tain Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I've been hearing good things about Comodo products lately so I drove past there web site to look in the windows.One product that interested me was Comodo System Cleaner. It has two features in particular that tweak my geekbone: portable and has a command line interface.But I found the documentation for the CLI to be lacking and almost no interest in the product on their forums or elsewhere on the net. Is there some reason that people don't use this?http://system-cleaner.comodo.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn9999 Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Is there some reason that people don't use this?Probably because Comodo doesn't push it very hard on their web site. They seem to favor their internet security things (paying stuff plus the firewall/anti-virus) over all the other local tools that they have done.I use it and like it. The GUI is a little clunky and the auto-update is kind of an annoyance, but it is definitely by far the most thorough product of this kind I've encountered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 There's a recent update mentioned on "The Register" (link). Reviews seem to be for all versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeFiend Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 I don't think I've ever seen it mentioned before. I think most people who want such an app are for the most part quite happy with CCleaner already and not really looking for a replacement.So I decided to give it a try anyway. The one thing I'll give it right off the bat is being free and nag free. CCleaner comes with an optional toolbar. Yes, it's optional, but no, nobody wants of that Yahoo toolbar (*shudder*), and it's selected by default.But beyond that... Not so great. It only shows how many files it found, not how much space would be saved. And it only works for Windows' own files which is a fairly severe limitation IMO. CCleaner also found files to delete for Chrome, Firefox, Nero, ImgBurn, Office apps, Flash, MPC HC, winrar, 7zip, etc. It just seems much more thorough. And for the few things CCleaner still misses such as the highly annoying flash cookies then you can add some custom entries too (options > include > add).Sorry but it looks like I won't be switching anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn9999 Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 (edited) What'd you find, an old version?It only shows how many files it found, not how much space would be saved. True.And it only works for Windows' own files which is a fairly severe limitation IMO. CCleaner also found files to delete for Chrome, Firefox, Nero, ImgBurn, Office apps, Flash, MPC HC, winrar, 7zip, etc. It just seems much more thorough. And for the few things CCleaner still misses such as the highly annoying flash cookies then you can add some custom entries too (options > include > add).You have to look in the privacy cleaner part to find the other stuff you mention.As for the CCleaner thing, I just tried System-Cleaner on a system that CCleaner has been run on pretty regularly and it found 852 files and registry entries that CCleaner didn't... Edited May 29, 2010 by Glenn9999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeFiend Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 You have to look in the privacy cleaner part to find the other stuff you mention.I'll have a look. It never came across my mind to check some privacy-related thing to get rid of some junk files (strange place IMO). And it wouldn't let me even go there unless I canceled the current operation too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigeratiPrime Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 I actually prefer to use the built in Disk Cleanup tool, as I've had problems caused by third party cleanup tools in the past. Disk Cleanup can be scripted too: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315246 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tain Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 I'd say that is "sorta scripted" since there is no easy way to export the "script" to other users/machines. Unless it is in a reg key that can be exported and then called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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