- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $19.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows XP/Vista/7
- Date added: November 10, 2009
- Total Downloads: 18,686
- Downloads last week: 412
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 4 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on November 03, 2009
PCs are a lot like people: they tend to bloat up and slow down over time. Software is a lot like junk food, full of harmful crap that slows your system down. With people, inactivity worsens the problem, but with computers, it's the opposite; heavy use, frequent updates, regular software trials, and constant install-uninstall cycles leave behind ever-growing masses of "digital fat cells" that, left unattended, can cause serious PC health problems.
Alas for you but huzzah for your PC. Slimming down to a lean, mean computing machine is as easy as downloading yet another piece of software. But Bravura's Bloat Buster is different. It claims to be the first utility to specifically target PC "bloat," the unneeded and unwanted files, folders, and objects that accumulate in the Start file, system settings, and other critical performance choke points.
We love simple interfaces, but Bloat Buster is obviously determined to live up to its name because its main dialog is as basic as it gets. Bloat Buster's main weapon is the Cleanup Wizard, which is one-click automatic--and it actually functions in the free version, instead of being just a sell-up tease. You must buy the software to use the Programs and System Settings features, though. However, one pass with the Wizard improved an ancient XP Pro installation's efficiency by more than 25 percent.
Bloat Buster's functionality is limited during its free 30-day trial; registering unlocks the full version. It installs a desktop icon without asking and leaves behind folders when it's uninstalled. It's also ready to go with Windows 7.
Publisher's description
From Bravura Software :Is your PC slow? Does it take forever to start up? Are you wasting valuable time constantly waiting for your PC? Software Bloat has become a major problem on PCs these days, and there hasn't been a good way to fix it, until now. Bloat Buster is the first software of its kind to comprehensively target PC Bloat. It cleans and fixes: Startup Programs, Installed Programs, System Settings, and Junk Files.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.2.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Version: Bloat Buster 1.2.1
"Best 20 bucks I've ever spent"
Pros: I can't say enough good things about this software. I've tried many other programs, but this is the only one that really sped up my computer. I am very impressed, and it was also easy to use. I also like the efficiency rating it gives you too.
Cons: Not free, but it's cheap enough.
Summary: Great program - I'm really glad I discovered it.
I looked more on their website, and it looks like it may be ex-Microsoft people who wrote it...
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Bloat Buster 1.2.1
Pros: Really cleaned up my old XP computer. You don't have to buy it to get the junk files cleanup, that comes for free.
Cons: None that I can tell.
Summary: Great program - gave me several gigabytes of hard drive space back.
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Bloat Buster 1.2.1
"Warning! Misrepresented Software"
Pros: I didn't get to see it work. But I can think of many programs that do what this one purports to do.
Cons: Right after installing I'm presented with a box that wants me to register. No surprise, lots of programs do that. The selection for "try it free" was grayed out with, "0 days remaining". No I haven't tried it before.
Summary: I've always liked to try out new software ever since I first nervously installed Windows 3.1. And once a program is up and running, I'm not too harsh a critic. I'll look over some glitches. And I'm willing to check out support forums if I'm having a... read more >>
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