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SmartLinks Database

The SmartLinks database stores information about the files required by the operating system and each program on your computer.

It stores the name and location of all files required by the operating system. It stores information about all of the files that each program requires to run correctly, including icons, dynamically linked libraries (DLLs), and other executable files, as well as operating system files that are used by the program.

The database is updated each time you start QuickClean and each time you use QuickClean to restore or remove files or settings on your computer.


Associated Files

If a data or document file opens a program when you double-click its name in the Windows Explorer file list, then the file type extension is associated with that program

For example, because files with the extension .TXT are associated with Notepad, if you double-click a file name such as Myfile.txt, the file opens in Notepad.

To see what files are associated with programs, click Folder Options, or Options, on the Windows Explorer View menu, and click the File Types tab.


Compressed Graphics Files

Many kinds of graphics files are compressed so that they will download quickly from the Internet and also save disk space. Graphic files types with the .GIF and .JPG extensions are compressed, and some files with the .TIF extension might also be compressed.

Deleting these files and backing them up or archiving them to the same drive will not save much disk space because the files are already almost as small as they can be.


Windows Registry

The Windows Registry is a database that stores information about the operating system and installed programs.

The database file format discourages uninformed tampering and ensures that information is stored according to well-defined standards that make it possible for programs to store and retrieve configuration information reliably.


Wildcard definition
Wildcard

A wildcard is a single character that stands for one or more characters in a file name.

The question mark (?) wildcard stands for any single character, and the asterisk (*) wildcard stands for any character or group of characters that might match that position in other file names.

For example, *.EXE represents all files that have the .EXE extension. TH?.TXT represents all .TXT files that have the first two characters TH and a single unspecified character.


File Type Extension

In a file name such as MyFile.DOC, the last three characters, the characters that follow the dot, are called the file name extension, or extension.

Extensions can have more or less than three characters, but documents associated with commonly used programs usually have three characters.

The extension is used by Windows to identify the program that should open or run the file by default when you double-click the file name in the Windows Explorer file list.


Shortcut Menu

Shortcut menus are sometimes called popup menus because they pop up when you click your right mouse button on an object in a folder or file list.

Shortcut menus are designed to let you work more efficiently. They usually contain the most often used commands for the object you have clicked. For example, if you click a file name, the shortcut menu might contain the Copy, Delete, Move, QuickView, Create Shortcut, and Properties commands.


Cache Folder

When you browse the Internet, your browser copies each Internet page and its graphics to a cache folder on your hard disk. The browser can then load the page quickly if you return to it again.

This is a useful feature if you repeatedly visit the same Internet pages and their content does not change. Most of the time, however, the cached files are not useful and can be deleted.


Setting options for PowerClean
To Set Options for PowerClean

1	Click Settings on the PowerClean dialog box Options menu. The Settings dialog box appears with the PowerClean tab page open.

2	Specify delete protection:

Select Never delete items marked in red to prevent yourself from accidentally deleting a file that is protected because of its age.

You can also choose to be warned about deleting files marked with any of the color codes.

Select Create backup of deleted files to create a backup of any files you delete so that you can recover them later. To avoid making a backup copy of a deleted file, choose Permanent Delete(do not back up) from the File or shortcut  menu.

Set the Modified Date Threshold and Accessed Date Threshold to an appropriate period of time. The default is 180 days, approximately 6 months. Files modified or accessed more recently are marked with [image].

3	Specify how strictly duplicate files are defined:

Select True Duplicates (same name, date and size) for duplicate files to ensure that all files are actually duplicates and not files with the same name, or by chance, the same name and size.

Note:

You can also set PowerClean dialog box options by clicking Settings on the Options menu in the main QuickClean window and then clicking the PowerClean tab in the Settings dialog box.


Interpreting PowerClean Color Codes

Icons with a color code like that used by traffic signals mark files and a setting to indicate how safe it is to delete them.

A red circle with a diagonal black line
QuickClean will never let you delete these files. Either your computer needs them to run correctly, or you have set them as protected files in the General page of the Settings dialog box.

A red circle
By default, these files or Registry entries cannot be deleted because they are important to the health of your computer.

You can change the default in the PowerClean page of the Options dialog box to permit you to delete these files. If you do delete any files marked with a red circle, make sure that you also create a backup.

Files might be marked by a red circle only because they have not yet reached the age you specified in the PowerClean page of the Settings dialog box.

A yellow square
Delete these files only after careful consideration. Programs might require this file or setting. Right-click the file name and click File Links in the shortcut menu to see how the file is used.

A green triangle
These files are probably safe to delete because the operating system or your installed programs do not need these files to function.

Nevertheless, you might need these files yourself. If you delete any of them, make sure that you also create backups and keep them until you are sure you do not want to restore the files.


Remove read-only protection from the PowerClean dialog box
To Remove Read-only Protection From the PowerClean Dialog Box

When you aren't working in the PowerClean dialog box follow these steps

1	On the QuickClean main screen, click Options and select Settings.

2	Click the PowerClean tab.

3	Clear the check next to the Read-only mode check box.

When you have the PowerClean dialog box open, follow these steps:

1	Click Options and select Settings from the menu. The QuickClean Settings dialog box appears with the PowerClean tab selected.

2.	Clean the check next to the Read-only mode check box.

To remind you that deleting items in the PowerClean dialog box might be risky, read-only mode is active when you first open the dialog box.


Find out what applications use a file
To Find Out What Programs Use a File

1	In the PowerClean dialog box file list, click the file name with your right mouse button.

2	Choose File Links from the menu that appears.

QuickClean checks the SmartLinks database to find out what programs use the file and display the information in the File Links dialog box. For an executable file, files that the executable file itself requires are also listed.

3	Click Print List to print the information for later reference.

Note:

This information is especially useful for identifying files required by programs, such as .DLLs, and programs or system components that use device driver files (.DRV).


Changing the file sort order in the PowerClean
To Change the File Sort Order in the PowerClean Dialog Box

In either Detail or List view you can click one of the toolbar buttons that sort the file list.

In Detail view, click the header of the column you want to sort by. Click again to reverse the sort order.

In List view, click Arrange Icons on the View menu, and choose the sort category. You can sort by name, type, size, date, location, or color code.

Tips:

To change the size of a column, click on the column header divider and drag the divider to make the column wider or narrower.

To change the order in which columns appear, click in the middle of a column header and drag the entire header to the left or right until it is where you want it.


Click a menu command to see information about when and how to use it.


Click a menu command to see information about when and how to use it.


Click a menu command to see information about when and how to use it.


Putting QuickClean to Work for You

QuickClean wizards give you complete disk cleanup and program management capability.

QuickClean wizards organize the work for you and ensure that you don't skip a step or make a mistake. For even more protection, by default QuickClean wizards make backup copies of important deleted files so that you can restore them if you need them later.

What do you want to do?

Clean up my disks…

Free disk space.

Clean up unused files, shortcuts, and Registry settings.

Analyze folders in your hard drive and identify candidates for removal.

Manage programs…

Get rid of an old application.

Remove a program, but archive it so I can get it back whenever I want it.

Delete unnecessary program files to free disk space.

Restore files or programs…

Restore a program I have backed up or archived.

Restore files I have deleted, but backed up.

Undo installation of a program.

See what QuickClean has done…

View QuickClean Activity Logs


What is the SmartLinks Database?

The SmartLinks database stores information about the files required by the operating system and each program on your computer.

It stores the name and location of all files required by the operating system. It also stores information about all of the files that each program requires to run correctly. This information includes icons, dynamically linked libraries (DLLs), and other executable files, as well as operating system files that are used by the program.

