, it did not select a single Registry entry or
.dll that would be safe to delete as far as I could tell. It seemed to me
that a large number of these that it claimed were orphaned, were ones
associated with software that I simply hadn't used lately, not software
that had been deleted or uninstalled. Deleting these could cause some
rather serious problems, and probably not in the near future, but quite
aways down the road when it would be harder to correct. So, the point is
that I don't trust any of the recommendations it made, so I didn't think it
would be of much use.
I suppose my biggest question is why one would need something like this.
If software is removed with an uninstaller, the vast majority of .dll's
and registry entries will be removed. What few remain can't have any
serious effect on the performance of your system.
Richard J. Doyle
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There should be some things we don't name. Just so we can sit around all
day and wonder what they are.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dr. Michael A. Wosnick [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 1998 7:43 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Deleting unused programs & files
At 02:33 PM 2/8/98 -0600, Richard Doyle wrote:
>Personally, I downloaded a free trial version of Clean Sweep and I was
>shocked at what it claimed was safe to delete. I uninstalled it, and I
>wouldn't trust it to provide reliable info.
I use Cleansweep all the time, and I wouldn't be without such a program,
BUT I never blindly accept what it says. There is a dialogue in Cleansweep
(and I can only presume a similar one in other programs) which allows me to
view what will be deleted before I hit the button. In this way I can remove
checked items, or add others.
I knew that I could not blindly accept even those things it said were safe,
when the very first time I used to program (a very early version as I
recall) Cleansweep told me it was safe to remove at least one program in
the CLEANSWEEP DIRECTORY ITSELF!! :)
So, never do I trust it blindly, but just the same, if you are vigilant and
use some common sense (and a bit of restraint) it still proves to be a very
valuable tool in my hands. For the most part, I could NEVER ferret out all
of the files it finds without its help.
Michael
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