You sometimes may want to erase traces of web pages that you have visited in the past. This is especially useful on multi-user systems where every user is sharing the same account […]
Keeping track of all your history items can be quite the feat if you are using more than one browser. Privacy conscious users usually delete the information regularly, while the majority of […]
The Disk Cleanup tool offers a great way to quickly free up disk space by deleting temporary files that are no longer needed. It is in no way as complete or thorough […]
System Mechanic Professional is an advanced version of System Mechanic, a PC maintenance and tune-up program for the Windows operating system. It adds additional tools such as antivirus and antispyware to System […]
Largest Files Finder is a free software program for Windows that lists the 100 largest files on a PC running Windows when run. You have several options when you are running out […]
Piriform, company behind popular programs such as CCleaner, Defraggler and Speccy, is currently producing and releasing updates for all their applications to improve SSD detection among other things. Speccy, which has been […]
Windows Live Mesh is a great little program that can synchronise your files across multiple PCs. laptops and tablets as well as creating an online backup of up to 5Gb using Microsoft's […]
Protecting a computer system has become one of the most important tasks for computer users in the past decade. While you had your fair share of viruses, hacks and all that stuff […]
One of the issues that the majority of Windows users experience after some time of using the operating system is that of broken shortcuts. The best case when uninstalling programs is that […]
The Windows operating system saves the information that you enter into the run box. Run box? The handy program starter that you can launch with the keyboard shortcut Windows-r. The log is […]
When it comes to cleaning temporary files in Windows, the first program that comes to the mind of most computer users is the popular CCleaner by Pirisoft. There is an abundance of […]
Operating systems and applications often save loads and loads of information, often without the user knowing about it. This can have privacy implications, considering that it may be possible to recover files, […]
The portable application D7 could be a computer technician's and system administrator's dream application for repairing and troubleshooting Windows systems. It comes with such a huge feature set that it is difficulty […]
In How To Delete Cookies On A Computer and How To Clear A Browser Cache I have shown how to run a manual cleanup to delete the cache and cookies of a […]
Yesterday I have published a tutorial on clearing the browser cache which is an essential thing to know. Today I'm going to show you how to delete cookies from your PC, which […]
Ghacks regulars know how to clear the cache of their web browser. I get support emails occasionally from new readers who do not know how to do that, or who, when asked […]
Have you ever noticed web history suggestions in Internet Explorer 8 or IE9 even though you have deleted the history and the index.dat file in Windows previously? This is caused by the […]
Sometimes there's nothing you can do when your copy of Windows is malfunctioning other than a complete format and reinstall. This is always a pain, but how can you take the pain […]
Most Windows users associate temporary folders with a cache in Windows that the operating system uses to store temporary files in. The free software Temporary Data Storage Folder can be used to […]
One of the biggest privacy related problem on the Internet these days are information that are stored by the browser on the local computer. Most web browsers come with built-in tools to […]
Cleaning temporary files on the system regularly does not only increase one's privacy, it also removes unnecessary files from the system to free up disk space. Privacy becomes more important these days […]
When you surf the web you leave traces behind, both remotely but also locally. While you do not have options to remove traces remotely other than obfuscating them by using proxy servers, […]
I sometimes take a look at PCs of friends and family, usually because something is not working and they asked me to, and to a lesser extent when they bought a new […]
We all know that it is not a good idea to run multiple real-time antivirus scanners side by side on a system. Most antivirus are actually scanning the system for existing programs […]
The Windows operating system and software that is running on it have a tendency to save temporary data. A web browser for instance saves cookies, visited websites and the operating system recently […]
Private browsing is a relative new feature that allows users to hide their web activities. The mode blocks that browsing session data os stored in the browser or on the computer's hard […]
One of the first tasks after the installation of an operating system is the installation of security software to protect the computer from viruses and other forms of attack. Windows users can […]
SlimCleaner is a PC maintenance software that offers access to several maintenance related tools. The program is currently offered as a beta version, with PC cleanup and optimization modules, a software uninstaller, […]
The Firefox web browser offers several options by default to open specific websites. From the last bookmarked websites folder to sites in the history that have been recently visited. Accessibility is limited […]
Deletist is a lightweight portable software for Windows that can be used to delete folders and files in bulk in one operation. The program supports two operation modes. You can add folders […]
CCleaner is the usual recommendation when it comes to deleting those pesky temporary files that the operating system and programs collect all the time. The software is highly customizable and supports a […]
Flash Cookies are files that can be stored on the user's computer system. They are often used for tracking purposes but also to store preferences and session data, for instance to save […]
When it comes to keeping the computer in shape, one of the things that you should do regularly is remove temporary files and data that you no longer need. This frees up […]
Windows maintains a list of programs that have been executed on the operating system in the Windows Registry. The Windows program history contains detailed information about the programs that have been launched […]
Computer users who are working both with the Windows and Linux operating system usually list a missing computer software updater as one of the major missing features of the Windows operating systems. […]
Platinum Guard 4 is a disk cleanup software much like the acclaimed CCleaner or ACleaner applications for Windows. Its main purpose is to recover disk space that is occupied by temporary data […]
Update: Comodo has discontinued the standalone Cloud Scanner product and integrated it instead into the company's Internet Security application. Moving virus definitions and other core files into the cloud seems to be […]
ACleaner is a free system cleaner for the Windows operating system that resembles the widely popular CCleaner in many aspects. Most Windows users think of CCleaner if they have to recommend a […]
Wipe is a free software program for the Windows operating system that scans the computer system for traces that have been generated while the system was in use with options to delete […]
AllMyApps is a free service for Microsoft Windows devices to install multiple selected programs in one go on the target computer system. The software installation manager AllMyApps offers similar functionality as Ninite […]
