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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To schedule an QuickClean event:

1. Right-click the Guardian icon in the clock area of the Windows taskbar,

and choose What’s Scheduled from the popup menu.

Figure 2-1. Scheduling events

The What’s Scheduled dialog box appears.

2. Select QuickClean or Installation Monitor from the list of scheduled
events in the Events window and click Schedule to open the Event
Schedule dialog box. The default scheduled events are:

• Qclean.exe

• Rebuild the Smartlinks Databa se

• Run Installation Monitor in the Background

3. Choose the time or in terval when you want the event to run, or choose
Never to turn off an as-you-work or scheduled event.

Ð TIP: If you are running QuickClean, you can schedule events selecting

Settings on the Options menu on the main QuickClean screen and
choosing QuickClean. For more informatio n about scheduling, click
Help.

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3Freeing Disk Space

Windows applications and the Internet can clutter your hard disk wi th large
unused files that take up disk space. Set up and schedule the automatic
QuickClean wizard to clean up these files at specified intervals, or use the
SpaceMaker wizard to clean up more kinds of files.

Using QuickClean Lite

Keeping computer free of unnecessary files

Use the QuickClean Lite wizard to perform any of the following actions to
keep your computer free of unused files and invalid shortcuts :

• Remove unused files in the cache folder of your Internet browser.

• Remove any temporary files in folders that are used by appl ications and

Windows.

• Clean up shortcuts, Registry entries, and remove references i n opera ting
system files that are not connected to any application.

• Empty the Recycle Bin.

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When you click CleanUp in the QuickClean window, the QuickC lean Lite
wizard appears. You select the kind of cleaner action you want it to perform
and then click Next to run the cleanup.

You can also schedule QuickClean Lite to run automatically, as des c ribed in
the following section.

To remove more files of different kinds and free a specific amount of disk
space, use the SpaceMaker wizard.

Setting up QuickClean Lite to run automatically

You can run QuickClean Lite whenever you need it, or you can set up
QuickClean to get rid of unnecessary files and junk on your computer at
regular intervals while you work.

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To set up Quick Clea n Lit e:

1. Click Settings on the Options menu in the main QuickClean window and
select the QuickClean Lite button.

Make sure that the QuickClean Lite options are set the wa y you want
them. The defaults in the QuickClean Lite page of the Options dialog box
specify what kind of files and settings can be removed. You can also click
Schedule to specify the schedule for running QuickClean Lite
automatically.

2. Click CleanUp in the main QuickClean window; then select QuickClean
Lite to run the wizard manually once to see the default settings in action.

Scheduling QuickClean Lite to run at a specific time

Events for McAfee applications are managed by the McAfee Guardian. Each
McAfee application adds to the list of events that the Guardian can run at a
scheduled time.

To change the QuickClean Lite s chedule:

1. Right-click the red and white McAfee Guardian icon in the clock area of
the taskbar, and then select What’s Scheduled on the menu.

2. In the What’s Scheduled dialog box, select QuickClean Lite and click Schedule.

3. In the Event Schedule dialog box, choose the time interval for
QuickClean Lite to run from the dropdown list box.

Using SpaceMaker

Freeing specific amount of disk space on a drive

If you need a specific amount of disk space on one of your drives, click
SpaceMaker in the QuickClean screen and tell the SpaceMaker wizard how
much space you want, what kind of files it can delete, and whether you want
it to make compressed backup copies of the files. Then let it free space for you.

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 NOTE: By default, files are backed up before they are deleted. The

compressed backup uses less disk space than the deleted files, and gives
you a chance to recover deleted files later. Each time you run the
SpaceMaker wizard, you can turn off backups or specify a different
location for the backups.

Choose the SpaceMaker wizard to:

• Quickly create free space on one of your drives.
You can specify the drive and the amount of space you want to free. As

soon as SpaceMaker frees the specified a mount of space, it stops dele ting
files. If you choose to free as much space as possible, the wizard continues
to delete files until it can find no more files that are old enough to delete in
the categories you have chosen.

• Delete files from more categories than QuickClean.
SpaceMaker lets you delete files that some users mi ght need, such as

bitmap and multimedia files, backup files that have the .BAK extension,
temporary files that Windows or Windows applications generate, screen
savers, online help files, and so on.

No file is deleted if it has been modified or accessed within the period
specified by the SpaceMaker page of the Settings dialog box. The default
period is 180 days.

Changing defaults for SpaceMaker

From the main QuickClean window, click Options and select Settings from the
drop-down menu. In the next window displayed, select SpaceMaker. The
SpaceMaker Settings window is d isplayed with its preset defaults shown.

