Advice Request HiBit Uninstaller (HBU)

[bellgamin]

On HiBit Uninstaller's list of installed apps, suppose that: (1) I highlight an app that was monitored by HBU when that app was installed, THEN (2) I right-click that hi-lighted app to get a pop-up menu, THEN (3) I click "Uninstall" on that pop-up menu.

QUESTION: Will HBU automatically make use of its monitoring record when uninstalling that app?
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Reason for my question: Other than the eyeball icon, I have seen no visible indication that HBU uses the record it made during monitoring.

 

[roger_m]

Reason for my question: Other than the eyeball icon, I have seen no visible indication that HBU uses the record it made during monitoring.

Yes it will, that's what the eyeball icon indicates.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Personally,I have never used the monitoring function in Hibit, but I used that of Revo. I recommend you check the log before uninstallation to make sure nothing important or false positive being removed. In other words, do not blindly trust the monitoring function.

 

[bellgamin]

@roger_m -- Thanks to the nth!!! HiBit is an excellent uninstaller. This app has been free for several years -- ever since its release on the internet. No ads. No hooks. No provision for donations. Just a superbly written, diligently maintained piece of software that is truly FREE.

 

[cruelsister]

Personally,I have never used the monitoring function in Hibit, but I used that of Revo. I recommend you check the log before uninstallation to make sure nothing important or false positive being removed. In other words, do not blindly trust the monitoring function.

You make a very important point! Last year I uninstalled a financial application with the assistance of HiBit. This application had stored finished work in a created sub directory in Documents. After the initial uninstall routine finished I was presented with the leftovers to be cleaned. Not thinking, I blindly trusted and all of the saved work went- POOF---GONE.

Fortunately I had multiple data backups as otherwise I would have had to hack their website in retaliation.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

You make a very important point! Last year I uninstalled a financial application with the assistance of HiBit. This application had stored finished work in a created sub directory in Documents. After the initial uninstall routine finished I was presented with the leftovers to be cleaned. Not thinking, I blindly trusted and all of the saved work went- POOF---GONE.

Fortunately I had multiple data backups as otherwise I would have had to hack their website in retaliation.

Thankfully, I have always been careful when it comes to uninstallation programmes. I carefully look into logs to see if there is anything important to untick.

Personally I prefer programmes such as Ashampoo uninstaller which allow you to create snapshot before and after installing any programmes. I just compare both snapshot and choose what and what not to delete.

 

[bellgamin]

Not thinking, I blindly trusted and all of the saved work went- POOF---GONE.

Over the years this has happened to me on several occasions when my wife asked me questions such as, "Do you like my new dress? " and "Do you notice anything different about my hair?"

@Divine_Barakah -- I shall give Ashampoo's uninstaller a look-see.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

shall give Ashampoo's uninstaller a look-see.

Ashampoo is good and there are many giveaways on their products.

 

[pxxb1]

Ashampoo is good and there are many giveaways on their products.

Do you know about any tests or comparisons of the program?

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Do you know about any tests or comparisons of the program?

It can monitor installations and it allows you to make system snapshots. If you use it without the aforementioned features, then its leftover detection is not as good as Hibit or Revo.

Ashampoo is safe and I have never encountered any issues with it.

 

[pxxb1]

It can monitor installations and it allows you to make system snapshots. If you use it without the aforementioned features, then its leftover detection is not as good as Hibit or Revo.

Ashampoo is safe and I have never encountered any issues with it.

Since it monitors installations by itself, can you say something about the benfit of using the snapshot function, why one should use that. I mean, the program does it, so why should i, the user do it also, or again.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Since it monitors installations by itself, can you say something about the benfit of using the snapshot function, why one should use that. I mean, the program does it, so why should i, the user do it also, or again.

I hope these pictures will give you a better idea of how Ashampoo Snapshots work.

 

[roger_m]

Personally I prefer programmes such as Ashampoo uninstaller which allow you to create snapshot before and after installing any programmes. I just compare both snapshot and choose what and what not to delete.

That's what HiBit does too and in my opinion it is a much better uninstaller than Ashampoo's one

 

[Sorrento]

That's what HiBit does too and in my opinion it is a much better uninstaller than Ashampoo's one

I agree with you 100%

 

[M4RT1NE2]

I also agree that HiBit is much better than Ashampoo.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

That's what HiBit does too and in my opinion it is a much better uninstaller than Ashampoo's one

I agree with you that Hibit detects more leftover for sure, but I was talking about the snapshots feature.

 

[zkSnark]

Thankfully, I have always been careful when it comes to uninstallation programmes. I carefully look into logs to see if there is anything important to untick.

Personally I prefer programmes such as Ashampoo uninstaller which allow you to create snapshot before and after installing any programmes. I just compare both snapshot and choose what and what not to delete.

Revo Uninstaller Pro also allows installing any program from within it so that it can trace/monitor the installation. During uninstall, traced program feature can be used as well as it lets you create system restore point and full registry backup. So are these features different from what Ashampoo provides or even Hibit?

 

[M4RT1NE2]

Today for 3 hours I had the opportunity to test Ashampoo Uninstaller 11. In my opinion, the program bloated, does not detect all leftovers, for example, leaves empty directories after removing the monitored program.
Such a combo. This is not what I mean by this topic.
With Ashampoo Uninstaller HiBit seems a small program but powerful in action and for free.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Revo Uninstaller Pro also allows installing any program from within it so that it can trace/monitor the installation. During uninstall, traced program feature can be used as well as it lets you create system restore point and full registry backup. So are these features different from what Ashampoo provides or even Hibit?

Revo is great, but I am not willing to pay for it. If you’re happy with it, keep using it.

The point is you ahould not blindly trust the uninstaller and you need to go through the logs no matter what UnInstaller you’re using.

I do not use monitoring feature, and I prefer Ashampoo Snapshots. I do not need automatation, but I need to be %100 sure that what I am deleting is safe to be deleted.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Today for 3 hours I had the opportunity to test Ashampoo Uninstaller 11. In my opinion, the program bloated, does not detect all leftovers, for example, leaves empty directories after removing the monitored program.
Such a combo. This is not what I mean by this topic.
With Ashampoo Uninstaller HiBit seems a small program but powerful in action and for free.

Yes, I do agree that Ashampoo is bloated (registry cleaner and blah blah), but I never used any of those features as I am using Kerish.

Regarding leftovers detection, yes Hibit is superior, but detecting more is not usually a good thing.