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How to Free Disk Space

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McAfee QuickClean 3.0

QuickClean Lite cleaning options

The final removal process used by QuickClean Lite is to either use normal 
Windows deletion or secure file deletion using McAfee Shredder. Normal 
Windows deletion allows the recreation of deleted files using an “undelete” 
type of program. McAfee Shredder prevents file restoration programs from 
recreating deleted files by securely removing files from your computer. 

NOTE

The QuickClean Home page displays the default hard disk in your 
computer under Drive Info. If your computer is partitioned, or 
maintains more than one physical hard disk, select the specific 
drive wish to clean from the Select a Drive drop-down pick list 
before starting QuickClean Lite.

How to run QuickClean Lite from the CD

If your computer maintains a limited amount of hard disk space, you can still 
use QuickClean Lite’s functionality to remove accumulated junk from your 
computer. To run QuickClean Lite from the CD:

1

Insert the McAfee QuickClean installation CD into your computer’s CD 
ROM drive.
The Autorun image displays.

2

Select Run QuickClean Lite now.
The QuickClean Lite Home page displays.

3

Select the cleaners you want to run and refer to the on-screen 
instructions to complete this task.

Summary of Contents for QUICKCLEAN 3.0

Page 1: ...P R O D U C T G U I D E McAfee QuickClean V E R S I O N 3 0...

Page 2: ...E MCAFEE MCAFEE IN KATAKANA MCAFEE AND DESIGN MULTIMEDIA CLOAKING NET TOOLS NET TOOLS IN KATAKANA NETCRYPTO NETOCTUPUS NETSCAN NETSHIELD NETSTALKER NETWORK ASSOCIATES NETXRAY NOTESGUARD NUTS BOLTS OIL...

Page 3: ...ed that the copy you make contains all of the Software s proprietary notices unaltered and unobstructed b Server Mode Use You may use the Software on a Client Device as a server Server within a multi...

Page 4: ...k tests regarding this Software contact McAfee to verify that You possess the correct Software for the test and the then current version and edition of the Software You agree not to permit any third p...

Page 5: ...IDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THIS LIMITATION AND EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU The foregoing provisions shall be enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law 8 United States G...

Page 6: ...urs and upon prior written notice McAfee may visit you and you will make available to McAfee or its representatives any records pertaining to the Software to McAfee The cost of any requested audit wil...

Page 7: ...as set forth in this Section 1 The Software is in use on a Client Device when it is loaded into the temporary memory i e random access memory or RAM or installed into the permanent memory e g hard dis...

Page 8: ...on or use of the Software does not transfer to you any title to the intellectual property in the Software and you will not acquire any rights to the Software except as expressly set forth in this Agre...

Page 9: ...CONDITION THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR FREE OR FREE FROM INTERRUPTIONS OR OTHER FAILURES OR THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS SOME STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON I...

Page 10: ...or implied warranty or condition of fitness for High Risk Activities 11 Miscellaneous This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Netherlands The application of the United Nations Convention of Cont...

Page 11: ...Important information about Windows XP migration 21 3 Getting Started With McAfee QuickClean 23 Introduction 23 Status messages 23 Drive information 24 Screen layout 25 4 Managing Programs To Free Di...

Page 12: ...iles from your computer 42 Delete files securely Shredder 45 6 Advanced Cleaning Tasks 47 Registry Cleaner 47 Orphan Files Cleaner 47 Duplicate Files Cleaner 47 7 Updating McAfee QuickClean 49 About I...

Page 13: ...can be sure that your PC is junk free with McAfee QuickClean McAfee QuickClean has a new central interface that allows you to easily access all of the individual product components The Home Page also...

Page 14: ...nefit from QuickClean Lite s ability to free valuable disk space by running QuickClean Lite directly from your installation CD What s included with McAfee QuickClean McAfee QuickClean uses safe and si...

Page 15: ...es n QuickClean Lite Deletes various kinds of junk files and unconnected items on various folders such as your PC s Internet cache Recycle Bin temporary files shortcuts and Windows registry n Restore...

Page 16: ...up and get started with McAfee QuickClean More detailed information about how to perform tasks within McAfee QuickClean is provided via online Help You can get Help while working with the different wi...

Page 17: ...tion Windows 98 or Windows 98 SE n Internet Explorer 4 01 Service Pack 2 or higher required IE 5 01 or later recommended n Personal computer with a Pentium 100 MHz or higher processor n 32 megabytes M...

Page 18: ...re proceeding with the installation Setup first checks to see whether your computer has the Microsoft Windows Installer MSI utility running as part of your system software If your computer runs Window...

Page 19: ...for every item on the list except Explorer 3 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you ve closed everything except Explorer 4 When you see only Explorer in the Close Program dialog box click Cancel Step 2 Remov...

Page 20: ...g your drive for errors Depending on the size of your hard drive ScanDisk may take several minutes to complete its job 5 When ScanDisk is finished close ScanDisk 6 Click Start on the Windows taskbar p...

Page 21: ...ter as directed by setup Important information about Windows XP migration Upgrading your computer s operating system from any version of Windows to Windows XP causes all McAfee products installed befo...

Page 22: ...Installing McAfee QuickClean 22 McAfee QuickClean 3 0...

Page 23: ...your computer s operating system NOTE This message displays if your computer s operating system is Windows NT Windows 2000 or Windows XP and you are not logged in as the Administrator or logged in as...

