McAfee QUICKCLEAN 1.0, User Manual

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Managing Applications
The QuickClean wizards that manage applications are simple and extremely
safe. They will not damage your computer or destroy data by removing
important operating system files or files required by any application except
the one you are removing, archiving, or moving.
To use a QuickClean wizard you must have enough free disk space on your
computer for the wizard to work in and enough space to store any backup
copies of files or applications that the wizard may make. Even though a
backup is compressed to its smallest possible size, it will take up some space
on your hard drive.
From the QuickClean main window, you can access any of these available
application management wizard buttons. Select from the main buttons (e.g.,
CleanUp, Internet, Applications) to access the component wizards.
Any of these wizards opens and guides you through three or four quick steps
to perform the action.
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NOTE: By default, applications are backed up before they are deleted.
The compressed backup uses less disk space than the deleted application
files, and gives you a chance to recover the application or some of its files
later. Each time you run the Remove wizard, you can turn off backups or
specify a different location where the backups are stored.
In the first screen of the Remove, Archive, Move, and Transport wizards, you
choose an application by expanding the list of applications with shortcuts on
your desktop, or in the Windows Start menu.
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TIP: If any associated files are open when you move, transport, remove,
or archive an application, QuickClean asks you to reboot your computer
so that it can run Application Cleanup to close and back up those files
gracefully.
If the application does not appear in these lists, click Browse to find
application programs, which have the extension .EXE, and choose the one you
want.