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McAfee Quickclean 2006 Version 6.0 Reviews
On the other hand, you might be able to download a disk cleaner that meets your needs for free. Try Goggling one up. This program not only works very well, is very through, it is also easy to use.
Nearly three weeks later, a McAfee rep replied with some suggestions that did not work. I attempted to access support online and was informed that support was not available for this product. I located the support forum and posed a question, describing the problem. I purchased my copy directly from McAfee. While I have been a satisfied McAfee Anti-Virus customer, my experience with QuickClean 6.0 is so disappointing that I don't think I would gamble on any other McAfee products. In attempting to build a database to identify unnecessary files, it hangs the computer and QuickClean must be stopped using CTRL/ALT/Delete.
McAfee, take note. It then wants to update the SmartLinks database which contains a record of each file on your computer. At least, you can blame nobody but yourself when things go wrong. It feels pretty much the same. This process takes a fairly long time, because it needs to walk through all the files on the drive. So, it is difficult to get lost and you can always go back or quit. I wanted to delete all files in it.
Most of the file descriptions had no meaning to me. After you get the results for each of the categories, you can see the list of individual files. I tried it out on an old folder containing various files from a previous printer installation. The QuickClean Summary maintains stats about the Total disk space recovered, monitoring status, drive information (pie graph) and your recent activities in this program. Perhaps self-destruct. I am also not clear on what will happen to the QuickClean startup after I decide to un-install the SecurityCenter program.
I wasn't sure which email folders the messages were taken from. I think they should give this info right upfront in bold letters so you can decide whether you're willing the fork over the money each year. You can select the messages by size, date and description. During any of the cleanup procedures, I never felt that I had lost control. Now, that's living on the edge. And I still want to get rid of the SecurityCenter annoyance. Since I already have a free Security suite provided by my cable ISP, I don't need McAfee's product(s). However, McAfee warns in their Support pages that this will not entirely stop the updates.
The Internet Cleanup tab contains four functions: Delete My Browser's Temporary files, Remove Web Site Cookies, Delete My Old E-mail Messages and Delete Internet Applications Used by My Web Browser. So, I would use it in conjunction with Windows Explorer to explore the folder before you decide to get rid of it. You also have to take steps to keep it from being automatically downloaded again. Next it goes to Restore Point Options and then wants your confirmation to delete the chosen files.
After that, I even deleted them all. When they say Remove Program, they don't mean Application but the actual.exe file with some associated files. Although the intent may be good, this is not what I signed up for when I decided to purchase the QuickClean 2006 program. I did not like the fact that they tried to tack on another $ 9.99 to the invoice for an extended download option, a type of insurance that allows you to download the product for a full year instead of the usual 30 days.
All that info is available in the Support pages. That's always very re-assuring. I guess that information was conveniently overlooked. Watching the progress bar advance is like watching paint dry. The Explore My Computer function is a folder browser and will help you discover which folders are taking up large amounts of space. Be careful. To stop the automatic updates, select Options in the SecurityCenter and then select "Disable automatic updating". I should point out that during each step in the process, the program always pointed out the current step.
You can choose to Select All, Clear All or make a manual selection. You can't look inside the folder. After an overview, the program analyzes the computer which took a bit of time. Courting with this product is a bit like a one night stand.
I had higher expectations. Perhaps I didn't quite know how to use it. The same process occurs for Non-Critical files. Go for a quick coffee. It takes a fair bit of time to scan 160 GBs. As far as I could determine, most of the files shown could be deleted because the last character of the 3-char file extension was an underscore. Anyway, it takes lots of effort to get rid of something. To McAfee's credit, they did send me an email with the purchase details advising me that if I was dissatisfied with their product, they will issue a refund within 30 days.
This is also a phone-to-cancel scheme, iow they will charge your credit card automatically unless you specifically tell them not to, with a minimum of thirty days notice before the charge occurs. So, I picked a few and did a search in Outlook Express. After that, a set of check boxes for the types of files to look for: Junk files, Non-Critical files and Multimedia files. You may come away with more than you bargained for. I tried Delete Temporary files. And finally, it shows you the results (or the havoc you have wreaked). The program tells you it is examining the computer.
The problem is now that the SecurityCenter Update Engine is continually checking the Internet. Download was smooth, as was the install. Each current step in each of the functions was clearly labeled. The Remove Programs seems to be the weakest of the 10 apps. Don't forget to diarize it. You want to be careful here. I tried the Search for Unnecessary Files and was presented with a choice of drives to clean. When you install this product, you also get the "benefit" of the McAfee SecurityCenter.
Since they were all temporary in nature, I decided to act uncharacteristically reckless and selected them all. None of them were automatically selected. I bought this program at the promotional price of $ 19.99. At the current exchange rate that is about $ 25.00CAD.
You can uncheck individual files which you are not sure about. Probably lasts one year, after which you will have to renew the service at the full price. I could stop any time. The Disk Cleanup tab contains four functions: Quikly Clean My Computer, Search for Unnecessary Files on My Computer, Securely Clean My Computer (shredder) and Explore My Computer. The Junk files were all selected for deletion by default. Have fun. We'll see what happens in a year's time when it is time to renew.
You pick a single item, click Next.(It did not allow me to select all.exe files in the folder). By creating a new shortcut for the Uni.exe file, I can open QuickClean directly, but in so-doing, it also loads the SecurityCenter again into the tray. It appears that it only cleans up Inbox. I decided not to wait and clicked on the Cancel button, but did not get a response. It then lists a bunch of associated files, if any, which you can choose to delete or not. It listed eleven files and when I checked with Windows Explorer, these were.exe files only. But everybody is looking for the extra buck I suppose.
The ability to sort each of the columns was helpful. So, you will have to close it down each time. Next, I tried Delete Old E-mail messages. For the price, I think it's an excellent program if you don't mind to make most of the decisions yourself.
When I selected to search for Multimedia files, it presented me with more than 8500 files, including all my pictures stored on the drive. I like that, even though it is a tedious procedure. No indication that this is subscriber service unless you carefully ready thru the agreement. But it is a reasonably good start when you are totally overwhelmed by the sheer number of files on your computer and the lack of identity of most files.
None of them were selected though. This program (or bundle of programs) does not seem much better than what I have used on previous computers. I decided to cancel a few times before I allowed it to make a new version. The Remove Programs tab contains two function: Remove a Program from My Computer and Remove Application Remnants.
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