SmartLinks data makes using QuickClean quick and safe. It ensures that programs can be safely and completely moved, archived, and deleted, and it determines the files that can be safely deleted without damaging a program or the operating system.

The SmartLinks database is created as part of the QuickClean installation process. Because building the SmartLinks database for the first time can take several minutes, it is built in the background as you perform other installation tasks.

QuickClean updates the SmartLinks database:

Each time you start QuickClean, information in the database is compared with new information on your computer.

Whenever you restore files or programs from QuickClean backup copies. QuickClean records changes that it has just made.

When you delete or archive files or programs.


When to Remove a Program

You might completely remove an program from your computer if you have:

A different, more useful program to perform the same tasks.

A shareware or demo program that you decided not to buy.

A program that is behaving so badly that you want to reinstall it from scratch.

A program that you no longer need.


When to monitor application setup
When to Monitor a Program’s Installation

If you run the Installation Monitor in the background while you install programs, you can be sure that QuickClean has complete and accurate information about the program and all of its components.

This information makes it possible for QuickClean to:

Remove the program completely later.

Maintain a full record of all file dependencies for the program.


Monitoring application installation
To Monitor Program Installation

Choose either continuous background monitoring for installation programs, or one-time installation monitoring for a specific program.

For background installation monitoring:

To set up continuous background installation monitoring, click Options, then select Settings in the QuickClean main window. Then click the BackTrack tab in the Settings dialog box.

Specify either or both of the monitoring options.

Click Installation Monitor in the list of QuickClean events. Then click Schedule, and verify that the Installation Monitor is scheduled to run As-you-work.

For one-time program-installation monitoring, follow these steps:

1	Click BackTrack in the QuickClean main window.

2	Click Monitor to start the Installation Monitor.

3	In the Installation Monitor dialog box, click Browse to find and select the installation program you want to monitor.

Installation programs usually have names like Setup.exe, or CDSetup.exe. The instructions for installing the program usually tell you the name of the installation program.

4	Click Monitor to start the installation.


When to Use BackTrack

If you used Installation Monitor to monitor a program installation, use BackTrack to undo the installation if:

You realize that you have installed the wrong version of a program or the wrong program.

If you download a program from the Internet, you might not realize that you are installing a version or program that you do not want. BackTrack can undo the installation and let you re-install correctly.

The installed program seems to be causing problems with other programs on your system.

Sometimes other programs on your system start to act in an unusual way after you install a new program. If you have monitored the installation of the new program, you can use BackTrack to restore your computer to the state it was in just before you installed the new program.


Reversing monitored application installation
To Reverse the Installation of a Monitored Program

If Installation Monitor tracked file and Registry changes when you installed a program, you can use BackTrack to reverse the installation, and restore the state of your computer just as it was before you installed the program.

To undo installing a program:

1	Click BackTrack in the QuickClean window.

2	Select the BackTrack archive for the program installation you want to undo.

3	After you select the BackTrack backup file and click Next, BackTrack evaluates the backup to find out how much your computer has changed since you installed the program. Then BackTrack evaluates the safety of restoring from the backup.

If restoring from the backup is not recommended, then the state of your computer has changed too much for it to be safe to undo the installation completely. If you choose to restore from this backup, only safe changes will be made. Your computer might not be completely restored to its pre-installation state.

If you are an experienced computer user, you might be able to restore your computer to its pre-installation state, but you do this at your own risk.

Click Details, examine each item carefully, and evaluate the risk in replacing or removing it from your computer.

If restoring from the backup is recommended, then installation will be completely undone.

4	If it is safe to undo the program, click Next, and let the wizard guide you through undoing the installation.

If it is not safe, cancel the BackTrack wizard and use the Remove wizard to get rid of the program.


To restore a backed-up file
To Restore Deleted and Backed-up Files

1	Click Restore in the QuickClean main window. The Restore wizard opens.

2	From the list of backup and archive files that appears in the first Restore wizard page, select the backup that contains the files you want to restore.

To see what files the backup or archive contains, click Report.

If you deleted a file with the SpaceMaker wizard or if you deleted it from the PowerClean dialog box, you can restore the file only if you also created a backup copy.

3	In the second Restore wizard screen, the list box displays the names of all files that can be restored from this backup.

Select the files you want to restore.

4	In the third Restore wizard screen, choose whether to:

Confirm restoring each file

Replace files in the restoration folders if they already exist. You can choose to replace all files, to replace only older files, or never to replace files.

The default is "Only replace older files with newer files".

5	Click Restore to begin restoring the files.

6	When the files are restored, the wizard displays a summary page, reporting its actions.

To see a complete report, and print or save information to a file, click Reports.


Getting rid of unnecessary files in Windows 98
Getting Rid of Unnecessary Files

If you have installed the Microsoft Windows 98 or later operating system on your computer, you can benefit from QuickClean, which integrates seamlessly with Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows XP.  Using the Windows Disk Cleanup feature, you not only benefit from the many useful scans provided by Microsoft, but gain the superior Registry and file system cleanup capabilities offered by QuickClean.

Windows operating systems monitors how much free space you have on your hard disk . When it becomes too full, the operating system sends a "low-disk space" message and launches the Disk Cleanup feature. From there you have access to the QuickClean PowerClean feature.


Ensuring System File Safety

QuickClean is extremely careful about removing operating system files from your computer. Whether you are using Windows 95, Windows NT, or Windows 98, QuickClean knows which files it should never remove, which files it can safely remove, and when to warn you that it is about to remove files so that you can decide how to proceed.


Working with the Windows 98 file system
Working with FAT32 File System

The programs that you need to use and operate your computer are stored on the computer's hard drive. Because you install more and larger programs, hard drive manufacturers are building high capacity drives to accommodate the demand for more storage space. Whereas in the past, disk storage capacity was measured in megabytes (millions of bytes), it is not uncommon today to buy a computer with a hard drive that provides gigabytes (billions of bytes) of storage space.

Your computer's operating system must be able to use the space efficiently on these larger disk drives to store your programs and data. Microsoft developed the FAT32 file system, which is part of the Windows 98 operating system, to allow data to be stored with as little wasted space as possible on high-capacity hard drives.

Because QuickClean must deal directly with the file system on you computer, QuickClean has been designed to be fully compatible with Windows 98 and FAT32. You can safely use QuickClean in the Windows 98 operating system environment just as you can in Windows 95.


Removing a Program

QuickClean offers flexible choices for removing entire programs or just specific components of a program. If you select a shortcut to a program, just that component and all its specific references and dependencies will be removed. If you select a program subfolder from the Start Menu all the programs within that folder and all their references and dependencies will be removed.

How the remove process works depends on how you choose to remove the program.

Using QuickClean to remove a program.

Using a programs uninstall feature.

More about Remove and Restore


Archiving a Program

QuickClean offers flexible choices for archiving entire programs or just specific components of a program. If you select a shortcut to a program, just that component and all its specific references and dependencies will be stored. If you select a program subfolder from the Start Menu all the programs within that folder and all their references and dependencies will be stored.

Step one

Select the program to archive.

If the program has an entry in the Windows Start menu Programs list, or a shortcut on the desktop,  select it from one of the two groups, Programs on the Desktop and Programs in the Start Menu.

If the program is not included in the Programs list or on the desktop, then click Browse to find programs, which have the extension .EXE, and choose the one you want to archive.

Step two

If the program has any associated data or document files, such as .DOC files for Microsoft Word or saved game files for a computer game, you can choose to archive these files with the program.

To see a list of files that will be archived and removed, click Details.

Do not change the selection of any files except those listed in the Data Files category. In order to archive a program so that it can be restored, all of the files in the Main Program File and Related DLLs categories must be included in the archive. Shortcuts and Registry entries remain on your computer so that you can restore the program quickly.