Page 24: ...uickClean 3 0 Drive information The Drive Info frame displays current volume statistics for all of your computer s fixed drives To view volume statistics for a different fixed drive click the Select a...

Page 25: ...ome screen Status screen n Next In conjunction with the Back button use the Next to go to any previously visited screen during your current QuickClean session n Help Click Help to view its submenu Hel...

Page 26: ...n Lite scans your computer for files cluttering your hard disk Here you can choose to keep delete or shred the files n Find non critical files to remove from your computer This task starts the SpaceMa...

Page 27: ...te applications files from your computer CAUTION Advanced cleaning tasks such as cleaning your computer s registry removing duplicate files and removing incomplete applications could adversely affect...

Page 28: ...k that has no related tasks the Related Task list does not display About Details If you select a particular file type or group that QuickClean scans Details include M File types and associations M Des...

Page 29: ...of these wizards opens and guides you through three or four quick steps to perform the action What is the Smartlinks Database The Smartlinks Database captures and stores information about the relation...

Page 30: ...ce Use the Remove wizard to clean them up n An application that you want to reinstall because it is behaving incorrectly Sometimes reinstalling a program from scratch fixes minor problems The Remove w...

Page 31: ...ck box to set your preference Analyze folders using Folder Browser Folder Browser is a feature used to analyze the volume of the contents of drives directories subdirectories and folders within your c...

Page 32: ...ized programs archive them to free disk space but keep the shortcuts and other entry points available from your desktop QuickClean keeps track of applications that you have archived Their shortcuts an...

Page 33: ...stallation programs start automatically as soon as you insert a CD disc into your CD drive To make sure that installations from CDs are monitored open the BackTrack Settings screen and set BackTrack t...

Page 34: ...ation if you have archived it or let the Remove wizard make a backup copy of the application before you removed it The backup copy or the archive must still be available To restore an application 1 Fr...

Page 35: ...backup copies QuickClean backs up deleted files and applications so that you can restore them if you change your mind later Backup files which are compressed files containing copies of all deleted fil...

Page 36: ...Managing Programs To Free Disk Space 36 McAfee QuickClean 3 0 3 If you are sure that you no longer need the selected archive click Delete At such time you are prompted to confirm deleting the file...

Page 37: ...disk space savings and so on The pie chart on the right shows the percent of disk space regained by the selected action if you are viewing a specific action report or by all QuickClean actions if you...

Page 38: ...Description General Identify the drives you want tracked by the SmartLinks Database Application Remnant Cleaner Configure ARC to start after removing a program from your computer Monitor Helps you co...

Page 39: ...cuts and system file references for applications that no longer exist on your computer n Delete temporary files n Remove deleted and sent messages from a Microsoft supported e mail client i e Outlook...

Page 40: ...der Drive Info If your computer is partitioned or maintains more than one physical hard disk select the specific drive wish to clean from the Select a Drive drop down pick list before starting QuickCl...

Page 41: ...he backups Choose the SpaceMaker wizard to n Quickly create free space on one of your drives You can specify the drive and the amount of space you want to free As soon as SpaceMaker frees the specifie...

Page 42: ...n based upon the age of the file n based upon the size of the file in Kilobytes To create or run a custom rule Please refer to refer to online Help for specific instructions about how to create and ru...

Page 43: ...and useful as a button in a program s interface Most of these good controls have been signed meaning that they are harmless and will do nothing bad to the data on your computer However less than hone...

Page 44: ...en First check the Run Internet Cleanup when you close your Internet browser check box to enable this cleaner Then select the files types you want this cleaner to remove cookies cache or temporary Int...

Page 45: ...n that might be written over the deleted file s contents For privacy and security reasons you may want to be positive that the information stored in files you delete is permanently erased from your co...

Page 46: ...story folder You can also specify the number of shredding passes 1 99 and can now have the option to shred an entire drive Refer to the online Help file to display step by step instructions on how to...

Page 47: ...your computer needs so always exercise caution before you decide to select a file to be deleted Orphan Files Cleaner View and remove incomplete applications and dynamic link libraries The Orphan Files...

Page 48: ...own are identical or can safely be deleted Some files may be critical and will cause serious or fatal instability on your computer once deleted The wizard is only designed for maximum end user control...

Page 49: ...s are periodically available n New product content is updated periodically n Updates to anti virus signature files are frequently available How Does the Updating Process Work Instant Updater allows yo...

Page 50: ...an manually update while connected to the Internet To do this select the UPDATE function from within the individual product Manual Updating provides you with explicit control of the updating process H...

Page 51: ...ort please visit http www mcafeehelp com Our support web site offers 24 hour access to solutions to the most common support requests in our easy to use 3 step Answer Wizard Additionally you may use ou...

Page 52: ...n Amount of memory RAM n Complete description of the problem n EXACT error message as on screen n What steps were performed prior to receiving error message n Is the error persistent can you duplicate...

Page 53: ...8 G General Settings 38 H Help submenu 25 How to Analyze your hard drive 31 Archive a program 32 Contact McAfee 51 Find non critical files consuming disk space 41 Install QuickClean 17 Monitor a progr...

Page 54: ...T Task pane 26 Tasks 26 Temporary Internet Files Cache Cleaner 15 The tool bar 25 Troubleshooting Installation 19 Windows XP migration 21 U Uninstalling 20 V VirusScan scan engine 49 W Windows XP mig...

Page 55: ...Product Guide 55 Index...

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