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3Clean and Optimize
This chapter tells you how to use McAfee Utilities to optimize and maintain
your PC to ensure you always get the maximum performance. The McAfee
Utilities’ Clean and Optimize suite consists of:
• QuickClean Lite enables you to delete various kinds of junk files and
unconnected items on various folders such as your PC’s Internet Cache,
Recycle Bin, Temporary Files, Shortcut and Windows Registry.
• DiskTune allows you to clean up your files, remove or zip those you don’t
need, and free up space on your hard disk. It reorganizes your hard disk. It
makes sure that individual files are stored in one contiguous location and
are not broken up, so you can access them quickly.
• Active Tune reduces drive fragmentation in real-time. It makes use of
patent-pending technology that directs Windows to intelligently write files
to the drive to prevent fragmentation.
• Registry Wizard allows you to troubleshoot and maintain the registry,
ensuring that it is optimized for the maximum performance of your
system.
QuickClean Lite
You can run QuickClean Lite whenever you need it, or you can set up
QuickClean to get rid of unnecessary files and junk on your computer at
regular intervals while you work.
In setting up QuickClean Lite, make sure that the QuickClean Lite options are
set the way you want them. The defaults in the QuickClean Lite page of the
Options dialog box specify what kind of files and settings can be removed.
You can also click Schedule to specify the schedule for running QuickClean
Lite automatically.
For step-by-step instructions on how to perform any of these tasks, refer to the
online Help file.