HDCleaner - Complete cleaning for your Windows PC
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HDCleaner offers a comprehensive suite of programs for Windows system maintenance. Whether you want to declutter your hard drive, clean the registry, encrypt data, remove user traces, completely back up the registry, defragment it, or perform a quick scan – you'll always find the right tool in the clearly arranged "toolbox." With one-click optimization, the application organizes and cleans the registry, destroys internet traces, removes temporary files, defragments the registry, finds hard drive errors, and optimizes system startup. Optimized for use with solid-state drives (SSD) and hard disk drives (HDD).

Optimize PC performance

With over 5,500 cleaning and repair functions, HDCleaner reduces junk files to a minimum, freeing up more system resources for Windows, using less memory, and running error-free, resulting in better PC performance.
HDCleaner lets you add any program on your system to have its data cleaned.
Supports Winapp2.ini.
Optimized for use with solid-state drives (SSD) and hard disk drives (HDD).
HDCleaner supports three cleaning modes:
Simple Cleanup - HDCleaner automatically scans for internet traces and junk files, which can be easily deleted. No user settings are required.
Standard Cleanup - This option is for standard users. The user determines which plugins should be deleted. Only the most commonly used plugins are displayed.
Advanced Cleanup - Expert mode is designed for experienced users. The user determines which plugins should be deleted. All plugins are displayed.

Faster start

Prevent unnecessary programs from starting when your computer boots up. When you start your computer, more than just Windows loads. All of these automatically opening programs consume system memory and can slow down performance. Fortunately, managing startup programs isn't difficult with HDCleaner.
Uninstall programs you don't use; they only slow down your computer. This frees up disk space and saves resources. All associated files, settings, and registry entries will also be removed.

Clean and optimize the registry


The registry contains all information about your PC settings, software, and hardware. Incorrect file paths, corrupted entries, and other types of errors slow down your computer. HDCleaner searches for and fixes various registry problems such as invalid shortcuts, incorrect paths, corrupted ActiveX and COM entries, CLSID values, Explorer extensions, BHOs ​​(Browser Helper Objects), and other types of corrupted and outdated data.

If the registry is corrupted, it can lead to system errors and render the system unusable, requiring a reinstallation. For this reason, it is important to always have a backup of the registry so you can restore your system at any time if something goes wrong. HDCleaner supports you in backing up and restoring the registry.

Search the registry, find the desired registry values ​​that match the specified search criteria, and display them in a list. Once you've located the registry values, you can easily navigate to the correct value in RegEdit by double-clicking the desired registry item. You can also export or delete the found registry keys and values.

Defragment Registry - Analyze and optimize the registry database. HDCleaner scans and optimizes the Windows registry by removing errors, gaps, and free space, thereby improving computer speed.

Protects your privacy

HDCleaner protects your privacy by deleting your browsing history and cookies. Supported browsers: Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, SeaMonkey, K-Meleon, Waterfox, Pale Moon, Basilisk, IceDragon, Opera, Opera Neon, SRWare Iron, BliskBrowser, CentBrowser, EpicBrowser, Google Chrome, AmigoBrowser, Iridium, 360Browser, ChromiumBrowser, Vivaldi, 7StarBrowser, CoolNovoBrowser, CocCocBrowser, CooWonBrowser, SlimJetBrowser, YandexBrowser, BraveBrowser, FalkonBrowser, Dragon, Safari, Blisk, Torch, SleipnirBrowser... Chrome and Mozilla-based browsers can be added. See the help file.
Securely deletes files, hard drives, and SSDs so that they are irrecoverable, even with specialized data recovery software. SSDs work completely differently than traditional magnetic hard drives. SSD controllers ensure, through a process known as "wear leveling," that data is evenly distributed across the flash memory blocks to increase the SSD's lifespan. Neither users nor programs can determine which parts of the SSD are written to. As a result, traditional multiple overwriting is no guarantee for secure data deletion on SSDs. Not only can you never be sure whether the occupied data blocks were actually overwritten, but frequent overwriting also shortens the SSD's lifespan. HDCleaner developed an algorithm that deletes the SSD's allocation table and all written blocks within seconds. This resets the SSD to its factory default state. This is especially worthwhile if you are selling the SSD and want to be 100% sure that no data can be recovered.

Overwriting free space (Master File Table Records) - When you delete a file in Windows, it is not actually destroyed. Windows simply hides the file and frees up the space to be overwritten. Therefore, files can be restored using special recovery programs. However, HDCleaner can overwrite this free space, making it impossible to recover deleted files on your hard drive.
Forensic cleanup (USN Journal, Cluster Tips, MFT, free space, removing residual traces of old deleted files) after plug-in cleanup in advanced mode.

More tools

Find and Remove Duplicate Files - Find and remove duplicate files on your computer. The fast search algorithm finds duplicates of any file type, such as text, images, music, or movies.
DirToHTML is a directory-to-HTML index converter that creates an HTML index file from directory structures and files on your computer. The file list can contain subfolders, a single folder, or entire drives.
DiskDoctor checks a volume's file system and file system metadata for logical and physical errors.
Create and Edit System Restore Points - Restore points are created to allow users to restore the previous system state. Each restore point contains the information needed to restore the system to the selected state. Restore points are created before key changes are made to the system.
Delete files and folders, overwrite free space, and erase entire partitions or entire hard drives using pseudorandom data or the secure deletion algorithms US DoD 5220.22-M (8-306. / E), US DoD 5220.22-M (8-306. / E, C, and E), Schneier's 7-pass, or Gutmann 35-pass.
HDCleaner doesn't just delete digital traces; it removes data in such a way that it can no longer be recovered, even with specialized data recovery software.
With the File Splitter, you can split a large file into smaller pieces and then reassemble them.
Encrypt and decrypt files using the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known by its original name, the Rijndael encryption algorithm.
Detect and analyze Alternate Data Streams (ADS).
Securely erase an SSD and reset the SSD to factory settings.
Automatically optimize memory and increase RAM.
Clone hard drive - Create an exact, bit-for-bit replica of your hard drive on a second drive or SSD.
Clean up the WinSxS system folder and remove saved updates.
Windows To Go - Install Windows on a USB flash drive.
Full control of files and folders where access is denied and automatically reset the original permissions.
The Software Package Manager is used to install, update, remove, and configure apps and software.

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