Each time you run SpaceMaker you can change most defaults temporarily.
The one default that you cannot change when the wizard is running is the age
that files must be before they can be deleted.

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4Managing Applications

The QuickClean wizards that manage applications are simple and extremely
safe. They will not damage your computer or destroy data by removing
important operating system files or files required by any application except
the one you are removing, archiving, or moving.

To use a QuickClean wizard you must have enough free disk space on your
computer for the wizard to work in and enough space to store any backup
copies of files or applications that the wizard may make. Even though a
backup is compressed to its smallest possible size, it will take up some space
on your hard drive.

From the QuickClean main window, y ou ca n access any of these available
application management wizard buttons. Select from the main buttons (e.g.,
CleanUp, Internet, Applications) to access the component wizards.

Any of these wizards opens and guides you through three or four quick steps
to perform the action.

 NOTE: By default, applications are backed up before they are deleted.

The compressed backup uses less disk space than the deleted application
files, and gives you a chance to recover the application or some of its files
later. Each time you run the Remove wizard, you can turn off backups or
specify a different location where the backups are stored.

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In the first screen of the Remove, Archive, Move, and Transport wizards, you
choose an application by expan ding the list of applications with s hortcuts on
your desktop, or in the Windows Start menu.

Ð TIP: If any associated files are open when you move, transport, remove,

or archive an application, QuickClean asks you to reboot your computer
so that it can run Application Cleanup to close and back up those files
gracefully.

If the application does not appear in these lists, click Browse to find
application programs, which have the extension .EXE, and choose the one you
want.

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Using Remove

Getting rid of an application

The Remove wizard gets rid of all traces of the application, including shortcuts
and Registry entries. If the application has associa ted d ata f iles, you can
remove those at the same time if you want to. If QuickClean detects that an
application has an uninstall progra m of its own, you will be given the choice
to use the application’s uninstall pro gr a m o r t he Q u ic k C l ean Remove wizard.

To start the Remove wizard, click Remove in the QuickClean window.
Choose the Remove wizard to completely remove:

• An application that you no longer use.
As you buy new programs, old programs become obsolete or no longer

useful. The Remove wizard keeps your computer up-to-date by deleting all
old applications and cleaning up the Registry and operating system
settings associated with them.

• A demo application that you downloaded and decided not to purchase.
Demo applications usually canno t be used after a specified date, but they

still remain on your disk, taking up space. Use the Remove wizard to clean
them up.

• An applicat ion th at yo u wan t to re ins tall b eca use it is b ehavi ng inc orre ctly.
Sometimes reinstalling a program from scratch fixes minor problems. The

Remove wizard can uninstall the progra m and remove all references to it
in the Registry and operating system files so that you can perform a clean
reinstallation.

+ WARNING: Make sure that you let the Remove wizard create a backup

copy of the application before it is removed. Then you can restore it if you
change your mind in a few minutes or a few days later. When you are
sure that you do not need the backup, delete it to free disk space.

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Using Transport

Making a copy of an application to rebuild on another computer

Use the Transport wizard to package an entire application and its
configuration settings so that you can rebuild the application with exactly the
same option settings on a different computer. To start the Transport wizard,
click PowerClean in the QuickClean main window; then select Transport.

You can also include associated data files in the Transport package. For
example, if you are transporting your spreadsheet program from your work
computer to your laptop computer, you can include the spreadsheets that you
have created.

To recreate the application, run the package file from the new computer, as
described in the next section, “How do I rebuild a transported application on
another computer?”

+ WARNING: Make sure that the application license permits you to run a

copy of the application on more than one computer. Some application
licences now permit you to use a single copy of the application on more
than one computer as long as only one computer is in use at a time.

Choose the Transport wizard to:

• Create a copy of an application on a different computer.
The Transport wizard creates a compressed file that contains an entire

application, including its option and Registry setting information. You can
use this file to rebuild an application with the same settings on your office
and laptop computers.

• Move an application to a new computer.
Avoid time-consuming applica tion setup when you buy a new computer.

Use the Transport wizard to reinstall your old application s with the same
option settings.

Rebuilding a transported application on another computer

An application that you package with the Transport wizard can be rebuilt on
another computer that can access the disk or the network where you stored the
Transport package file, and that is running Windows 95 or later. Simply
double-click the name of the Transport package file in a Windows Explorer file
list, and follow instructions that appear on the screen.

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You do not need to have QuickClean installed on the machine where you
reinstall the transported application. You do need to make sure that the
application license agreement permits you to use the application on more than
one computer.

A package file created by the Transport wizard contains:

• The applicat ion itself.

• Registry entries that store application default settings, and other

• The part of the Transport wizard that rebuilds the application.

