Frequent Questions

Registry maintenance is only a fraction of what is necessary to keep your PC running fast, smooth, and error free. System Mechanic's 4-stage approach goes beyond cleaning… it also fixes, defragments, and compacts the registry, plus its comprehensive set of nearly 50 tools work together as a single comprehensive solution that addresses every aspect of PC care, from hard drive health to internet speed, System Mechanic has you covered.

System Mechanic is the #1 best selling PC tune-up product worldwide for good reason: It works! It has the most robust set of integrated and easy to use tools of any tune-up product, it has been independently lab-tested and proven safer and more effective than the alternatives, it is designed for both novices and computer experts with powerful, easy to use automatic and advanced options, and it has received literally hundreds of editor’s choice and 5-star awards since 1998. Customers and reviewers agree: If you want to fix and speed up your PC, System Mechanic is #1.

System Mechanic is developed by iolo technologies, LLC, a reputable Los Angeles-based firm with offices worldwide and 11 years of focused PC tune-up success . It's products are carried in over 18,000 retail stores worldwide, including Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Fry's, and others. It was recently crowned the fastest growing U.S. company of any size, industry, or region by the American Business Awards, and named one of the Top 50 Best Places to Work by the Los Angeles Business Journal. With more than 23 million loyal users and over 70 million PCs repaired, iolo is the obvious choice when you need to fix and speed up your PC. Plus, iolo has proudly offered free telephone and email product support since 1998!

Many of our satisfied customers report similar concerns before discovering System Mechanic. They tried miracle products promising to "make your PC like new" only to have them do more harm than good – or to find out the manufacturer is an unscrupulous operation with no customer service. Our success is largely due to the many enthusiastic repeat customers who confidently refer friends and family. If our products were doing anything other than what they’re designed to do, we would have gone out of business years ago.