Step three

Specify the drive and folder where the archive copy will be stored.

To browse for a drive and folder name instead of typing it in the text box, click Browse.

Tip:

It is easier to archive programs to a location that is large enough to contain the entire compressed archive file. Large removable disks, such as Zip disks, are useful for this purpose. Nevertheless, you can create an archive file that spans several floppy disks.

If you use high-density floppy disks, after the Archive wizard compresses the program for the archive file, it will tell you how many formatted disks you will need. You can choose to continue or stop the Archive process.

If the archive file spans more than one floppy disk, be sure to label each disk so that you know the order in which you will have to insert them to restore the program.

Enter a name and description for the archive. The name that you enter will appear in file lists of the folder where the archive is stored as well as in the Restore wizard screen. The description information also appears in the Restore wizard screen and helps you identify the archive.

Choose whether to confirm archiving each file.

When you click Archive, the wizard begins to create the program archive and remove the program from its installed location.

Step four

The wizard displays information about the drive and folder of the archive file and the amount of disk space freed.

To see a detailed report of archived files, click Report.

More about Archive


Freeing Disk Space with SpaceMaker

The SpaceMaker wizard frees space on one of your disk drives, either a certain amount of space or as much space as possible.

Step one

Choose the drive where you want to free space. You can choose any disk you can write files to, including floppy disks and other removable disks.

Choose whether to free as much space as possible or enter the number of megabytes of space you want to free. Enter fractions of megabytes as decimal numbers. For example, if you want to free 6 MB of disk space, enter 6 in the text box.

Note:

Always enter whole numbers in this text box, and start with a number greater than 5.

Step two

Select the categories of files that can be deleted to free space.

To change the file types included in each category or to change the age files must be to be deleted, click Settings.

When you click Next, the wizard shows you the number of files it will delete and the amount of space it will recover.

Step three

Choose whether to create a backup of all deleted files and whether to confirm deleting each file.

It is a good idea to create a backup of all deleted files. You can specify that the backup copies be stored on a different drive from the drive where you are freeing space. Backup copies are compressed and often take up only half as much space, or less, as the uncompressed originals. If you back up deleted files, it is easy to use the Restore wizard to get one or more of them back. When you are sure you do not need the files, you can delete the backup.

To see the list of files to be deleted and cancel the selection of some of them, click Details.

Click Delete to free space.

Step four

The wizard displays a list of the files it deleted and tells you how much disk space was freed and where the backup copies were created, if you selected that option.

From the final wizard screen you can display a full report that you can save to a file or print, or undo the wizard actions if you chose to create a backup.

About other wizards


Cleaning Your Computer with QuickClean Lite

The QuickClean wizard gets rid of unnecessary files, such as Internet junk files, empties the Recycle Bin, and removes references in the Registry to programs that are no longer installed on your computer.

QuickClean is designed to be set up with defaults so safe that it can run automatically on a schedule. But you can also run it manually at any time by clicking QuickClean in the main QuickClean screen.

Step one

Select the cleaners you want to run. As you select each cleaner, you see information in the Cleaner Description box about what it does.

As soon as you click Next, the wizard begins analyzing you system.

Step two

The wizard analyzes files and Registry entries to determine what can be safely removed.

To stop this analysis at any point, click Stop.

Step three

The wizard lists the items that each cleaner can remove.

Click Details to see a complete report.

Click Close to exit the report and return to the wizard page, then click Clean to start deleting files.

Step four

The wizard deletes the files.

Step five

The wizard summarizes the items that each cleaner deleted and the space that was regained.

Click Details to see a complete report.

Note:

If you run QuickClean after using QuickClean to launch a program's uninstall feature, QuickClean will perform a special cleaning scan called "Post Uninstall Cleaner". This cleaner only runs in this situation and will remove any files and folders that may have been left behind on your hard drive by the program's own uninstall feature.

Warning:

Deleted files are not backed up. You cannot restore files deleted by QuickClean.


Using BackTrack

The BackTrack wizard will undo installation of a program if you monitored its installation with Installation Monitor.

Step one

To undo a monitored program installation, click Next.

If you started BackTrack because you want to monitor a program’s installation, click Monitor to open the Installation Monitor dialog box and specify the program to monitor.

Step two

Choose the archive from the list in the second wizard screen and click Next.

If no archives appear, click Browse to find the folder where you stored the backup file created by Installation Monitor.

Step three

The third wizard screen displays status information about the archive you selected. BackTrack backup files are rated as:

Recommended

You can use these backups to completely restore your computer's pre-installation state.

Not Recommended

If restoring from the backup file is not recommended, BackTrack has determined that serious problems might result from trying to restore your computer to its complete pre-installation state. You can safely use Not Recommended backup files to restore some of your computer's original state, but no risky changes will be made.

If you are an expert computer user, and are willing to proceed at your own risk, then click Details and examine each file to see what changes might be made, evaluate the consequences, and select or deselect items to restore.

If you cannot use the archive file created by Installation Monitor, cancel the BackTrack wizard and use the Remove wizard to uninstall the program in the usual way.

If you decide to use the selected archive to restore your computer to its pre-installation state, click Next.

Step four

BackTrack displays its progress as it restores your system to its pre-installation state. When it has finished its restoration, it displays summary information.


When to use the Restore Wizard

If backups were made by the wizard or PowerClean and the backups are still available, the Restore wizard can restore:

Files deleted by PowerClean and SpaceMaker.

In PowerClean you can choose Permanent Delete to delete files without making any backup even if backups are the default. In SpaceMaker, you can specify that only certain kinds of deleted files be backed up.

Files deleted when programs were removed or archived.

You can restore one or more files from the backup of a removed program, or an entire archived program.

Removed programs.

You can restore any program that you removed, if you also made a backup copy and have not deleted the backup.

Archived programs.

If you click a shortcut to an archived program, a message box appears, telling you that the program has been archived and asking if you want to restore it.

Note:

You do not use the Restore wizard to:

Undo installation of a program monitored by Installation Monitor. Click BackTrack in the main QuickClean window.


Restoring a Program

Use the Restore wizard to restore archived or backed up programs and files to their original location and state, and also to delete old backups or archives that you are sure you no longer need.

You cannot restore removed programs or deleted files unless a backup copy was made at the time they were removed or deleted.

Step one

The Restore wizard list box displays the names of the backup and archive files in the current backup folder. The backup and archive files are listed in chronological order, the most recent first.

To see what files the backup or archive contains, click Report.

To find other backup or archive folders if you do not see the backup or archive file you want, click Browse. When you select a different folder, archive or backup files stored in it will appear in the Restore wizard list.

To delete a backup or archive file that you no longer want, select the file in the list and click Delete. You are prompted to confirm deleting the file.

Step two

The files contained in the backup or archive you selected appear in the second Restore wizard screen.

By default, all files are selected. Clear the check next to the file name to deselect files, or click Deselect All to deselect all files and then select only a few files in the list manually.

If you are restoring a program, do not deselect any files. To make sure that the restored program will run correctly, restore all of its files.

Step three

Choose one of these options:

Only replace older files with newer files
If you are restoring just a few miscellaneous files, choose this option if you might have created newer versions of these files and do not want to replace them with older files of the same name.

Always replace existing files
Choose this option if you are restoring a program. Replacing all files ensures that all program files will be the same version.

Never replace existing files
Choose this option to keep any file that has the same name.

Specify whether you want to confirm replacing files.

To begin restoring files, click Restore.

Step four

The summary screen tells you how many files were restored, and how much disk space was used.

To see a detailed report, click Reports.

To return to the main QuickClean window, click Close.

After you close the Restore wizard, the SmartLinks database is updated to record the restored files or program.