• Any data files, spreadsheets, document files, and so forth, that you have

To rebuild a transported application on a new computer:

1. If you created the Transport package on a removable disk, insert the disk

information needed to set up the application exactly as it was on the
original computer.

chosen to include.

that contains the package file.
If you created the Transport package on a network drive, make sure that

the computer where you want to build the transported application is
connected to the network drive.

2. In the Windows Explorer, click the letter of the drive that contains the Transport package file.

3. Double-click the name of the package file in the Explorer file list. The Transport wiz ar d opens.

4. Follow the wiz ard instructions to build the application on the new computer.

Using Archive

Archiving an application to be used later

Use the Archive wizard to create a compressed backup copy, called an archive,
of an application and remove it from your computer until you need it aga in.
To start the Archive wizard, click Applications in the QuickClean main
window; then select Archive.

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To free the most hard-disk space, store the archive on a removable disk, such
as a Zip
compressed files reduce the amount of space the application takes up.

After the Archive wizard creates the compressed archive file, it removes the
application from the folder where it was installed, but leaves the shortcuts to
the application in place. When you click a shortcut to the application in the
Windows Start menu Programs list, or on your Windows desktop, taskbar, or
elsewhere, a message box appears, explaining that QuickClean has archived
the application and asking if y ou would like to restore it.

Choose the Archive wizard if you:

• Want to store useful applications that you rarely us e.

®

disk. But even if you store the archive on your hard drive, its

 NOTE: You can also use the Restore wizard to restore archived

applications.

If you have old games or specialized programs, archive them to free disk
space, but keep the shortcuts and other entry points available from your
desktop. QuickClean keeps track of applications that you have archived.
Their shortcuts and Start menu Programs list entries remain in place. If you
click a shortcut or Programs list entry for an archived application, you can
choose whether to restore the application.

• Think you might need an application again.
If you are not sure that you want to get rid of an application entirely,

instead of using the Remove wizard and creating a backup file, use the
Archive wizard and retain information.

• Want to free space on your computer by removing an application
temporarily.

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

Using Move

Moving an application from one location to another

Use the Move wizard to copy an application to a new location, either on your
local computer or to another computer, and remove the application from its
old location. To start the Move wizard, click Applications in the QuickClean
main window; then select Move.

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After the application is moved, the wizard changes all shortcuts and Registry
entries to refer to it in its new location.

Choose the Move wizard to move an application:

• From a crowded hard disk to a new, second hard disk with more space.

• From your local computer to a drive on another computer.

• From one folder to another.

If you have installed a second hard disk, relocate some applications from
your primary hard disk to create more space there.

If you have more than one computer at your disposal, you can manage how
you use the available disk space by moving applications between hard
drives.

You can reorganize application folders on your co mputer by combining
applications in subfolders of a single fold er. For example, if you have
several Adobe applications, you might move them into individual
subfolders in a main Adobe folder.

Moving an application does not change its position in the Windows Start
menu Programs list.

Using BackTrack

Monitoring installation

The QuickClean BackTrack wizard can restore your system to the state it was
in before you installed a monitored application.

You can use the QuickClean Installation Monitor to watch applications as they
install making a record of every file that was added, deleted, or changed
during installation. Then, you can use the BackTrack wizard to completely
remove the monitored application from your computer and return all settings
to their previous values before the application was insta lled . You can set up
Installation Monitor in one of two ways:

• Set up BackTrack Monitor to run in the background continuously, waiting
for you to run an installation file with a specific name or from a specific
folder, or to install an applica tion from a self-expanding compressed file
with the .EXE extension.

• Start BackTrack Monitor just before you install an application, and specify
the program that runs the application installation, as described in “How do
I monitor installation of a single application?,” on page 25.

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Setting BackTrack Monitor to run in the background

To keep BackTrack Monito r active w hile yo u work on yo ur comp uter:

1. Click Settings on the Options menu in the main QuickC lean screen.

2. Click the BackTrack button, and specify what you want to monitor.

To run Installation Monitor automatically in the background while you
work, you must select either or both of the options on the BackTrack
page. When BackTrack Monitor detects an installation program, it
displays a message box where you can choose whether to monitor the
installation.

Ð TIP: Many installation programs start automatically as soon as you insert

a CD disc into your CD drive. To make sure that installatio ns from CDs
are monitored, open the Settings dialog box and set BackTrack to monitor
setup files before you insert the CD disc into the drive.

Monitoring installation of a single application

If you’d prefer to run BackTrack Monitor only when you are actually installing
applications, follow these steps:

1. In the Windows taskbar, right-click the Guardian icon, point to

QuickClean, and click Launch Installation Monitor. (By default, the
icon is located in the lower-right corner of your screen nea r the clock.)

