DisCleaner

DisCleaner, developed by Microprogramming TECHNIQUES, is an utility program designed from scratch to deal with unneeded files created by the Operating System itself or by various Applications that are running on your computer. It was designed to offer a GeneRally secure operation and a great user experience by minimizing the things you need to do in order to clean your computer from these unneeded files. However the engine is powerful but it does not make the difference between some intentionally created files and Application remnants. For this purpose, the selection of actions that DisCleaner offers, is divided into three categories, designated as Safe, Secure, and Unsafe. You still have the ability to control whether to clean certain files or not, from a list of files that DisCleaner arranges for you.

Features

DisCleaner is a portable application, which means it can be copied to any USB drive, CD-ROM media, MO (magneto-optical) disk, or even a standard old 1.44M diskette. It can also be run directly from a network location. No installation is required and its operation is totally independent of the Windows Registry. DisCleaner's footprint is very small (under 1 Mb, no compression) and its execution is fast. It does not depend on additional DLL (dynamic link library) files in order to run properly on the targeted operating systems.

DisCleaner is a free application (unlimited number of computers and unlimited number of users). However DisCleaner is not open-source and cannot be reproduced by 3rd parties.

DisCleaner has the ability to clean:

  • Windows Temporary Directories
  • Windows Recycle Bin
  • Windows and Application Logs
  • Windows Prefetch Directory
  • Windows CHKDSK File Fragments
  • Windows Thumbnail Files
  • Windows Start Menu Recent Documents
  • Windows Start Menu Invalid Shortcuts
  • Windows Desktop Invalid Shortcuts
  • Internet Explorer Temporary Cache
  • Internet Explorer Cookies
  • Temporary Files
  • Old Backup Files
  • Other Unneeded Files
  • Apple .DS_Store Files
  • Apple Trash
  • Apple Spotlight Index
  • Empty Subdirectories
  • Custom Files
  • Custom Directories

Possibility of uninstalling Applications is also implemented.

System Requirements

As per official documentation, DisCleaner requires:

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows™ 98, 2000, NT, XP, Vista, and 7
Minimum Processor: 486DX4/120 MHz or Pentium® class processor running at 100 MHz or higher
Recommended Processor: Pentium® class processor running at 1.6 GHz
Memory: at least 64 Mo RAM
Minimum Screen Resolution: 800x600px at minimum
Recommended Screen Resolution: 1024x768px or higher
Video Subsystem: at least 16 Mo RAM and 2D acceleration

Development

Development is a totally one-man effort and started back in 2002 under a different name (StartMenu Cleanup Wizard), providing basic functionality to clean and sanitize the Start Menu. In time the functionality expanded very much and the code was extended in order to support the new features of the Windows operating systems that appeared later. DisCleaner gathered its name in 2004, starting with version 1.0.0.0.

See also

  • Disk cleaner
  • CCleaner
  • Wise Disk Cleaner
  • Desktop Cleanup Wizard
  • Disk Cleanup
  • Norton Utilities
  • TuneUp Utilities
  • Wise Registry Cleaner
  • BleachBit