L. Mohan Arun Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Recently I was cleaning out my disk space and found that even though I use CCLeaner everyday, there were tidbits of uninstalled programs left on disk. Specifically in "Application Data" folder under Documents and Settings > Username, there are folders left over by programs that have long been removed from the system. Can u pls include an option to delete such folders whose creator programs have been uninstalled already? Also, same thing in "Program Files". I understand some programs may not make registry entries so it may be difficult to detect which program is here that has already been unisntalled, so it can be an OPTION, since in my system I know all my programs have been registered with the registry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comper6 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 This feature would add a tremendous amount of time to the time required for cleaning. A good tool for this however, is Revo Uninstaller The computer is mightier than the sword Click here for cool stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Mohan Arun Posted April 8, 2009 Author Share Posted April 8, 2009 It should be an option, like with registry cleaning, so the user would know it is going to take time. Also, it wont take any more time than deleting the index.dat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireryone Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 Nice idea, if they can get it working , as you said it may be hard to match some folders up with registry entries, but a cleaner should clean and clean safely, not just try to be fast. fireryone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comper6 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Also, it wont take any more time than deleting the index.dat Actually it would. Since there are millions of apps it would take forever to see if there are traces in registry, HD, etc. The computer is mightier than the sword Click here for cool stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted April 10, 2009 Moderators Share Posted April 10, 2009 I actually think it would probably add time to the cleaning, then there's the issue if something goes horribly wrong such as killing off a working and needed application. Get into the habit of keeping your system tidy from installs/uninstalls by tracking installations with an install watcher like Total Uninstall (Last Freeware Version), or ZSoft Uninstaller and many of the left over bits can be easily gotten rid of with a proper uninstall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I have actually used an uninstall manager before but I think I may give this Total Uninstall a try just to say I have There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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