- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7/NT
- Date added: January 06, 2010
- Total Downloads: 1,175,454
- Downloads last week: 12,247
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 373 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on January 06, 2009
Even though we could have done without the nag screen, this free disk cleaning utility performed very well during our tests. Even beginners will appreciate how easy it is to use.
When you first install Wise Disk Cleaner 3 Free, you're taken to the publisher's Web site for more information about the program. Each time we accessed Wise Disk Cleaner 3 Free, we received a nag screen asking if we wanted to upgrade to the paid professional version. It was easily bypassed, but became something of a nuisance. A helpful wizard appeared at start-up, and walked us through the disk cleaning process. First, you choose from a long list of file extensions to include in the cleanup. The next step is to select the drives or folders you want to clean, and choose from a list of cleaning options, such as deleting cookies and temporary files. The last step is to choose to run the program in either auto-run or manual mode, and whether you want the files permanently deleted or sent to your recycle bin. Once we went through the wizard, we were sent to the main user interface to click the Scan button. Considering the task at hand, the program worked extremely fast to pull up all of the junk files according to our specifications. It took a little time for the program to delete and send the files to the Recycle Bin, but we were able to continue working during the process.
Our test computer's performance noticeably improved after running the program. Users of all levels will find Wise Disk Cleaner 3 Free easy to use and effective, and the nag screen was a small price to pay for this freeware utility.
Publisher's description
From WiseCleaner :Wise Disk Cleaner is a free disk utility designed to help you keep your disk clean by deleting any unnecessary files. Usually, these unnecessary, or junk files appear as a result of program's incomplete uninstalls, or Temporary Internet Files. It is best if these files are wiped out from time to time, since they may, at some point, use a considerable amount of space on your drives. Wise Disk Cleaner, with its intuitive and easy to use interface, helps you quickly wipe out all the junk files. Using the program is indeed easy. It also works fast when both scanning for files and deleting files.
What's new in this version:
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 373 votes
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Version: Wise Disk Cleaner 4.91
Pros: Knowing nothing about computers, this is wonderful, as everything is done for me without my having to make any decisions.
Cons: Don't know of any.
Summary: Perfect for anyone like me with little or no knowledge of how to keep the computer running smoothly. It does everything for me. Wonderful!
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Version: Wise Disk Cleaner 4.91
Pros: Easy to use and the default settings won't mess up anything.
Cons: No explanation of how the disk defrag/optimizer works, so I'm sticking with SmartDefrag for now.
Summary: I recommend this to my friends who aren't particularly computer savy, but need to get some of the junk off their hard drives.
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Version: Wise Disk Cleaner 4.91
Pros: Found hundreds of registry keys that CCleaner did not - ran it immediately after a CCleaner scan. I was also able to easily compact my registry. Automatically creates a restore point.
Intuitive, professional user interface - very easy to use.Cons: I have not found any yet.
Summary: I have used several products, their free edition seems to work the as well or better than products that I have paid for.
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Version: Wise Disk Cleaner 4.91
Pros: EASY TO USE. TRUSWORTHY
Cons: i HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS PROGRAM
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Version: Wise Disk Cleaner 4.91
"Works well - got rid of lots of junk files"
Pros: Very easy to use
Cons: The ad at the end to buy the pro versin
Summary: I'm keeping it
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