2. In the dialog box that appears, click Browse to find and select the

installation program that you wan t to monitor.
Installation programs are usually named Setup.exe, CDsetup.exe, and so

on.

3. Click Monitor to start installing the application.

Before installation actually starts, BackTrack Monitor saves Registry
settings and other information on your computer so that its original state
can be restored later if you choose to remove the application from your
computer.

Undoing an monitored application installation

Use the QuickClean BackTrack wizard to undo the in stallation of an
application that was tracked by BackTrack Monitor.

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+ WARNING: You cannot use the BackTrack wizard to undo the

To undo an applic ation i nsta llation :

1. Click Applications from the QuickClean main window; then select

2. In the first BackTrack wizard screen, click Next.

3. Select the BackTrack archive from the list and click Next again.

installation of an application that BackTrack Monitor did not monitor. In this

situation, use the Remove wizard.

BackTrack to start the BackTrack wizard.

The BackTrack wizard processes the archive to determine what it needs
to undo. At this point if you’re interested, you can click Details to see
what BackTrack will do to individual files, a nd when you’re finished
reviewing this information, click OK to return to the BackTrack wizard
screen.

+ WARNING: Do not change the selection of any of the files. Let

BackTrack use its judgment to decide which files you still need and
which files should be removed or replaced.

4. Click Next.

5. Click Close to return to the main QuickClean screen.

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The BackTrack wizard removes the application and returns Registry
settings to the values that were in effect before the application was
installed. The wizard displays a message telling you when it successfully
completes the job.

5Restoring Information

Removed applications and files that have been backed up by QuickClean can
be restored by the Restore wizard. The Restore wizard also restores archived
applications.

The Restore wizard does restore:

• Archived applications.

• Removed applications that the Remove wizard backed up.

• Files that were removed by the SpaceMaker or Remove wizards, or that

you deleted using the PowerClean feature, if backup copies were made.

The Restore wizard does not restore:

• Move wizard actions.

• Installation of an application that was tracked by Installation Monit or.

• Transported applications.

• Files and Registry settings removed by Qui c kClean.

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Using Restore

Restoring an archived or backed-up application

The Restore wizard can completely restore any application if you have
archived it or let the Remove wizard make a backup copy of the application
before you removed it. The backup copy or the archive must still be available.

To restore an application:

1. Click PowerClean in the QuickClean main window; then select Restore.

2. On the Restore wizard screen, click the arrow by the dropdown list and
select the backup or archive folder.

• If you do not see the archive you are looking fo r, you might have

stored it in a different folder. Click Browse to find archives or
backups in other folders. When you select a folder, the archives or
backups that it contains appear in the Restore wizard list.

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• The information in the Restore wizard list includes the name of the
backup or archive file, such as “Archive of Glaxian,” the name of the
wizard that created the backup, and the date the backup was
created.

3. Select an archive or backup from the Restore wizard list and click Next.

4. On the second wizard screen, the names of all files that will be restored are displayed.

5. In the second wizard screen, you can select files to restore, and click Next.

+ WARNING: Do not deselect any files if you are restoring an entire

application. If you deselect files, critical application files may not be
restored and the application may not run correctly, or at all.

6. In the third Restore wizard screen you can choose:

• How to replace files in restoration folders. You can choose to:
Only replace older files with newer files.
Always replace existing files.
Never replace existing files.
The default is “Only replace older files with newer files”.

• Whether to confirm restoring each file.
If you choose to confirm files as they are restored, you must click

OK for each file in a message box. To restore remaining files without
confirming them, you can click Yes to All at any time.

7. Click Restore to begin restoring the application.

When the wizard restores the application, it displays a message that the
job is completed. You can click Report to view details of restoration
activity.

Restoring deleted files

The Restore wizard can also restore individual files that the SpaceMaker
wizard has deleted, or that you have deleted using the PowerClean feature, if
QuickClean made backup copies of the files.

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Restoring Information

To restore individual fi les:

1. Click PowerClean in the QuickClean main window; then select Restore.

2. On the Restore wizard screen, click the arrow by the dropdown list and
select the backup or archive folder.

To see a list of the files contained in the backup or archive, click Next.

3. Select the files you want to restore from the list that appears in the next
wizard screen; then click Next.

4. In next wizard screen, you can choose:

• How to replace files in restoration folders. You can choose to:
Only replace older files with newer files.
Always replace existing files.
Never replace existing files.
The default is “Only replace older files with newer files”.

