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 Posted: Mon, 4th Jul 2022 17:17 Post subject: free pc optimiser cleaner? |
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Is there any totally free windows pc cleaner tools to download?
Totally free ones where you do not have to pay?
Thanks.
Ryzen 5 3600 cpu@3.60 Mhz.
hyper x 32 gb ddr 4 memory.
Msi Carbon gaming pro ac motherboard.
Evga 600 psu.
Msi Armour rx 8 gb 5700 Graphic card.
Ps4 Standard 500gb.
Lg 4k 42 inch tv.
Oculus Quest 2.
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| Posted: Mon, 4th Jul 2022 19:59 Post subject: |
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| skx7 wrote: | Besides the big flashly download here malware alternatives, you are stuck with the following 
1. you use an proper OS like Linux which doesnt pollute itself
2. you use the built-in W10 crap to maintain your machine and actively avoid installing unneeded tools - bleachbit application can help cleaning what w10 cannot clean by itself
2 is advice I personally use on my work machine - refuse to possess a personal windows machine |
Which distro do you recommend?
1 and 2 are still amazing. |
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Nalo
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| Posted: Mon, 4th Jul 2022 20:10 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 4th Jul 2022 20:30 Post subject: |
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malwarebytes , thats it, uninstall the rest
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| Posted: Mon, 4th Jul 2022 20:52 Post subject: |
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| Nalo wrote: |
Linux from scratch |
Good for a newbie? Only tried Ubuntu and Kali briefly.
1 and 2 are still amazing. |
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Nalo
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| Posted: Mon, 4th Jul 2022 21:05 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 4th Jul 2022 21:27 Post subject: |
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| Yuri wrote: | | Nalo wrote: |
Linux from scratch |
Good for a newbie? Only tried Ubuntu and Kali briefly. |
Kali and Ubuntu are both debian based - move debian pure - you will never look back
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| Posted: Mon, 4th Jul 2022 23:30 Post subject: |
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Archlinux.
Windows - ccleaner, you don't need the licensed version.
Noob distro's - Fedora, Ubuntu.
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| Posted: Tue, 5th Jul 2022 03:29 Post subject: |
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Thanks gentlemen  (and Nola dear  )
1 and 2 are still amazing.
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| Posted: Tue, 5th Jul 2022 04:21 Post subject: |
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I format Mac/PC every 6 months. Since games and programs like to put so much shit all over the place (local/roaming/appdata/registry/applicationsupport etc), even when you 'uninstall' them, it's easier to just start fresh. It's also the only way you know with 100% certainty that the old junk is gone. It takes maybe an hour these days if you backup all of your settings properly
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| Posted: Tue, 5th Jul 2022 05:08 Post subject: |
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Yep the Windows Engineer Expert Tech Support strategy - Wiping the entire machine because you won't find decent logging or be able to actually triage the problem.
When you remove stuff, use voidtools everything (because windows search is useless) and clear any remnant data. Couple that with regcleaner of choice and yes you can maintain a clean system.
also - Bleachbit doesn't clean the registry, as afaik there is no opensource tool for it.
Depends how much time you have on your hands, but i'd still recommend Archlinux to a noob. You learn more about the OS works and should gain basic understanding in how to triage stuff. The noob GUI distro's obfusciate what is going on like Windows, so you encounter a problem, don't fix, and whine OS doesn't work.
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| Posted: Tue, 5th Jul 2022 06:48 Post subject: |
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I don't use the installer for like a decade, they are offering portable ZIP version with the program only and it's clean.
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| Posted: Tue, 5th Jul 2022 07:23 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 5th Jul 2022 12:42 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Jul 2022 03:54 Post subject: Re: free pc optimiser cleaner? |
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| Theescapist wrote: | Is there any totally free windows pc cleaner tools to download?
Totally free ones where you do not have to pay?
Thanks. |
Good guides is the best option. Something like CCleaner may work well for some stuff but generally it doesn't actually make much of a difference. Besides, it's also adware like all "free" commercial software.
Learn how to do it yourself. There are small open source tools you can use to perform very specific tasks. You just have to do some research.
If you're not willing to get your fingers wet.. go ahead with CCleaner for instance (which is fairly benign compared to many other similar offerings).
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