Note: You can designate drives and folders more specifically on the following Location and Exclusions screens.Overview of Find and Remove Junk Files wizard
On the Criteria screen, select the general type of locations you want to be searched and designate patterns to look for in file names.
Note: You can designate drives and folders more specifically on the following Location and Exclusions screens.
Find files in Windows Temporary Folder(s). Windows systems have one or more folders where temporary files are stored. These are generally safe to remove.
Find zero-length files. Zero-length files are created when an application creates a new document or other file and places no data in it. It can also happen when you create a new file and the system crashed or was shut down before your work was saved. As these files do not have data, they are generally safe to remove.
Find files in Windows Pre-fetch Cache Folder. Prefetch files are used by the Windows operating system (XP and later) to start programs faster. The operating system loads the programs it "thinks" you need before you ask for them yourself. These are generally safe to remove, but you may find them beneficial in decreasing the time needed to start programs.
You can add the file names and file patterns (file names with wildcards) that are considered unneeded and will be cleaned. Once added to the list, ensure that the check box is selected for every file pattern you want to include.
Note: System Mechanic includes a list of default file patterns. You can edit or delete these as desired.
To add a pattern to the list, click New. Type in the desired file pattern and description. See the New/Edit File Pattern window topic for details.
To edit a pattern on the list, select it and click Edit. Edit the file pattern or description. See the New/Edit File Pattern window topic for details.
To remove a pattern from cleaning, clear the check box. The file pattern will still remain on the list, but will not be cleaned.
To remove a pattern from the list, select it and click Delete.
To return to the default list of file patterns, click Default.
After making selections, click Next to designate specific locations.