• Whether to confirm replacing each file.
If you choose to confirm files as they are replaced, you must click

OK for each file in a message box. To restore remaining files without
confirming them, you can click Yes to All at any time.

5. Click Restore to begin restoring the files.

When the wizard restores the file, it displays a message that the job is
completed. You can click Report to view details of restoration activity.

Getting rid of backup copies

QuickClean backs up deleted files and applications so that you can restore
them if you change your mind later.

Backup files, which are compressed files containing copies of all deleted files,
are stored on your computer in a location you can specify in the General page
of the Settings dialog box or in other locations that you can specify when you
run one of the QuickClean wizards.

But note that although backup copies are compressed, eventually they will
take up a lot of disk space. When you are sure that you will no longer want or
need a backup of a deleted application or group of files, delete the backup file.

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Restoring Information

To delete a bac kup f il e:

1. Select the backup file in the first Restore wizard page list.

2. Click Report and select the Report Log tab to see a li st of files contained
in the backup. Click Close to return to the first Restore wizard page.

3. If you are sure that you w ill not need any of these files, click Delete. You are prompted to confirm deleting the file.

About Activity Log

Viewing what QuickClean has done

When you click the Activity Log in the QuickClean main window, you will
have the option to view different reports that displays numeric and graphic
information about actions performed by any of the QuickClean wizards (e.g.,
summary, report logs, disk analysis and f ile analysis).

Report Summary displays a complete list of files that were deleted or
modified by each individual action. These reports can be useful in tracking
down old versions of files that were deleted but backed up, or were archived.

• Report Summary
This page shows numeric data about the total number of files affected, the

total size of files moved, compressed, or deleted, the disk-space savings,
and so on. The pie chart on the right shows the percent of disk space
regained by the selected action if you are viewing a specific action report,
or by all QuickClean actions, if you are viewing Master Log information.

• Report Log
This page lists all changes made by the individual wizards or in the

PowerClean feature if you are viewing a specific action report.
If you are viewing Master Log information, you see a list of available action

reports. Click Open to chose an action report to view.

• Disk Analysis and File Analysis
The Disk Analysis page displays the percent of total disk space regained by

deleting, moving, or archiving files in each file category. The File Analysis
displays the total number of files in each catego ry.

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Restoring Information

If you only want to see what QuickC lean has done, you can review the list of
actions displayed in the Reports wind ow. However, if you want to keep a
record of QuickClean actions for later reference, you can print the report
information or save it as a file.

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Restoring Information

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6Using PowerClean

If you are an experienced computer user, you can use the PowerClean feature
for custom file and Registry management.

Using the PowerClean feature you can view, move, copy, delete, and archive
files from the QuickClean default categories, which are usefully organized
into groups of duplicate files, non-critical files, disconnected shortcuts, and so
on. In addition, you can create custom file groups of your own to make it
easier to manage specific kinds of files in specif ic locations.

 NOTE: To protect you against deleting files unintentionally, and remind

you that you use PowerClean at your own risk, the PowerClean feature
opens in read-only mode. To turn off read-only mode, clear the check
next to Read-only mode in the PowerClean page of the Settings dialog
box.

PowerClean feature

The PowerClean feature provides manual file man agement and Registry
management for experienced computer users.

6

Use the PowerClean feature to perform these file-management tasks:

• Delete, archive, move, rename, or copy selected files or defined groups of
files.

You can perform the same actions on individual files or groups of files that
the QuickClean wizards perform on entire applications.

• Find out what application uses a selected file.
Right-click File Links from the popup menu to see what application uses a

selected file. If the selected file is an executable file, such as a .DLL or .EXE
file, the File Links dialog box displays a list of the files that are used by the
executable file itself.

• Create custom file groups that contain only files that you specify.
Set up custom file groups to archive or delete files from specified folders on

your computer. For information about creating custom file groups, see

“How can I create a custom group?,” on page 37.

• Add programs and files to the Start menu.

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When you install applications or executable files, you can often choose not
to add them to the Programs list. These application files appear in the
Disconnected Executables file group list.

To add an executable file to the Windows Programs list, select the file name
in the PowerClean list. Then click Connect to Start menu on the Tools
menu and specify where you want to add the file in the Programs list.

PowerClean feature open in read-only mode

When you click PowerClean in the QuickClean mai n window, the
PowerClean feature opens in read-only mode.

You see a message box explaining that you cannot delete any files. This feature
protects you from deleting files or makin g other changes unintentionally.

Even in read-only mode, however, you can use the PowerClean feature to:

• Explore the file links and Registry entries on your computer.
This is a good way to learn how your computer works and what files it

uses.
You can select a file, and then choose File Links from the popup menu to

see what application uses the selected file.

