Which file cleaning software to use?

[novicesurfer]

Hi,

Can anybody recommend free/cheap software that really does clean your hard drive and remove traces of files etc.

Could you also provided tips to avoid deleting necessary files by mistake

Cheers,

Novicesurfer

[legolas]

Two freeware is a must have on your pc:

1-Spybot Search and Destroy
2-Ad-Ware 6

This will keep your system clean and safe from various spyware and unnecessary files collected after hours of surfing.

To clean your Internet traces I would suggest this page where you can see ratings and reviews of best tools on the net

http://download.com.com/3120-20-0.ht...ces&tg=dl-2001

good luck
R

[radspanner]

in another thread someone mentioned "dustbuster" i downloaded it, and use it a lot now.the first time i did, it deleted over 1000 files.which nearly gave me a heart attack,however all seems to be fine with the radspanner pc.

now it just deletes a few at a time.

[legolas]

Dustbuster is not reliable it only cleans cookies and history files , it consumes to much time to finish its scan and it does not recognize spyware and adware.