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<blockquote data-quote="roger_m" data-source="post: 930195" data-attributes="member: 31436">They don&#039;t delete needed files.&nbsp; They only delete unneeded junk.&nbsp; But they can cause problems if they delete needed registry keys.&nbsp; However, it&#039;s important to note that there is some cleaning software that will never delete needed registry keys, making it safe to use.&nbsp; The idea that all cleaning/tuneup software is harmful is simply not true.&nbsp; The registry cleaners which have issues with false positives, meaning that they can delete needed registry keys, never intentionally identify valid registry keys as errors.&nbsp; They just are badly written and don&#039;t do a good enough job of working out if registry keys are needed or not.Often cleaning/tuneup tools won&#039;t increase performance much, but sometimes they will and if you use safe ones, then they should never actually cause any problems.Yes, the vast majority of PUPs are not malicious and should not be considered so.&nbsp; I use a number of so called PUPs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="roger_m, post: 930195, member: 31436"] They don't delete needed files. They only delete unneeded junk. But they can cause problems if they delete needed registry keys. However, it's important to note that there is some cleaning software that will never delete needed registry keys, making it safe to use. The idea that all cleaning/tuneup software is harmful is simply not true. The registry cleaners which have issues with false positives, meaning that they can delete needed registry keys, never intentionally identify valid registry keys as errors. They just are badly written and don't do a good enough job of working out if registry keys are needed or not. Often cleaning/tuneup tools won't increase performance much, but sometimes they will and if you use safe ones, then they should never actually cause any problems. Yes, the vast majority of PUPs are not malicious and should not be considered so. I use a number of so called PUPs. [/QUOTE]

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