Note:

The Restore wizard cannot undo a monitored program installation. Click BackTrack in the main QuickClean window to undo a program installation that the Installation Monitor has monitored.


The Open Report dialog box

Each page of the Reports dialog box shows graphical and statistical information about the selected log.

To view information in a log, click the name of either an event log or the master log.


The PowerClean Archive dialog box
Using the Archive dialog box

Use the Archive dialog box to create an QuickClean archive of the files you selected in the PowerClean file list.

Dialog box options:

Destination folder	The default archive location appears here. Type a different drive and folder path or click Browse to select a drive and folder.

Description of archive	Enter a description in this text box that will help you identify the archived files in the Restore wizard list. Replace the default text with up to 64 characters to provide more information about the contents of the archive.

Delete original files	The default is to delete files after they have been stored in an archive.

To keep the original files, clear the check next to Delete original files after creating archive.

Note:

Archived files can be restored only by the QuickClean Restore wizard.


Using the PowerClean Custom Group dialog box
Using the Custom Group dialog box

The Custom Group dialog box appears when you choose Create Custom Group or Edit Custom Group from the PowerClean dialog box menus.

Dialog box options:

Group name	Replace the text in this box with a name that describes the new group, such as "TIFF files", or "1997 Spreadsheets."

Search for files named	Enter the specifications of files to include in the group. Separate multiple pathnames with semicolons (;).You can use wildcards in the file specifications. For example, you might enter AV*.TIF, or 97*.XLS.

Search in	Enter the top-level folder of the path you want to search for the files you have specified. You can enter only one path specification. To search all files on a drive, enter the root level of the drive, such as C:\.

Click Browse to use a dialog box to locate a drive and folder instead of typing the name.

Search subfolders	Select this checkbox to search subfolders of the folder you entered in the Search in textbox. Clear the check to find files only in the specified folder.


Using the PowerClean Customize Toolbar dialog box
Using the Customize Toolbar dialog box

Use the Customize Toolbar dialog box to add or remove buttons from the PowerClean dialog box toolbar.

To add a button, select it in the Available Buttons list, and click Add.

To remove a button, select it in the Toolbar Buttons list, and click Remove.

To adjust the position of a button in the toolbar, select the button in the Toolbar Buttons list, and click Move Up to move the button up in the list, or Move Down to move the button down in the list.

Moving a button up moves it to the left in the toolbar. Moving it down moves it to the right.

To restore the toolbar to the PowerClean default, click Reset.


Using the PowerClean Print dialog box
The Print dialog box

The Print dialog box appears when you choose Print List from the File Links dialog box or from the PowerClean dialog box.

To print more than one copy of the list, enter a higher number in the Copies text box.

To select a different printer, click Print Setup.


Using the File Links dialog box

The File Links dialog box displays the list of files that the selected file uses and is used by.

If more than one file is selected the file list, the File Links dialog box displays information about the first selected file only.

To print the information that appears in the dialog box, click Print List.


The Advanced Details dialog box
Details dialog box

This dialog box displays the files that will be removed, transported, archived, or moved by the wizard.

Files are grouped in categories. To see the files in a category, click the + next to the category name.

If you are archiving a program, do not change the selection of any files in the Main Program File, Related DLLs, Program Shortcuts, or Registry Entries categories. All of these files must be included for the program to be rebuilt correctly.

If you are removing a program, you can change the selection of files, but if you do, the program will not be completely removed.

If documents are included in the Data Files category, you can change their selection.

If you are moving a program from one folder or drive to another, you cannot select which files to move. The wizard relocates everything.

Information about wizards


Using Installation Monitor

In this dialog box you specify the installation program you want to monitor, and click Monitor.

To browse for a drive, folder, and installation program, click Browse.

When you click Monitor, Installation Monitor performs these steps:

1	It records the state of your computer before installation begins.

2	It starts the installation program.

You run the installation program as you ordinarily would, making installation and configuration choices.

3	When the installation is complete, Installation Monitor compresses tracked installation information into a BackTrack backup file and asks you to provide a descriptive name for the file.

If you want to restore your computer to its pre-installation state, click BackTrack in the QuickClean window and choose this backup file to undo the installation.


Technical support information for users without Internet connections
Customer Service and Technical Support

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For a complete list of customer support telephone numbers and addresses, please refer to Appendix A of the "QuickClean – Getting Started" guide.


Technical Support

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Using QuickClean to remove a program

Follow these steps to have the Remove wizard get rid of the unwanted program

Step one

Select the program to remove.

If the program has an entry in the Windows Start menu Programs list, or a shortcut on the desktop, select it from one of the two groups, Programs on the Desktop and Programs in the Start Menu.

If the program is not included in the Programs list or on the desktop, click Browse to find program programs, which have the extension .EXE, and choose the one you want to remove.

Step two

If the program has any associated data files, such as .DOC files for Microsoft Word and so on, you can choose to delete these files when you remove the program. If you can use the data files only in the program that you are removing, then you might as well delete them to free disk space.

To see a list of files that will be removed, click Details.

Although you can change the selection of files, we recommend that you accept the list exactly as the wizard has created it. To remove a program cleanly, all of the program files must be deleted.

If you chose to remove associated data or document files, however, you can change their selection to keep any files in the Data Files category.

Choose whether to create a backup copy of the removed program so that you can restore it if you change your mind, and whether to confirm deleting each file.

When you click Remove, the wizard begins to remove the program. It displays its progress as it works. At any time, you can click Stop to end the wizard action.

Step three

The wizard displays summary information.

To see a detailed report of deleted files, click Report.

To undo the removal of the program, click Undo. You can undo a removal only if you chose to create a backup.


Using a programs uninstall feature
Using a program's uninstall feature

Most well designed programs come with an uninstall program to complement its required installation (or setup) program. If QuickClean detects that the program that you are trying to remove has its own uninstall program, it offers you the choice of using it or using the Remove wizard.

Because not all programs are as thorough as QuickClean, QuickClean can optionally perform a cleanup scan to remove files that the program's own uninstall program may have left behind on your hard drive.

Step one

Select the program to remove.

If the program has an entry in the Windows Start menu Programs list, or a shortcut on the desktop, select it from one of the two groups, Programs on the Desktop and Programs in the Start Menu.

If QuickClean detects that the object you have selected has its own uninstall feature, QuickClean asks you if you want to use it instead of the Remove wizard.

Step two

If you choose to use the program's uninstall feature, QuickClean will scan your computer to determine what should be removed. After this quick scan, the program's uninstall feature starts.

Note:

After launching the program's uninstall feature, QuickClean hides and waits until the uninstall process is complete before displaying the final summary page. In some instances, QuickClean may not be able to detect completion and may appear before the uninstall feature is finished. If this happens, just click in the uninstall feature's window to finish uninstalling the program. You can also press ALT+TAB to return to the uninstall process.

Step three

On the final summary page, you can optionally run QuickClean to perform a series of "post-uninstall" scans to make sure that the program's uninstall feature thoroughly cleaned your computer's file system and Registry.


Select All

Selects all file names in the file list.


Invert Selection

Selects all currently unselected file names in the file list, and deselects all currently selected file names.


Undo

Uses the last backup file to restore the most recent set of deleted files.

To undo earlier actions, click Restore in the main QuickClean window and select the backup or archive file for the action.

Note:

If files were deleted by the Permanent Delete command, they are not included in any backup and cannot be recovered.


Open

Opens the currently selected file in its associated program, or runs the file if it is executable.


Quick View

Displays the currently selected file in the Viewer tab pane.

The Viewer pane displays a message instead of an image if a viewer for the selected file is not available.

If there is no viewer for the file, you might be able to open the file in its associated program.


