Mcafee QUICKCLEAN 1.0 User Manual

McAfee QuickClean

User’s Guide

Version 1.0

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Welcome to QuickClean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Using QuickClean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Chapter 2. Installing QuickClean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Installing QuickClean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Create the SmartLinks database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Updating the SmartLinks database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

About the Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Putting QuickClean to work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

About QuickClean wizards? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

About PowerClean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Changing QuickClean defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

About McAfee Guardian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Chapter 3. Freeing Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 9

Using QuickClean Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Keeping computer free of unnecessary files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Setting up QuickClean Lite to run automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Scheduling QuickClean Lite to run at a specific time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Using SpaceMaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Freeing specific amount of disk space on a drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Changing defaults for SpaceMaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Chapter 4. Managing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Using Remove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Getting rid of an application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Using Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Making a copy of an application to rebuild on another computer . . . . .25

Rebuilding a transported application on another computer . . . . . . . . .25

Using Archive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Archiving an application to be used later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

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Using Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Moving an application from one location to another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Using BackTrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Monitoring installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Setting BackTrack Monitor to run in the background . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Monitoring installation of a single application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Undoing an monitored application installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Chapter 5. Restoring Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Using Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Restoring an archived or backed-up application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Restoring deleted files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Getting rid of backup copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

About Activity Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Viewing what QuickClean has done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Chapter 6. Using PowerClean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

PowerClean feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

PowerClean feature open in read-only mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Working with the PowerClean feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Default file groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Creating a custom group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

PowerClean command menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Using the tab panes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

About color codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Changing the defaults for the PowerClean feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Viewing what PowerClean feature has done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Appendix A. Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

How to Contact McAfee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Support via the web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Telephone support numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 9

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1Welcome to QuickClean

QuickClean can be used for many more purposes than simply uninstalling old

applications.

For example, QuickClean can clean up junk files that have built up on your

computer as you browsed the Internet, and it can do this cleanup

automatically on a schedule that you specif y. QuickClean can also move

applications from one hard disk to another— even to another computer—and

change all references to the application at the same time.

Consider the following questions for more suggestions.

Using QuickClean

Think about how you use your computer to see how useful QuickClean can be.

Do you….

• Have programs that you don’t use anymore, for example games that you
don’t play frequently?

Use the Archive wizard to create an archive of programs or games by
compressing them. Then when you want to play a game again, click the old
shortcut to the game and let QuickClean restore it to its original location.

1

• Use the Internet?
When you surf the Internet, your computer can collect megabytes of

Internet junk files. Images, plug-ins, and other files you won’t need again
are downloaded to your computer. QuickClean Lite can delete these files
quickly and reclaim disk space.

• Have a Zip
QuickClean’s Archive and Transport wizards can compress en tire

applications to a large removable disk. When you wa nt the applications
again, you restore them to the original computer or rebuild them on a
different computer without losing a ny setup information.

Perhaps more importantly, you can specify that QuickClean backups
should be stored on a large removable disk to save space on your internal
hard drive.

• Have a new, second hard disk?
Use the Move wizard to relocate applications on the new disk and free

space on the old disk without losing any setup information.

®

drive or other large-capacity removable disk drive?

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Welcome to QuickClean

• Have outdated applications that you will never use again?
If you have old applications that you no longer use, the Remove wizard

will remove all traces of them from your computer.
Of course, if you think you might use an application again in some

circumstances, you can use the Archive wizard to create a compressed
backup copy and keep shortcuts to the application on your computer so
that you can restore it easily.

About this manual

This manual contains general information about using QuickClean. It does not
describe step-by-step use of the QuickClean wizards.

More detailed procedural information and step-by-step information about the
wizards are contained in the online help. In any dialog box, click Help for
specific information about the dialog box. When using the PowerClean
feature, click PowerClean Help on the Help menu.

For information on new additions to QuickClean, you can also open the
Readme.txt file located in the QuickClean folder on your computer to view
additional information.