• Create a custom file group.
Although you cannot delete, move, copy, or archive any files in read-only

mode, you can still define a custom file group to manage specific files
quickly. Creating custom file groups is de scribed on page 36.

When you want to use PowerClean to manage files, clear the check next to
Read-only mode on the PowerClean page of the Settings dialog box. Open the
Settings dialog box by clicking Settings from the Options menu.

Working with the PowerClean feature

After selec ting an applic ation to wor k on as displa yed in the Po werClean ma in
window, the next succeeding window opens in a dialog box that works like
the Windows Explorer. Like the Explorer window, it has a menu bar, a status
bar, and a toolbar that you can customize. Each pane also has a shortcut menu
that pops up when you right-click an item in the Cleanup Types or file list
pane.

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The left pane displays an expandable list of default file groups. Click the + next
to the group name to expand the group list. For information about the default
groups, see “What are the default file groups?,” on page 36. For information
about creating a new file group, see “How can I create a custom group?,” on
page 37.

The right pane displays the names of files in the selected default group. Files
are color-coded to indicate how important they are to your computer and its
applications. For information about the color codes, see “What do the color
codes mean?,” on page 41.

Default file groups

In PowerClean, files on your computer are grouped into category lists that
make it easy to manage files of certain types on all drives and folders. You can
add your own file groups, as described in “How can I create a custom group?,”
on page 37.

When you start using PowerClean, the major file groups appear in the tree list
in the dialog box. Click the plus sign (+) next to a file group to display
subgroups and files.

 NOTE: For more information about the default groups, click Help. Then

click the What f iles are in the default file groups? topic in the What do
you want to know about PowerClean? section.

Using PowerClean

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The major file groups are described briefly in the following table. A
description of the selected group or subgroup appears in the Advice tab pane.
Note that some files appear in more than one group. For example, the
Non-Critical Files group contains an Archive subgroup which contains the
same files as the Internet Stuff group Archive subgroup

Table 6-1. The PowerClean default file groups

Category Description

Non-Critical Files Files that can be deleted without causing your

computer to crash or fail to operate correctly.
Note, however, that this gro up inclu des severa l

subgroups that contain files such as backup files with
the .BAK extension, and archive files, including all files
with the .ZIP extension, as well as bitmap files (.BMP)
and other image and multimedia files.

Internet Stuff Files downloaded from the Internet with an archive

extension, such as .ARC, .CAB, and .ZIP, as well as files
that your Internet bro wser caches for future use,
including .GIF and .JPG files.

The Internet Documents category includes all .H TM
and .HTML files found on your computer. If you are
developing Web-based information, these files should
not be removed without careful examination.

Duplicates Duplicated files on your computer. By default,

Disconnected Items Two kinds of files are included in this group:

Windows Shell Items All items on the Start menu Programs list or the

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duplicate files must have the same file name, size, and
date.

To define duplicate files simply as files that have the
same file name, or the same file name and date, change
the option setting in the Advanced page of the Options
dialog box.

Files that are associated with applications that are no
longer on your computer.

Programs that are no t on the Start menu Programs list
or on the Windows desktop.

Files that are associated with programs you have
removed can safely be delete d. Programs that a re not on
the Start menu list, however, might be val id programs
that you decided not to include on the Programs list, or
executable files that ar e u s ed on ly by other applications.

Windows desktop.

Table 6-1. The PowerClean default file groups (Continued)

Category Description

Windows Registry Important Reg istry entries for applications.
Registered File Types Files in each file-type category that i s associated with an

Custom File Groups This group contains file groups that you name and

Creating a custom group

Custom file groups make it easy for you to manage collections of files that you
define. After you create a custom file group, you can easily change its
definition to find a different set of files, or to find files in a different locatio n.

To create a custom file g roup:

Using PowerClean

application.

define. For information about creating your own file
groups, see the following section.

1. Click Create Custom Group on the Tools menu. The Custom Group

dialog box appears.

2. Enter a name for the new group.

3. Specify the files that the group should include. You can enter complete
file names, or file names that contain wildcard characters, such as * and ?.

To enter more than one file name, separate the names with semicolons (;).
For example, to find graphics files with specific exte nsions, you might
enter

*.bmp;*.tif;*.jpg
or to find spreadsheet files for January and February, you might enter
jan*.xls;feb*.xls

4. Enter the top level of the path to search for files. For example, you might enter: C:\My Documents Click Browse to select a path instead of typing a path name.

• To search subfolders of the paths you enter, select the Search
Subfolders check box.

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5. Click OK to save the new group.

