The first time that you use the McAfee QuickClean tool, you can select the items that you want to clean, or accept the default selections. The tool saves your settings.
Before the tool cleans your PC, you can preview what will be removed, and how much space will be freed up from each location on your PC. If you see an item that you want to keep, you can change your settings. After the tool cleans your PC, you can view a summary of how many items were cleaned, and how much space was freed up from each location. If an item can't be cleaned, it is also listed in the summary.
You can hide the McAfee QuickClean tool and run it in the background. Alerts notify you when the preview is ready, and when the cleaning is finished.
You can set a schedule to clean your PC automatically when it's convenient for you. You can choose a preset schedule or create your own. When you create a schedule, you decide the date and frequency that the tool runs on your PC. For example, you can schedule the tool to clean your Recycle Bin every Sunday at 9:00 P.M.
You can clean these items:
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| Recycle Bin | Files in the Recycle Bin. | ||
| Shortcuts | Broken shortcuts that do not have a program associated with them. | ||
| Temporary files | Files stored in temporary folders. | ||
| Windows history | Files in the Recent Documents folder of the user logged in to Windows. | ||
| Lost file fragments | File fragments. | ||
| ActiveX controls |
Software components that are used by some programs or web pages. You might want to do this because although most ActiveX controls are harmless, some might capture information from your PC. |
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| Registry |
Registry information for programs that were removed from your PC. |
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| Jump lists |
Lists of documents, songs, or websites that you access frequently.
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| Flash and Silverlight Cookies |
Files stored as temporary files when you visit websites that use a flash player or Microsoft Silverlight to play media files. You might want to do this because flash and Silverlight cookies store more information than regular cookies and can be used by websites to collect information about your web browsing history. |
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| Memory image files | Files that Windows uses to recover your PC from an unexpected shutdown. | ||
| Problem report files | The report that Windows programs save on your PC when problems occur and the programs need to close. | ||
| Thumbnail cache |
Thumbnails of graphics and movie files stored on your PC to display files quickly in thumbnail view.
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| Cookies |
Files that are usually stored as temporary files when you use your web browsers. You might want to do this because cookies contain information to identify users of a website, and they can be a source of information for hackers. |
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| Cache |
Cached files that accumulate as you browse web pages. These files are usually stored as temporary files in a cache folder to increase web browsing speed and efficiency. |
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| History | Browser information that accumulates as you visit web pages. | ||
| Deleted items (in your email) | Deleted email from Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail. | ||
| Sent items (in your email) | Sent email from Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, or Windows Mail. |
 | You can clean the cookies, cache, or history accumulated from a particular browser, or from all your browsers. |