Properties

Opens the Properties dialog box for the selected file.


Move to

Opens the Move to/Copy to dialog box so that you can specify a new location for the selected file or files.

The Move to/Copy to dialog box lets you change your mind, and copy files instead of moving them.


Copy to

Opens the Move to/Copy to dialog box so that you can specify a location for copies of the selected file or files.

The Move to/Copy to dialog box lets you change your mind, and move files instead of making copies of them.


Permanent Delete

Deletes the selected file or files without making a backup and without moving the files to the Recycle Bin.

You cannot select Undo to reverse the action of deleting files permanently.


Delete

Deletes the selected file or files and makes a backup if you have specified default backups for deleted files.

To specify backups for deleted files, click Settings on the Options menu and make sure that Create backup of deleted files is checked.


Rename

Opens a text box around the selected file name so that you can type a different name for the file.


File Links

Scans the SmartLinks database and displays a list of files that use the selected file, as well as files that the selected file uses.

You can print this list for reference.


Print List

Lets you print a list of the files in the current file list, including the file names, sizes, dates, DOS attributes, and locations.

Opens the Print dialog box, where you can choose a printer and a number of copies to print.

To make sure that all information for each file is printed, click Print Setup and choose Landscape in the Orientation section.


Print File

Prints the selected file, if a program on your computer can print it.


View Report

Opens the Reports dialog box, which automatically shows detailed information about the most recent action in the PowerClean dialog box.

The Report pane of the PowerClean dialog box shows only the backup or archived file actions.

In the Reports dialog box you can choose any event you performed in QuickClean and view detailed information about it.

For example, if you delete some files from the Lost Cluster file group, and some files from the Help Files category, and then click Undo on the Edit menu to restore the deleted help files, you see only the two deleted file actions in the Report pane. But if you click View Report, you see detailed information about the files that were restored, and you can click Open to choose any other QuickClean event.


Exit

Closes the PowerClean dialog box and returns to the main QuickClean screen.


Settings

Opens the PowerClean page of the Settings dialog box.

You set these options in the PowerClean page:

How old files must be to be deleted

Whether deleted files are backed up

Whether you can delete files marked with the red circle

When you are warned about deleting files

Whether duplicate files are files with the same file name, date and size, or only files that have the same file name and size, or only the same file name.

You can also click Download Folders or Cache Folders to specify folders where you download files from the Internet and where your Internet browser caches files.


Customize Toolbar

Opens the Customize Toolbar dialog box, where you select buttons to add or remove from the toolbar.


Toolbar

If Toolbar is checked, the toolbar appears in the PowerClean window.


Cleanup Tabs

If Cleanup Tabs is checked, the tab pane appears in the PowerClean window.

The tab pane contains three tabs that display different information when clicked.

This tab...	Displays this information...

Advice 	Information and warnings about files in the selected file group.

Report	Backup files created during the current PowerClean session.

Viewer	The contents of the selected file, if a viewer is available on your computer.


Status Bar

If Status Bar is checked, the status bar appears at the bottom of the PowerClean window.


Save Settings on Exit

If Save Settings on Exit is checked, settings on the Options menu for the PowerClean dialog box are saved when you close the dialog box or choose Exit from the File menu.


Save Settings Now

Saves settings on the Options menu immediately.


Archive

Opens the Archive dialog box.

In the Archive dialog box you can choose a location for a compressed archive file to contain the currently selected files, and enter a description that will make it easier to identify the archive later in the Restore wizard.

By default, the files are deleted after the archive is created. To keep archived files in their original location, clear the check in the Delete original files after creating archive checkbox in the Archive dialog box.

Archived files can be restored only by the QuickClean Restore wizard.


Connect to Start Menu

Opens the Connect to Start Menu dialog box where you choose the position and level in the Start menu Programs group where you want to place the selected item.

You can connect shortcut files, programs, and document files to the Start menu.


Find Target

Opens the Find Target dialog box and displays the folder where the target for the shortcut is located.

Find Target is available only for shortcut files, which have the extension .LNK.


Refresh SmartLinks Database

Scans your computer and updates the SmartLinks database.

The SmartLinks database is automatically refreshed whenever you use the PowerClean dialog box to delete or restore files.


Refresh Internet Folders

Checks the folders where files included in the Internet Stuff group are stored, and refreshes the list so that it includes the names of recently added files. Names of deleted files are removed.


Custom Groups

Three Custom Group commands are available from the Tools menu in the PowerClean dialog box.

If you have not defined any custom groups, or a custom group is not selected in the File Groups pane, only Create Custom Group is available in the Tools menu.

This command...	Does this...

Create Custom Group	Opens the Custom Group dialog box. Some default information appears in the dialog box to show you the kind of information to enter in each text box. Click Help for detailed information about creating a custom group.

Edit Custom Group	This command is available only if a custom group is selected in the File Groups pane. When you click Edit Custom Group, the Custom Group dialog box opens so that you can change the information that specifies the group, including the name that appears in the File Groups list.

Delete Custom Group	This command is available only if a custom group is selected in the File Groups pane. You are asked to confirm deleting the selected group.


List or Detail display

Choose List to display only the names of files in the file list pane. If you choose List, file names are arranged in columns.

Choose Detail to display the name of each file and its size, type, date, and location.


Arrange Icons

Choose a file property to use in sorting the file list.

This command is useful if you have selected List as the display method for the file list. Although you cannot see the date, type, location, and so on for each file, you can still arrange the file names in order by one of those properties.

If you have selected Detail as the display method for the file list, you can click a column header to sort the file list by that property instead of using the Arrange Icons command.


Clean Registry
How to Clean Your Registry

The Windows Registry database of contains critical information about the hardware, system, programs, and network user settings on your computer. It is a database that replaces many functions of your computer’s operating system, AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, and *.INI files. Each time you add new hardware or install new software on your PC, this Registry database is updated. Some of these changes can occasionally leave other components inoperable, or create problems with other aspects of your system.

Using QuickClean’s Registry Cleaner wizard makes maintenance and troubleshooting of your computer’s Registry database a quick and easy process. It helps you clean the Registry database of your PC by showing you key entries that may refer to files that have moved or no longer exist.

To clean Registry:

1.	Launch the Registry Cleaner wizard.

2.	After the initial screen of the wizard is displayed, select from the item(s) displayed, those that you want to be deleted.

3.	You can click Select All to highlight every item displayed.

4.	After making the selection, click Next and follow the succeeding instructions displayed.

•	Click Back if you want to change your selection.

•	Click Cancel if you want to abort the task.


Clean Browse Cache
How to Clean Your Browser’s Cache

When you browse the Internet, your browser copies each Internet page and its graphics to a cache folder on your hard disk. The browser can then load the page quickly if you return to it again.

This is a useful feature if you repeatedly visit the same Internet pages and their content does not change. Most of the time, however, the cached files are not useful and can be deleted.

The Browser Cache Cleaner wizard helps you to quickly get rid of these cached files that may affect your computer’s hard disk space and performance.

To clean browser cache:

1.	Launch the Browser Cache Cleaner wizard.

2.	After the initial screen of the wizard is displayed, select from the item(s) displayed, those that you want to be deleted.

3.	You can click Select All to highlight every item displayed.

4.	After making the selection, click Next and follow the succeeding instructions displayed.

•	Click Back if you want to change your selection.

•	Click Cancel if you want to abort the task.


Clean Cookies
How to Clean Cookies

Cookies are small files that your Web browser stores on your computer at the request of a Web server. Each time you view a Web page from the Web server, your browser sends the cookie back to the server. These cookies can act like a tag, which let the Web server track, which pages you view and how often you return to them.