To change the definition of a custom file group:

1. Select the file group in the Clea nup Types list.

2. Click Edit File Group from the Tools menu. The Custom Group dialog

box appears.

3. Change the information in the dialog box. You can change any
information that appears, including the name of the custom group.

4. Click OK to save the changes.

PowerClean command menus

All of the shortcut menu commands shown in Figure 6-1 on page 35, and
other, less often used commands, are available from the menus in the menu
bar.

The menu bar categories and the commands that they contain are listed in
Table 6-2.

Table 6-2. PowerClean menu commands

This menu... Contains these commands...

File All of the file management commands

on the popup menu as well as Print List,

View Report, and Exit.
Edit Select all, Invert Selection, and Undo.
Tools Archive, Connect to Start Menu, Find

Target, Refresh SmartLinks Database,

Refresh Internet Folders, Create Custom

Group, Edit Custom Group, Delete

Custom Group
View List, Details, Arrange Icons
Options Settings, Customize Toolbar, Toolbar,

Cleanup Tabs, Status Bar, Save

Preferences on Exit, Save Preferences

Now

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 NOTE: For more information about the menu commands, click Help and

click What do the Po werClean menu commands do? in the What do you
want to know about PowerClean? section.

Using the tab panes

The tab panes below the group and file lists display information, either about
the selected file or about the actions that you have performed during this
PowerClean session.

Table 6-3. Information in the PowerClean tab panes

Using PowerClean

Click this
tab...

Advice Information about the selected default group of files,

Report The list of files you have backed up and deleted in the

Viewer The contents of the selected file, if your computer has a

To see...

including suggestions about what you should or should
not do.

If you select a custom group that you created yourself,
the defining characteristics of the group are displayed,
such as

Search for *.xls
Search in C:\MyFiles
Search subfolders: TRUE

current PowerClean session.
For a full list of Event Logs, click View Report on the

File menu.

viewer that can display files of this type. You can view
most graphics and icon files, word processing and
spreadsheet files, and other common file types.

You can also view technical information about
executable files.

To remove the tab panes from the PowerClean dialog box window, clear the
check next to Cleanup Tabs on the Options menu.

About color codes

The colored icon nex t to each file nam e in the Po werCle an dialog box indic ates
the how important the file is to the operating system or to an installed
application.

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In some cases, the color code is determined by your default settings. For
example, if you specify that files of a specific type in a specific location should
never be deleted, those files are marked with a red circle.

Table 6-4. Descriptions of PowerClean color codes

Code Description

Red circle with a
diagonal line across it

Red circle Critical files used by applications, and files that are

Yellow square Important files.

Green triangle Files that are not important to the operating system

Files marked with this code are necessary for your
computer to run correctly.

You cannot delete these files from the PowerClean
dialog box.

not old enough to be deleted.
The original default is set to prevent you from

deleting these files. We strongly recommend that
you keep this default setting. Files used by
applications should never be deleted.

To change the age files must reach before they can
be deleted, change the accessed and/or modified
age specified in the Settings dialog box.

These files might be used by applications on your
computer. They might also be linked to
applications on a removable disk that is not
currently available.

Read information in the Advice tab before you
delete these files and make sure that de let ing them
will not cause operating system or application
problems.

or applications.
They might be very important to you, however.

Make sure that yo u know what they are use d for
before you delete them, and create backups in case
you need them again.

Changing the defaults for the PowerClean feature

If you have started the PowerClean feature and are working in the
PowerClean dialog box, click Settings on the Options menu. The Settings
dialog box opens with the PowerClean page open.

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Using PowerClean

If you have started QuickClean, but are not are not working w ith the
PowerClean feature, click Options in the main QuickClean window, then click
Settings in the menu that appears. When the Settings dialog box opens, click
the PowerClean tab.

The original default settings:

• Turn on read-only mode.

• Specify that files must be 180 days old to be deleted.

• Create backups of all deleted files.

• Prevent you from deleting files marked by a red circle as well as files

marked by a red circle with a diagonal line across it.

• Set the strictest criteria for duplicate files.
You can also specify the folder where you intentio nally download files from

the Internet, if you have such a folder on your computer. If you are using one
of the most common Internet browsers, such as AOL, Internet Explorer, or
Netscape Navigator, QuickClean automatically finds the folder where the
browser caches files that it downloads as you open a page on the Internet.

If you are using an unusual browser, click Cache Folders... to specify the folder
where cached files are stored.

 NOTE: For more information about the setting PowerClean options,

click Help and click How do I set options? in the What do you want to
know about PowerClean? section.

Viewing what PowerClean feature has done

The Activity Log from the QuickClean main window tab contains information
only about actions that you’ve ta ken during the current PowerClean session.