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2Installing QuickClean

The installation program on the QuickClean CD lets you install the program
easily on your computer. Installation should start automatically when you put
the CD in the CD-ROM drive. The information in the following paragraphs
will help you install and start using QuickClean.

Installing QuickClean

You can install and run QuickClean if your computer is running Windows® 95
or later, or Windows NT 4.0 or later.

 NOTE: To install QuickClean on Windows NT, you must be logged in as

a user who has Administrator privileges.

To install QuickClea n:

1. Insert the QuickClean CD into your CD drive. The installation wizard should start automatically. If it does not, click the

drive letter of your CD drive in Windows Explorer, and double-click the
file named Setup.exe in the file list.

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2. In the first installation wizard page, click Install QuickClean.

3. Follow the instructions in the wizard pages to choose the drive and
folder where QuickClean should be installed.

After each step, click Next.

4. Click Finish in the final setup screen. By default, the Readme file appears in Notepad. If you do not want to

read the release notes in the Readme file, clear the check in the View
release notes? check box before you click Finish.

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Create the SmartLinks database

The SmartLinks database stores information about the relationship between
files on your computer. It stores the names and locations of all files needed by
the operating system. For each application, the SmartLinks database stores
information about all of the files that the application needs to run correctly,
including icons, dynamically lin ked libra rie s (D L L s) , and o ther executable
files, as well as operating system files that are used by the application. This
information makes the SmartLinks database a complete, cross-referenced
record of how executable and system files are used on your computer.

It is this information that m akes using QuickClean quick and safe. It ensu res
that applications can be moved, archived, deleted, a nd transported safely a nd
completely, and it determines the files that can be safely deleted without
damaging an application or the operating system.

The SmartLinks database is created when you insta ll QuickClean. Because
building the database the first time can take several minutes, it is created in the
background as you provide some default information in an interview wizard.

Updating the Sm artLi nks data base

After QuickClean has created the SmartLinks database for your computer,
updating it takes much less time. Only records for files that have changed are
updated.

QuickClean updates the SmartLinks database in the following circumstances:

• Each time you start QuickClean, the old version of the database is
compared with new information on your computer.

• After you restore files or applications from QuickClean ba ckup copies,
QuickClean records changes tha t it has just made.

• After you delete or archive files or applications, Qu ickClean records
changes.

• After you manually select a wizard from the ma in QuickClean screen,
QuickClean records changes that the wizard makes.

About the Interview

As you install QuickClean, you answer a few questions about how you use
files on your computer, and whether you want to schedule some QuickClean
events.

To run the interview again, click Customization Interview on the Options
menu in the main QuickClean screen.

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The Settings dialog box pages also let you view or change all settings that you
specified in the interview. For information about using the Settings dialog box,
see “Changing QuickClean defaults,” on page 14.

Putting QuickClean to work

QuickClean uses safe and simple wizards to perform its major tasks. When
you use an QuickClean wizard to clean up your hard disk or manage
applications, at each step you see exactly what you are specifying, and you can
go back to previous screens and change options if you change your mind.

Even if you are an expert computer user, QuickClean wizards can automate
tasks, such as removing junk files, that would otherwise be time-consuming or
error-prone.

To run a QuickClean wizard, click its button in the main QuickClean window.

About QuickClean wizards?

QuickClean wizards simplify cleaning up disk space and managing
applications.

Installing QuickClean

 NOTE: Wizards are designed to be easy to understand and to use. Each

wizard screen tells you what you need to know to enter information or
choose options. I f you want to know more about a wizard, click Help.

By default, SpaceMaker and Remove wizards create backup copies of files
before they are deleted. Although you can turn off backup creation when you
run the wizard, it is a good idea to make backups. Later, when you are sure
that you do not want to undo any QuickClean actions, you can delete the
backup copy.

Table 2- 1. The QuickClean wizards

This wizard... Does this...
QuickClean

Lite

Remove Deletes any application you specify, and removes all related

Deletes various kinds of junk files and unconnected items on
various folders such as your PC’s Internet Cache, Recycle Bin,
Temporary Files, Shortcut and Windows Registry.
QuickClean can be scheduled to run automatically at any
interval you specify.

shortcuts and Registry entries.

