- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/NT
- Date added: August 19, 2007
- Total Downloads: 38,607
- Downloads last week: 520
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 10 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This fast freeware file cleaner clears your system of certain junk files, but it doesn't ask permission before deletion. CleanUp's multitabbed dialog-size interface needs little explanation. It takes just a minute of setting options and this program is set for system cleaning.
CleanUp operates best when set for daily cleaning. It removes junk files quickly, and it can be easily set to operate silently. The program empties the Recycle Bin, deletes newsgroup subscriptions and cache, eats cookies, forgets favorite places, and will even reset some game scores. With one click it will wipe, rather than simply delete, files. Customizing cleaning of select folders and Registry entries is also a quick and painless process.
As a matter of fact, setting options is so easy one forgets this program will delete files without pause. Similar apps list files set for deletion to give users the opportunity to select which will be deleted. The program only offers a demo mode to show what files would be deleted during the normal run, but there's no option to save select files when its in actual use. This freeware is best suited for experienced users, who will quickly find the proper customization options for their systems to make CleanUp a fine daily tool to remove select temp files.
Publisher's description
From www.stevengould.org :Covers your tracks on the Internet. CleanUp! deletes traces of your Internet activity that get stored on your hard disk. These things include Browser cache; Browser History; Cookies; Bookmarks and Favorites. Deletion of these is optional and disabled by default.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.4 stars out of 10 votes
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49 out of 50 people found this review helpful
Version: CleanUp 4.52
"This cleaner is very aggressive."
Pros: When I clicked the clean button another window pops up. And I can run it in demostration mode, where everything works as normal but no files are actually deleted. When it finished scanning in the demo mode it showed 205856 files, and 2.9 gb freed.
Cons: So I'am glad I was in demo mode, and not in the real clean up mode. Because it would have deleted important files, and active dll's that are being used in my computer.
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39 out of 41 people found this review helpful
Version: CleanUp 4.52
"I Can't download this file either from this site or the home site"
Pros: Try it and see because it is a good program that I have used for years very successfully.
Cons: I have tried to download this file from both CNET and from the Steven Gould home page - all I get is 245kb of what is supposed to be a 332 kn file and an error message that the file is too small and cannot be installed. I have shut of my firewall and lowered or stopped other security programs. I have also used three different versions of Windows XP to try this download with the same results.
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36 out of 37 people found this review helpful
Version: CleanUp 4.52
"Stay away ! Malware deletes your data files & makes your PC un-bootable"
Pros: It wipes out all your data & system files and it will makes your system un-bootable if that is what you want
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2 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: CleanUp 4.52
Pros: I was having problems with my computer when my hard drive died so I took it in to my local computer tech who put in a new hard drive, transferred my data, and included some awesome programs to keep my computer clean and running fast. This program works fast, deletes a lot of needless files that take up space and such.
Cons: It deletes all those cookies that save your information for certain websites - like automatically entering your username. That can be annoying but if it means my computers going to work more efficiently then I think its worth it. Other than that, I don't have any other problems to report.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: CleanUp 4.52
"I have used this on more than one computer with no probs"
Pros: Allows you to choose what is deleted, quick operation and has not done anything it should not.
Cons: For people who do not know what some files mean etc, a bit of an explanation of the types of files it deletes and what they do would be good.
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