For detailed information about a ll actions you have performed using the
PowerClean feature, including use of the Undo command, click View Report
on the File menu.

The main Activity Log window appears. Choose events to view as described
in “How do I see what QuickClean has done?,” on page 31.

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AProduct Support

How to Contact McAfee

BEFORE YOU CONTACT McAfee Software for technical support, locate
yourself near the computer with McAfee QuickClean installed and verify the
information listed below:

• Have you sent in your product registration card?

• Version of McAfee QuickClean

• Customer number if registered

• Model name of hard disk (internal or external)

• Version of system software

• Amount of memory (RAM)

• Extra cards, boards or monitors

• Name and version of conflicting software

• EXACT error message as on screen

A

• What steps were performed prior to receiving error message?

• A complete description of the problem

Customer service

To order products or obtain product information, contact the M cAfee
Customer Care department at (972 ) 308-9960 or write to the foll owing address:

Network Associates
3965 Freedom Circle
Santa Clara, CA 95054
U.S.A.

If you need further assistance or have specific questions about our products,
send your questions via email to the appropriate address below:

• For general questions about ordering software: mcafeesto r [e-mail]

• For help in downloading software: mca feedow [e-mail]

• For a status on an existing order: mcafee orderstatu [e-mail]

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Product Support

• To inquire about a promotion: [e-mail]

Technical support

Support via the web

McAfee is famous for its dedication to customer satisfaction. We have
continued this tradition by making our site on the World Wide Web
(http://www.mcafeehelp.com) a valuable resource for answers to technical
support issues.

We encourage you to make this your first stop for answers to frequently asked
questions, for updates to McAfee software, and for access to McAfee news and
virus information.

Take advantage of the McAfee Product Knowledge Center—your free online
product support center - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
(http://www.mcafeehelp.com).

Telephone support numbers

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Per Minute Telephone Support 1-900-225-5624
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Disclaimer: Time and telephone numbers are subject to change without prior
notice.

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Index

A

applications

archiving
monitoring installation of
moving to new location
rebuildi ng transported
removing
transporting

Archive wizard

described
restoring archived applications
when to use

26

28

27

26

24

25

26

31

27

B

BackTrack

how to use
setting defaults for
See also Installation Monitor.

backup and archive files

specifying default lo cation for

28 to 30

15

16

C

color codes, in PowerClean feature dialog box

43

custom file groups, in PowerClean feature

dialog box

40

D

database, SmartLinks described 12 defaults

how set
list of Settings dialog box pages

See also Settings dialog box.
deleted files, restoring
disk space

freeing

14 to 16

15

32

19

F

features

listed and described

file groups, in PowerClean feature dialog box

39 to 41

files

deleting manually
deleting unused by using wizards
removing junk files

9

37

19

19

G

Guardian

how to start
scheduling an event with
scheduling QuickClean Lite

17

17

20

I

installation

of QuickClean
requirements

Installation Monitor

monitoring a specific installa tion
running while you work
See also BackTrack.

11

11

29

M

McAfee Guardian. SeeGuardian. Move wizard

described
when to use

27

28

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O

options, setting. See Settings dialog box.

P

PowerClean feature dialog box

cache folders, when to specify

color codes, interpreting

45

43

custom file group

changing definition
creating

40

file groups described

original default settings listed

read-only mode, turning off

setting defaults for

tab panes, using

42

39 to 41

45

38

15

43

Q

QuickClean Lite wizard

how to use

scheduling

setting defaults for

19
20

20

R

read-only mode, turning off for PowerClean

feature dialog box rebuilding transported applications 25 Remove wizard

described
when to use

Reports dialog box

tab pages described

Restore wizard

described
restoring archived applications
restoring deleted files

38

24

24

34

31

31

32

restoring

deleted application
deleted files

32

transported applications

31

25

undoing a monitored applicatio n

installation

30

S

scheduling

events run by Guardian
QuickClean Lite to run automatically

17

20

Settings dialog box

BackTrack (Installation Monitor) options

29

BackTrack opti on s
Folders page
General page described
PowerClean options
QuickClean Lite options
QuickClean options
setting defaults in
SpaceMaker options

15

16

15

15, 45

20

16

15

15

SmartLinks database

described
when updated

12

12

SpaceMaker wizard

setting options for
when to use

15

21

T

tab panes, in PowerClean feature dialog bo x 43 Transport wizard

described
rebuilding transported applications
when to use

25

25

25

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W

wizards

Archive
listed and described

27

Move
QuickClean Lite
Remove
Restore
SpaceMaker
Transport

Index

26

13

19

24

31

20 to 21

25

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