The Browser Cookie Cleaner wizard helps you to quickly get rid of these files that may jeopardize your privacy and security while browsing the Internet.

To clean cookies:

1.	Launch the Browser Cookie Cleaner wizard.

2.	After the initial screen of the wizard is displayed, select from the item(s) displayed, those that you want to be deleted.

3.	You can click Select All to highlight every item displayed.

4.	After making the selection, click Next and follow the succeeding instructions displayed.

•	Click Back if you want to change your selection.

•	Click Cancel if you want to abort the task.


Clean Email
How to Clean E-mail

With the amount of e-mails you receive even in just one day, cleaning your email messages can be a big task. Use QuickClean’s E-mail Cleaner feature to help you get rid of old messages that you no longer need and importantly, you do not want others to have access to.

To clean emails:

1.	Launch the E-mail Cleaner wizard.

2.	After the initial screen of the wizard is displayed, select from the item(s) displayed, those that you want to be deleted.

3.	You can click Select All to highlight every item displayed.

4.	After making the selection, click Next and follow the succeeding instructions displayed.

•	Click Back if you want to change your selection.

•	Click Cancel if you want to abort the task.


Clean duplicate files
How to Clean Duplicate Files

Warning: Always be careful in deleting duplicate files. The Duplicate File Cleaner wizard displays duplicate files on your computer system but it DOES NOT mean that these files shown are OK to be deleted. Some files may be critical and will cause serious or fatal instability on your computer once deleted. The wizard is only designed for maximum end user control, and not for safety. There are no safeguards in the wizard that would prevent you from deleting files that your computer system needs, so always exercise caution before you decide to select a file to be wiped out.

The Duplicate File Cleaner wizard is a quick and easy way to locate and view duplicate files on your computer. Once the files are displayed, determine which ones you want to delete and follow through the wizard instructions.

To clean duplicate files:

1.	Launch the Duplicate File Cleaner wizard.

2.	After the initial screen of the wizard is displayed, select from the item(s) displayed, those that you want to be deleted.

3.	You can click Select All to highlight every item displayed.

4.	After making the selection, click Next and follow the succeeding instructions displayed.

•	Click Back if you want to change your selection.

•	Click Cancel if you want to abort the task.


Clean Orphans
How to Clean Orphans

Orphan files are files that are left over after you move, delete, or uninstall programs from your system. An orphan is an entry for a program that has moved or no longer exists. For example, if an orphaned shortcut points to a file or folder that has already been deleted from your PC, or moved to another location, you can delete the orphaned shortcut using QuickClean’s Orphan Cleaner.

To clean orphans:

1.	Launch the Orphan Cleaner wizard.

2.	After the initial wizard screen is displayed, select from the item(s) displayed, those that you want to be deleted.

3.	You can click Select All to highlight every item displayed.

4.	After making the selection, click Next and follow the succeeding instructions displayed.

•	Click Back if you want to change your selection.

•	Click Cancel if you want to abort the task.


Clean ActiveX and Plug In
How to Clean ActiveX and Plug-ins

Active X is a technology used by software developers to implement controls in a program. An ActiveX control can add something as simple and useful as a button in a program’s interface. Most of these good controls have been signed, meaning that they are harmless and will do nothing bad to the data on your computer. However, less than honest people use ActiveX technology to write programs that can jeopardize the security of the data on your computer, such as a program which searches your hard drive for certain file types and sends the information to someone else.

Conversely, plug-ins are small, special-purpose programs design to perform specific control in a program. For example, a plug-in module incorporated into your Web browser software.

Use the ActiveX and Plug-in Cleaner wizard to get rid of any of these items that may cause harmful effect on your computer.

To clean ActiveX and Plug-ins:

1.	Launch the ActiveX and Plug-in Cleaner wizard.

2.	After the initial screen of the wizard is displayed, select from the item(s) displayed, those that you want to be deleted.

3.	You can click Select All to highlight every item displayed.

4.	After making the selection, click Next and follow the succeeding instructions displayed.

•	Click Back if you want to change your selection.

•	Click Cancel if you want to abort the task.


Folder Browser
Analyze Folders in Your Hard Drive Using Folder Browser

Folder Browser is a tool targeted to advanced users.

Folder Browser is QuickClean feature that analyzes the volume of the contents of drives, directories, sub-directories, and folders within your computer's hard disk. You may use this information to identify folders and their contents that are candidates for removal.

Folder Browser displays information in a format similar to that of Windows Explorer. There are two panes. The left pane displays a tree-like view of the folders in your computer. The right pane displays the contents of the folder selected in the left pane.

The right pane (analysis pane) provides the following information:

•	Name: The name(s) of the folder(s) within the selected drive, directory, or subdirectory.

•	Size: The volume of the folder; including immediate files.

•	Folder & Subfolders Size: The total volume of the folder including immediate/direct files, sub-folders and the contents of the sub-folders.

•	The units of measurement are bytes, kilobytes (KB), and Megabytes (MB).

How to Access Folder Browser

1.	From the Quick Clean main window, select Pick a task.

2.	From the primary task window, select Clean up your hard drive.

3.	Select Analyze your file system with Folder Browser.
The Folder Browser Wizard displays.

Drive Analysis

As Folder Browser displays, it immediately starts analyzing the contents of your hard drive. To stop the drive analysis process Click Cancel.

Folder Options

Navigating Folder Browser is similar to Windows Explorer. Click the (+) next to a folder to view the folder’s contents. After identifying the folder you wish to analyze or take action upon, you can choose to perform any of the following tasks.

First, you must select a folder in the right pane and check the Folder Options check box to enable Folder Options.

•	Throw Away: Sends the selected folder and its contents to the Windows Recycle Bin. Please note, if you have set your computer’s Recycle Bin properties to  "Do not move files to recycle bin. Remove files immediately when deleted", then the selected files are automatically deleted.

•	Shred: This task automatically starts McAfee Shredder and allows you to remove the selected file and Securely Delete the folder and its contents.

CAUTION: Selecting Throw away or Shred completely removes a folder and its contents from your computer. In order to avoid removing essential programs or their associated files, we recommend using the Uninstall feature.

Application Options

As you select a folder, Folder Browser automatically analyzes its contents. If Folder Browser associates a program or application with the folder, the name of the program displays under Application Options. At this time, you can opt to uninstall the program.

•	Click Uninstall to remove the program from your computer.

TIP: Uninstalling a program allows you to use QuickClean’s Restore feature to restore a program that was previously uninstalled.

•	Refresh: To update the Folder Browser screen, click Refresh.


When to archive a program

You might remove a program from your computer and create an archive copy if you:

Think you might need the program again.

Use the Archive wizard and retain shortcuts if you are not sure that you want to get rid of a program entirely, instead of using the Remove wizard and creating a backup file.

Want to free space on your computer by removing a program temporarily.

If you need disk space to perform a task that requires a large amount of temporary space, you can archive programs to free the space. Then you can quickly restore the programs when you no longer need their disk space.

Want to store useful programs that you rarely use.

If you have old games or specialized programs, use the Archive wizard to free disk space, and keep the shortcuts and other entry points for the programs available from your desktop.

Note:

QuickClean keeps track of programs that you have archived. Their shortcuts and Start menu Programs list entries remain in place. When you click the shortcut or Programs list entry for an archived program, a message box appears, telling you that QuickClean has archived the program and asking if you want to restore it.

You can also use the Restore wizard to restore archived programs.


Choose a file and disk-space management wizard
Choosing a file and disk-space management wizard

QuickClean provides two wizards that free disk space by getting rid of files that you don't need.

QuickClean Lite 	This wizard deletes only files you certainly don't need, such as Internet junk and temporary files. QuickClean is so safe and simple that you can schedule it to run automatically.

