Cleaning Unnecessary Files

These scripts, written in Perl, are quite simple in nature. I spend a lot of time cleaning out and exploring preference files when administering Mac OS X machines, and Mac OS X 10.4's propensity toward binary .plist files made this process much more tedious.The apparent alternative is a GUI, such...

Clean N' Optimize has highly customizable cleaning options and supports the most common web browsers and chat applications. It has a built in Shredder, so the cleaned files/folders can not be recovered again and separate shredder to manually shred files, folders, drives empty space, and recycle...

Scour is a Python script that can be used to clean SVG files saved from Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator, etc. Scouring SVG files is useful to reduce file size and complexity (often speeding up rendering). The goal of scour is to provide an identically rendered image (i.e. a scoured document should...


Platforms: *nix

Backs up Linux and Windows computers (via NFS, CIFS, SSHFS and local access) onto a central server. Provides filtration and source code parsing tools (CVS and SVN) to avoid backing up unnecessary files. Also supports compression.


Platforms: *nix

Does your PC run too slowly as it's years old? It may due to all the virtual junk that accumulates in there. It doesn't have to be that way. PCTuneUp Free Disk Cleaner is a free disk cleaner utility designed to help you find and delete unnecessary or unwanted files to turn your sluggish system...


Platforms: Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7

Whether you have decreasing space because they've been taken by old, unused and huge size files on your harddisk, or you just want to make the best use of every byte of your space, PCBooster Free Disk Cleaner is a highlight to help regain them. It can find out all space hogging files, old update...


Platforms: Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7

Nero TuneItUp is an optimization, tuning and maintenance tool for Windows PCs which helps you analyze and fix common problems, and optimize system settings. During startup Nero TuneItUp automatically analyzes all weak spots and problems in your system and lists them. The intuitive interface lets...


Platforms: Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server

TeraCopy is a free utility designed to copy files faster and more secure. It automatically switches between synchronous and asynchronous modes to improve the speed of file transfers. File verification: TeraCopy can test files after copy to ensure they are identical. This is done by comparing...


Platforms: Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server

Wise Disk Cleaner is a free disk utility designed to help you keep your disk clean by deleting unnecessary files. Usually, these unnecessary or junk files appear as the results of program incomplete uninstallers, temporary Internet Files, etc. It is best if these files are wiped out from time...


Platforms: Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server

For your PC to work correctly it+s a good idea every now and then to delete non-essential files from your system: they take up a lot of space and only create conflict. But how to do it? Sometimes all that happens is you start deleting these files and end up deleting important ones.With Cleanup...


Platforms: Windows

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,Temporary Internet Files, etc. It is best if these files are wiped out from...


Platforms: Windows

WinUtilities (Free Edition) is a multi-functional system performance and optimization suite for Microsoft Windows. This collection of tools lets you supercharge your PC's performance, enhance its security, tweak and optimize its settings, and customize and personalize your screens. Registry...


Platforms: Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server

System Mechanic Free keeps your PC running at peak performance and stability with advanced PC optimization, repair and maintenance features. Using 7 safe and effective tools, its exclusive patented technology fixes registry problems, defrags hard drives, cleans up junk files, accelerates...


Platforms: Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server

Are you bothered by the slow performance of your PC but don't know where to look for the main cause? Your disk space may be the problem as it could be nearing its storage limit. If this is the case, you can get fast help from GetFoldersize. This is a freeware tool that can assist you in...


Platforms: Windows

When a file is deleted, most users think that it's gone for good. And it's exactly why they get so frantic when they find out that a file with really valuable information has been erased from their hard drive, portable HDD, USB stick or memory card. Files get deleted by mistake, along with other...


Platforms: Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server

KatMP3Recorder is a versatile sound recorder program designed to turn your PC into a real minirecording panel acting as a directly and real time sound recorder and offering various excellent recording features with different popular format support like MP3, WMA, OGG, VOX, AU, AIFF. Basically, Kat...


Platforms: Windows

Absolute Uninstaller is similar to standard Windows Add/Remove program but more powerful.The standard Add/Remove program can't uninstall applications completely which offen leaves broken registry keys ,unnecessary files on the hard disk.The more junk files your computer have ,the slower it runs....


Platforms: Windows

Uninstall Manager is an extremely fast, very user-friendly/easy to understand, efficient replacement for the standard Windows Add/Remove Software applet. The Standard Add/Remove Program often can't uninstall applications completely .It often leave files on the hard drive ,associated desktop...


Platforms: Windows

Via WinFuture XP-ISO-Builder you can easily extend the functions and possibilities of your Windows CD with many new options, independently of the Windows version you+re using: 2000, XP, or 2003. WinFuture XP-ISO-Builder integrates the latest upgrades into the system files, with new visual styles...


Platforms: Windows

SC System Tuner Extends your operating system's capabilities: Drive Cleaner, Registry Cleaner, Internet Cleaner, DLL Cleaner, Internet Tuneup, StartUp Tuner, File shredder. Free up valuable space on your hard drive, makeWindows faster, more secure and comfortable. Optimizes the performance of...


Platforms: Windows