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Table 2-1. The QuickClean wizards (Continued)

This wizard... Does this...
Archive Compresses an application into a backup file that you can

restore whenever you need it again. You can also in cl ude data
files that are associated with the application, if there are any.

Move Relocates an application. Complet ely moves an applic ation

from one drive or folder to another—even to another
computer—and adjust s shortcuts and Registry entries to refer
to the application in its new location.

Transport Packages an application so that you can reb uild it wit h the

same option settings on another computer. You can also se lect
and include data files that are associated wit h th e applic at ion .

Restore Restores deleted applications or files if backup copies were

created.
You can restore an entire application, a few files from an

application, or a few mis cel lan eou s fi les, such as those deleted
by Remove or SpaceMaker—but only if backup copies were
created before the files were deleted.

BackTrack Monitors application installation.

Lets you undo the installation of any application if it was
monitored by BackTrack.

SpaceMaker Deletes old files in specific categories until it has freed the

amount of disk space you specify.

About PowerClean

PowerClean is not a wizard. It is a feature that lets you see files on your
computer, organized into categories, such as Internet Junk, Duplicate Files,
Archives, Multimedia Files, and so on. The feature also displays application
information that is stored in the Windo ws Registry.

If you are an experienced computer user, you can use PowerClean to manage
files manu ally . I f yo u ar e i nte re ste d in t rack ing sp ecif ic fi les or fi les in spe cif ic
folders, you can even create custom files groups.

Changing QuickClean defaults

As you install QuickClean, you have the chance to change some basic defaults
in the Interview. Later, after QuickClean is installed, you can use the Settings
dialog box to review or change all default settings.

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To see exactly what the default settings are, or to change them, click Settings
on the Options menu in the main QuickClean screen. Then in the next window
displayed, select any of the buttons available corresponding to the component
category you want to change the default setting on or view its default settings.

NOTE: The SpaceMaker, BackTrack, and QuickClean Lite wizards and
the PowerClean feature all have Settings dialog box pages where you
specify their default behavior, including the age that files must be before
they can be deleted.

You can change most option settings temporarily when you run a wizard, and
you can open the Settings dialog box page for the wizard and make permanent
changes to the default.

Table 2-2 on page 15 provides a brief description of each Settings dialog box
page and tells you where to find more information.

 NOTE: For information about any Settings dialog box page, click Help.

Table 2-2. Options in the Settings dialog box

Options on this page... Set this default behavior to determine...

General Which drives are tracke d by the Sm a rtLinks database,

and which files and folders are excluded from all
wizard or PowerClean lists.

Click Help in the General page of the Settings dialog
box for inform ation about these options.

SpaceMaker How old files must be before they can be deleted, and

which kinds of files can be deleted.

PowerClean Whether backups are cr eated for deleted files, how old

files must be before they can be deleted, and other
delete protection options.

BackTrack Whether BackTrack’s Installation Monito r runs as you

work, which kinds of installations it monitors, and
how long BackTrack archives are kept before they are
deleted.

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Table 2-2. Options in the Settings dialog box (Continued)

Options on this page... Set this default behavior to determine...

QuickClean How old files must be before they can be deleted, and

Folders The default backup, Archive, BackTrack, and

About McAfee Guardian

You use McAfee Guardian to schedule the QuickClean Lite wizard that keeps
your computer free of junk files and to set up Installation Monitor so that it
either does or does not run in the background as you work.

Ð TIP: If the Guardian icon does not appear in the taskbar, start Guardian

by clicking McAfee Guardian from the QuickClean menu in the
Windows Start menu Programs list.

what kinds of files can be deleted.

Transport compressed file locations .
Click Help in the Folders page of the Settings dialog

box for inform ation about these options.

McAfee Guardian is the program that all McAfee Software applications use to
manage scheduled and as-you-work events.

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