Files deleted by QuickClean are not backed up and cannot be restored.

SpaceMaker	This wizard lets you specify other kinds of files that can be deleted to free the amount of disk space that you need.

You can specify which files SpaceMaker backs up before it deletes them, so that you can restore files later.

Tell me how to…

Run the QuickClean Lite wizard.

Run the SpaceMaker wizard.


Application Remnant Cleaner

Application Remnant Cleaner detects when you remove a program. When uninstallation is complete, a list of files that were not removed and associated with the program displays. Remnant files could include shortcuts and document created with the program you uninstalled

At such time, you can choose to perform the following tasks:

•	Back-up – allows you to save all program remnants at a different location.

•	Shred – Shred and securely delete all program remnants. McAfee Shredder completes this task for you.

•	Move – allows you to move all remnant files to different location.

•	Compress – allows you to compress and save remnant files.
Please note, although a file compression feature is a standard component of most Windows operations systems, such as Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Me, it may be necessary for you to install file compression software to use this feature.

•	Throw away – Sends all program remnants to your Windows recycle bin.


QuickClean's Inductive User Interface

Under the guidance of the Microsoft Corporation, McAfee introduces a new look to McAfee QuickClean - the Inductive User Interface (IUI).

What is an Inductive User Interface?

An IUI is similar to common web-style design – each screen within the program focuses on a unique, clearly stated, fundamental purpose. An IUI also allows you to easily navigate from one screen to the next.

How will an IUI help me?

IUI simplifies using McAfee QuickClean. On any screen within QuickClean, you can easily determine how to complete a task or how to access another related or different task.  You can easily navigate QuickClean by selecting the Back, Forward and Home icons. These three icons are common to all QuickClean screens.

How do I use the IUI?

First, start QuickClean from the Windows Start menu.

The QuickClean main window displays


The Quick Clean Main Window

The QuickClean main window is your central entry point to all QuickClean tasks, wizards, and components. The main window displays three regions common to all QuickClean screens.

You can select from any of the following areas

Pick a Task

Quick Jump

See Also

Click X in the upper right corner of any QuickClean screen to close the QuickClean main window.


Pick a Task

Select Pick a task to access the primary task screen. From the primary task screen you can select one of the following:

Clean My Hard Drive.

Remove Internet Related Files.

Manage Installed Programs in My Computer.

Perform Advanced Cleaning.

View my QuickClean Activity Logs.

Configure McAfee Quick Clean.

Change my Instant Updater settings.
NOTE: For Help with McAfee’s Instant Updater feature, click Help on any Instant Updater screen.

After picking a task, simply follow the on-line instructions to complete the task. If you would like to start a new task, select Pick a task.


Quick Jump

The Quick Jump section allows you access a function or program associated with McAfee QuickClean (a function or program may include collection of tasks). For example, from the Quick Jump section you can:

•	Select Run QuickClean Lite Now to start QuickClean Lite.

•	Select Update McAfee QuickClean to start McAfee’s Instant Updater. Instant updater allows you to download updates to your product.

•	Select McAfee Shredder to start McAfee Shredder and securely delete files.


See Also

The See Also section displays links to external resources to help you use McAfee QuickClean. From the See Also section you can:

•	Select McAfee on the Web to start your Internet browser and go to www.McAfee-at-Home.com. Our McAfee-at-Home web site is a valuable resource for all of your McAfee QuickClean support needs.

•	Select Technical Support to go to the Retail McAfee Technical Support web site at www.mcafeehelp.com . Here, you can get technical and customer support for McAfee software that was purchased in a store or downloaded from the online store. You can also download manuals, register your software and more!


Clean Up Your Hard Drive
Clean My Hard Drive

This screen allows you to pick one of the following tasks:

Find Non-critical Files To Remove From My Computer.

Remove a Program From My Computer.

Use a Windows Explorer-like Interface to Analyze and Clean My Hard Drive .


Clean up your internet files
Remove Internet Related Files

This screen allows you to pick one of the following tasks:

Delete Files Being Stored in My Web Browser's Cache.

Delete Cookies Placed on My Computer by Web Sites.

Delete Old E-mail Messages and Their Attachments.

Delete Internet Applications Downloaded to My Web Browser.


Clean up and manage your programs
Manage Installed Programs In My Computer

This screen allows you to pick one of the following tasks:

Archive an Installed Program.

Monitor a Program I Wish to Install or BackTrack a Program That I Have Already Monitored.

Restore a Program That I Have Archived.

Remove Application Remnants with ARC.


Perform advanced clean up operations
Perform Advanced Cleaning

This screen allows you to pick one of the following tasks:

View and Remove Unconnected or Orphan Registry Entries.

View and Remove Files That Appear To Be Duplicates.

View and Remove Incomplete Applications and Dynamic Link Libraries.


View your QuickClean Activity Logs
View My QuickClean Activity Logs

This screen allows you to pick one of the following tasks:

View a Summary of All QuickClean Reports.

View a Log of QuickClean Actions.

View an Analysis of Changes to My Hard Drive.

View an Analysis of Changes to My Files.


Configure McAfee QuickClean

This screen allows you to pick one of the following tasks from the QuickClean settings list:

General

Non-critical files

Application Remnant Cleaner

Monitor

Folder

Advanced


QuickClean Summary Report

The QuickClean Summary Report displays numeric and graphic information about actions taken using QuickClean. The summary report details:

•	Total events

•	Total number of files deleted

•	Total size of files deleted

•	Largest file deleted

•	Average size of files deleted

•	Registry entries modified

•	Number of Backups/Archives

•	Size of Backups/Archives

•	Net disk space savings

Click Print to print your report. From the Print Report dialog box, you can choose to print any or all QuickClean reports. Check the check box of the report you wish to print. You can choose from:

•	Report Summary

•	Report Log

•	Disk Analysis

•	File Analysis

•	Graphs


Master log
QuickClean Actions Report

The QuickClean Actions Report displays details of actions QuickClean has performed to your hard drive.

Click Print to print your report. From the Print Report dialog box, you can choose to print any or all QuickClean reports. Check the check box of the report you wish to print. You can choose from:

•	Report Summary

•	Report Log

•	Disk Analysis

•	File Analysis

•	Graphs


Analysis of changes to your hard drive
Analysis of Changes to Your Hard Drive Report

The Analysis of Changes to Your Hard Drive Report displays the percent of total disk space regained by deleting, moving, and archiving.  This report details total hard drive space freed using:

•	QuickClean

•	Application Cleanup

•	PowerClean

•	SpaceMaker

Click Print to print your report. From the Print Report dialog box, you can choose to print any or all QuickClean reports. Check the check box of the report you wish to print. You can choose from:

•	Report Summary

•	Report Log

•	Disk Analysis

•	File Analysis

•	Graphs


Analysis of changes to your files
Analysis of Changes to Your Files Report

The Analysis of Changes to Your Files Report displays the total number of files removed by deleting, moving, and archiving. This report details the total number of files removed using:

•	Deletion

•	Application Cleanup

•	PowerClean

•	SpaceMaker

Click Print to print your report. From the Print Report dialog box, you can choose to print any or all QuickClean reports. Check the check box of the report you wish to print. You can choose from:

•	Report Summary

•	Report Log

•	Disk Analysis

•	File Analysis

•	Graphs


General Settings

Use General Settings to configure the following:

•	Drives: Select the drive(s) you wish the Smart Links Database to scan.

o	Check or clear the check box to designate the drive(s) for scanning.

