Marsey_Enjoyer,

No

ShustOne,
@ShustOne@lemmy.one avatar

Honestly these days the built in Windows tools are more than enough. Storage settings gets the job done.

Also I love Linux too guys but those comments with nothing else aren’t very helpful.

lntl,

Nowadays, I use GNU/Linux.

joyjoy,

The last time I used it, it deleted my progress in Cookie Clicker. Never again

DreamySweet,

You shouldn’t really need this kind of program. Stay away from registry cleaners especially.

redline23,

I don’t think I’ve used any cleaner product since the Windows XP days. I don’t view it as necessary anymore.

One of the other programs to see file size on disk recommended on this thread should be enough.

I would highly recommend O&O ShutUp10++ to reduce built in spying in Windows. It’s good at explaining what each option you’re doing is. The only thing I would caution on is changing the Edge browser policies with O&O. That will lock it down into enterprise mode and you won’t be able to change certain settings through the UI anymore.

lightnsfw,

I don’t think I’ve used any cleaner product since the Windows XP days. I don’t view it as necessary anymore.

I’m the same. Haven’t used one since those days and I work in IT.

fmstrat,

Let me dig up that Ubuntu ISO link right quick…

Mr_Blott,

Oh do shut up

netchami,

Stay away from this garbage. Use BleachBit.

Rednax,

I remember CCleaner being good. But that was a long time ago. Looking at the site now, I feel like I wandered into a Tel Sell advertisement.

I was gonna ask you what made CCleaner bad before I took a look at the sites. But CCleaner literally sells you privacy as a pro feature, whereas BleachBit puts privacy in the second sentence as a core aspect of the tool.

netchami,

CCleaner literally sells you privacy as a pro feature, whereas BleachBit puts privacy in the second sentence as a core aspect of the tool.

Exactly

BattleGrown,
@BattleGrown@lemmy.world avatar

I still use easyCleaner xD

jol,

Oh, now there’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time.

tegs_terry,

In a similar vein: Is spybot s&d still effective anti malware/virus?

hperrin,

Let me get you a copy of Ultimate Boot CD. Or, are you more of a Hiren’s BootCD user?

tegs_terry,

Is that a no?

DreamySweet,

Windows Defender does its job for “free”.

feef,

Are these cleaning apps still a thing?

jamyang,

Bleachbit vs BCUninstaller vs WinDirStat vs Wiztree, which should I prefer? I am currently using BCU.

shalafi,

Wiztree is so much faster than WinDirStat it’s silly. Never looked back. Maybe things have changed?

jamyang,

Is wiztree much better than BCU and Bleachbit? Like, removing al the vestiges of an uninstalled program. I feel like BCU is half-assing it. Earlier I used to use Revo Uninstaller which is I think much better than BCU.

themurphy,

I’m using BCU with no complaints. Why do you think Revo is better? Curious to know if it’s worth switching over.

jamyang,

Revo has nice UI. All the options are present in aesthetically and it’s easy to use. But it has a free and a paid version. Which led me to install BCU. But I don’t think BCU is good at cleaning up vestigial files after uninstalling a program. There’s always some files left unremoved which have to be deleted manually after a program is uninstalled. I didn’t have this issue with Revo.

Evotech,

TreeSizeFree

const_void,

Imagine running an operating system that needs third party “cleaning” utilities

wildcardology,

Let me guess. Linux user?

Grenfur,
@Grenfur@lemmy.one avatar

Naa cast-iron pan user. Throw that shit in a fire, melt away the bad and star it over.

Also kidding, but maybe.

pivot_root,

Gentoo, probably. Don’t want your operating system being bloated down by having to be compatible with other people’s devices /s

SharkAttak,
@SharkAttak@kbin.social avatar

Nah, Arch most likely.

I don't use Arch, btw.

otter,

Imagine interacting with other human beings without being a cringelord. No really, try.

lastweakness,

People like you are why the Linux community is viewed as being toxic.

DreamySweet,

They were never needed.

I_Miss_Daniel,

Patch cleaner is also handy, to clean out that windows installer folder.

www.homedev.com.au/Free/PatchCleaner

Paradachshund,

Oh this sounds nice. Thanks!

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