Comodo System Cleaner Software Version 3.0 User Guide Guide Version 3.0.011811 Comodo Security Solutions 1255 Broad Street STE 100 Clifton, NJ 07013 Comodo System Cleaner - User Guide Table of Contents 1.Comodo System- Cleaner - Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 3 1.1.System Requirements......................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.2.Installing Comodo System-Cleaner..................................................................................................................................... 5 1.3.Starting Comodo System-Cleaner....................................................................................................................................... 9 1.4.The Main Interface............................................................................................................................................................ 10 1.5.The Summary Area........................................................................................................................................................... 11 1.6.Understanding Profiles...................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.Registry Cleaner....................................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.1.Clean................................................................................................................................................................................. 16 2.1.1.Filter Entries............................................................................................................................................................. 18 2.1.2.Ignore List................................................................................................................................................................ 19 2.2.Restore.............................................................................................................................................................................. 20 2.3.Settings............................................................................................................................................................................. 22 2.4.Schedule........................................................................................................................................................................... 23 3.Privacy Cleaner........................................................................................................................................................................ 25 3.1.Clean................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 3.2.Restore.............................................................................................................................................................................. 28 3.3.Settings............................................................................................................................................................................. 29 3.4.Schedule........................................................................................................................................................................... 30 4.Disk Cleaner.............................................................................................................................................................................. 33 4.1.Clean................................................................................................................................................................................. 34 4.1.1.Filter Entries............................................................................................................................................................. 36 4.1.2.Ignore List................................................................................................................................................................ 37 4.2.Duplicates......................................................................................................................................................................... 39 4.3.Restore.............................................................................................................................................................................. 42 4.4.Settings............................................................................................................................................................................. 43 4.5.Schedule........................................................................................................................................................................... 45 5.Force Delete.............................................................................................................................................................................. 47 5.1.Pending Operations........................................................................................................................................................... 48 5.2.Recent Activity................................................................................................................................................................... 52 6.Shredder.................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 7.Comodo System-Cleaner Settings.......................................................................................................................................... 59 7.1.General Settings................................................................................................................................................................ 60 7.2.Backup Settings................................................................................................................................................................ 61 8.Using Live Help........................................................................................................................................................................ 66 8.1.Installing Live PC Support Client....................................................................................................................................... 67 8.2.Launching and Using the Service ..................................................................................................................................... 67 9.Uninstalling Comodo System-Cleaner................................................................................................................................... 71 10.Getting Support...................................................................................................................................................................... 74 Appendix 1 The Windows Registry Explained.......................................................................................................................... 75 Appendix 2 Live PC Support...................................................................................................................................................... 80 Appendix 3 Encryption Algorithms............................................................................................................................................ 81 Appendix 4 Comodo System-Cleaner Profiles ......................................................................................................................... 82 Comodo System Cleaner User Guide | © 2013 Comodo Security Solutions Inc. | All rights reserved 2 Comodo System Cleaner - User Guide Table of Default Profiles of Registry Cleaner........................................................................................................................... 82 Table of Default Profiles of Privacy Cleaner............................................................................................................................ 83 Table of Default Profiles of Disk Cleaner...............................................................................................................................100 About Comodo.......................................................................................................................................................................... 102 Comodo System Cleaner User Guide | © 2013 Comodo Security Solutions Inc. | All rights reserved 3 Comodo System Cleaner - User Guide 1.Comodo System- Cleaner - Introduction Comodo System-Cleaner is a suite of utilities designed to improve the security, performance and usability of Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP computers. It allows users of all experience levels to thoroughly clean their systems of damaging and/or wasteful files and generally enhance the performance of the system. The application also features additional privacy utilities such as a tool that deletes files permanently and a tool to shut down applications that are preventing you from deleting a file. Comodo System-Cleaner