•	Protected File Types: Protected Files types are files with specific program associations that you do not want QuickClean to delete–regardless of their age.

o	Click Select to display the Protected File Types dialog box.
The Protected File Types dialog displays a list of file types that you have designated as protected.

o	Click Add to add a file type (i.e.: .exe) to your protested files list.
The Add File Type dialog box displays. If the file extension displays within the protected files list, then it is already protected. If the file type you wish to protect does not display within the protected file types list, type the file type (extension) in the Custom file type text box and click OK.

o	To remove a file extension from the Protected file list, select the file extension you wish to remove and click Remove.

•	Protected Folders: Protected folders are folders that you do not want QuickClean to delete–regardless of their age.

o	Click Select to display the Protected Folders Dialog box.
The Protected Folders dialog box displays the path to the folders that you have designated as protected.

o	Click Add to browse for and select the folder you wish to protect. When you are through, click OK.

o	To remove a folder the from the Protected Folders list, select the folder you wish to remove, and click Remove.

•	Click Apply to apply your selections.


Non-Critical Files Settings

SpaceMaker is a QuickClean wizard that uses file compression to free disk space in your computer’s hard drive. Here you choose your settings.

•	Never delete files modified: Use the spin box to set the number of days after a file was last modified before SpaceMaker deletes and compresses the file.

•	Never deleted files accessed: Use the spin box to set the number of days after a file was last accessed before SpaceMaker deletes and compresses the file.

•	Include Files in Backups. Check the checkbox of the file types you want SpaceMaker to delete and compress.
By default, all of the following are checked for you:

o	Junk files

o	Non-critical

o	Multimedia

o	Old data files.


Advanced Settings

Use Advanced settings to configure the following:

•	General settings: Use the spin box to set the number days that have elapsed since a file was last accessed or modified before PowerClean delete-protects the file.

•	Internet options:

o	Download folders: Choose Add, Remove, or Browse to identify the folders PowerClean scans for unnecessary download files obtained from the Internet.  Check the Include sub-folders check box to thoroughly scan your download folders.

o	Cache Folders: Choose Add, Remove, or Browse to identify folders PowerClean scans for unnecessary Cache (Temporary Internet Files) obtained from the Internet. Check the Include sub-folders check box to thoroughly scan your cache folders.

•	Duplicate file options: Select an option from the drop-down list box that describes how thoroughly potential duplicate files are examined.


Folders settings
Folder Settings

Use Folder settings to select the location where Backup, Archive, and BackTrack files are stored in your computer. We suggest that you accept the default settings, or, you can click Browse to select a different location.

Click Apply when you are through.


Monitor-BackTrack settings
Monitor – BackTrack Settings

Use Monitor settings to configure the following:

•	Automatically monitor: Select the options you wish to run in the background in connection with the BackTrack Installation monitor. Please see NOTE.

•	Number of days to keep BackTrack archives: Use the spin box to set the number of days you wish to keep BackTrack monitor archives. Please see NOTE.

NOTE: If your computer’s operating system is not Windows 95 or Windows 98, then the Automatically monitor and Number of days to keep BackTrack archives for settings are not available. Your computer’s operating system must be Windows 95 or Windows 98 in order to use BackTrack functionality.


Instant Updater

Instant Updater is a McAfee product component used to provide you with latest version of your product. Updating is a seamless process and requires minimal interaction on your part.

Instant updater is also the mechanism used to register QuickClean with us. In order to obtain product updates, you must register your product with McAfee.

Should you require additional information about Instant Updater, please access Instant Updater online Help.

Use the steps below to start Instant Updater and view online Help.

1.	From the Windows Start menu, start McAfee QuickClean.
The QuickClean main window displays.

2.	On the QuickClean main window, from the Quick Jump section, select Update McAfee QuickClean.
Instant Updater displays.

3.	From any Instant Updater screen, click HELP.


Shredder

Shredder is a McAfee product component that allows you to securely delete files from your computer.

For more information about McAfee Shredder, please refer to Shredder’s online Help.

Use the steps below to start McAfee Shredder and view online Help.

1.	From the Windows Start menu, start McAfee QuickClean.
The QuickClean main window displays.

2.	On the QuickClean main window, from the Quick Jump section, select McAfee Shredder.

3.	From any Shredder screen, click HELP.

TIP: You can also start McAfee Shredder from the Windows Start menu.  To do so, select Start > Programs > McAfee > McAfee Shared Features > McAfee Shredder.


Welcome Screen
McAfee QuickClean


Cleaning your computer with QuickClean Lite

QuickClean Lite gets rid of unnecessary files, such as Internet junk files, empties the Recycle Bin, and removes references in the Registry to applications that are no longer installed on your computer.

Based upon user-selected criteria, QuickClean Lite scans the contents of your hard drive and identifies all files meeting your criteria.

Additionally, QuickClean Lite informs you of the total amount of disk space it will reclaim based upon your user-defined criteria.


QuickClean Lite Cleaners

Quick Clean Lite allows you to clean or securely delete following:

•	Recycle Bin cleaner. Cleans your Windows Recycle Bin.

•	Temporary files cleaner. Cleans files stored in Temporary folders; for example, c:\TEMP or c:\Windows\TEMP.

•	Shortcut cleaner. Removes shortcuts without an associated program, application, hypertext link, etc.

•	Lost File Fragments cleaner. Removes lost file fragments from your computer.

•	Registry cleaner. Removes Windows registry information, shortcuts, and system files references to programs that no longer exist on our computer.

•	Cache cleaner. Removes files that accumulate as you browse the Internet. Files of this type are usually stored as Temporary Internet Files.

•	Cookie cleaner. Removes cookies placed on your computer by web sites that you visit while browsing the Internet. Files of this type are usually stored as Temporary Internet Files.

•	E-mail cleaner. You can choose to clean sent or deleted e-mail messages stored by your computer’s e-mail client (Outlook or Outlook Express).

•	MRU (Most recently used) cleaner. Removes most recently used shortcuts stored in your computer.


How to Use QuickClean Lite

Use the steps below to use QuickClean Lite to clean your computer of unnecessary files and free valuable disk space.

1.	Start QuickClean Lite from the Windows Start menu.

2.	Select the cleaners you want to run.
Check the corresponding check box for each cleaner you want to run. Clear the cleaner’s corresponding check box if you do not want the cleaner to run.

NOTE: The Properties button becomes available when you select MRU Cleaner.  Click Properties to view the MRU Cleaner Properties dialog box. This dialog box allows you to select the application whose MRU you want to clean. Check or clear the check box to identify the MRU associated with programs you want to clean.

3.	Click Next.

4.	Select a setting. Choose:

•	Use regular deletion to use standard Windows deletion.

•	Use Shredding to securely delete unnecessary files.  Secure deletion prevents deleted files from being recreated by "undelete" programs.  McAfee Shredder performs this task for you. For more information about McAfee Shredder, refer to Shredder online Help.

5.	Confirmation provides you with an opportunity to review the files QuickClean Lite will delete. If you wish to review these files before they are removed, do not check the Express Clean check box.

6.	Click Next.
As soon as you click Next, QuickClean Lite scans and analyzes the contents of your computer’s hard drive.

7.	Displayed within the analysis pane of the subsequent window, is a list of files QuickClean Lite has identified for removal. If the cleaner displays a (+), click the (+) to view the files identified for cleaning.

8.	Select Clean to remove the files from you computer’s hard drive.
NOTE:  Click Back to change the cleaners you want to run, or to change the method used for cleaning.

9.	Click Clean.

10.	Click Finish.


Caution
Caution!

Deleted files are not backed up. You cannot restore files that QuickClean Lite has removed from your computer.


Application Remnant Cleaner Settings

Check the Run Application Remnant Cleaner automatically when uninstalling check box to automatically run Application Remnant Cleaner when uninstalling a program form your computer.

Click Apply to apply the setting.