Tag: CLEANUP

For those of you charged with the unenviable task of malware removal and defense, keeping your toolbox current can be a lot of work. Lunarsoft's Anti-Malware Toolkit simplifies the process by providing an easy way to handle downloading. The Toolkit is really just a downloader which fetches the current versions of programs like Super Antispyware, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, HijackThis, Spybot, ...

Everybody knows the big names in the battle against malware - Adaware, Spybot, HijackThis. Today we're going indie, focusing on lesser known ways to avoid and remove all that bothersome software that your "friend" crapped up your rig with! First things first. Try not to get infected in the first place. It's common sense that if you can keep malware from getting its nasty little claws on your OS ...

Ever wish you had a butler who would regularly come visit your PC and pick up after you? The clever folks over at Lifehacker have released a virtual Mr. Belvedere called, well... Belvedere. The program is basically a clone of Hazel for Mac, and lets you create rules for dealing with the files that start to clutter up your Desktop and PC folders over time. Belvedere comes as a single executable ...

We all eventually accumulate "lint" on our computers whether it's in the form of empty directories, duplicate files, or temporary files. FSlint (Linux only) serves as a virtual lint trap that lets you remove specific types of lint to keep our Linux installation humming along. To use FSlint, simply add the directories you wish to search (/home, /usr, etc.), select the type of lint for which you're ...

Get a team together with gloves, garbage bags and shovels and choose a location, International Cleanup Weekend is coming. Ok, that has nothing to do with what we usually discuss on Download Squad, but Google jumping into the picture sure does. Google is urging people to get involved in this special day to help make a difference in the neighborhood you live in by heading out and cleaning up parks, ...

If you run Windows, your operating system, web browsers, and other applications have a tendency to tie up system resources with all sorts of "temporary" files that never seem to get deleted. nCleaner helps you remove thousands of unnecessary files in one fell swoop. Like other system cleaners, nCleaner lets you clear disk cache, user history files, and also invalid Windows registry settings. But ...

If you're like most PC users, you add and remove programs regularly, rearrange your music folders periodically, and generally leave your file system looking messier than your bedroom floor. You probably have dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of folders on your PC containing absolutely no files. Remove Empty Directories is a free application that does exactly what you'd expect it to. It removes ...

So you've used WinDirStat to identify folders taking up the most space on your hard drive. But how do you know which files are safe to delete? Easy Duplicate Finder is a free application that will scan your entire hard drive or specified folders to find identical files. If you've got thousands of MP3s or photos, Easy Duplicate Finder can save you hours of work tracking down files you've ...