HiBit Uninstaller Thread (changelogs and discussion)

[Divine_Barakah]

Yes and it is not as good as HiBit or Total Uninstall. It's been around for years and have never really impressed me.

I received an offer from them $5 and that is why I purchased it. I am playing with it, but I can tell that IObit finds more leftovers.

 

[roger_m]

I am playing with it, but I can tell that IObit finds more leftovers.

HiBit usually finds much more leftovers than IObit does.

 

[Back3]

I disabled my antivirus (F-Secures Safe) to check if its protected folders lock could cause issues to the Junk Files Cleaner: from 138 mb not deleted I went to 15 mb not deleted. It looks like my antivirus is part of the problem on my PC.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

I disabled my antivirus (F-Secures Safe) to check if its protected folders lock could cause issues to the Junk Files Cleaner: from 138 mb not deleted I went to 15 mb not deleted. It looks like my antivirus is part of the problem on my PC.

F-Secure has caused many issues on my devices. For example it blocked my IceDrive and it prevented iTunes from restoring my iPhone.

 

[SeriousHoax]

It works fine for me. If you send a message to @HiBitSoftware he will be able to fix your issue.

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Is it really safe to remove Windows Installer cache? I heard apps may fail to start the uninstallation process as the uninstaller is often kept in that directory.

 

[roger_m]

Is it really safe to remove Windows Installer cache? I heard apps may fail to start the uninstallation process as the uninstaller is often kept in that directory.

A good question and something I had not considered. @HiBitSoftware what's your opinion on this?

 

[printing]

seems like a good app to replace ccleaner.
will try the portable app.

 

[HiBitSoftware]

I tried the latest version of Hibit Uninstaller and it seems to run good. I also ran one of its tools, the Junk Files Cleaner and I get weird results: if I click on Scan then on Clean, then do it again and again, I always get the same result: it's like nothing is really cleaned. I tried with 2 other cleaners, Privacy Eraser and Kerish Doctor, and they do the job correctly. On the second round, there is nothing left to be cleaned.

After clearing, if you look at the status bar, you will see that some files are not deleted and when you scan again, those files will be displayed again. These files can be deleted by force, but I prefer not to do this so as not to cause problems for other programs.

 

[Chri.Mi]

is this digitally signed?

 

[HiBitSoftware]

Is it really safe to remove Windows Installer cache? I heard apps may fail to start the uninstallation process as the uninstaller is often kept in that directory.

This option only deletes the files in this folder %systemroot%\Installer\$PatchCache$
they are just backups of backups.

 

[HiBitSoftware]

is this digitally signed?

Unfortunately, this is not possible for me.

 

[jackuars]

is this digitally signed?

Nope, the author doesn't have the resources to digitally sign the program due to low value of money, coming from Iran, it's very expensive for him.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Nope, the author doesn't have the resources to digitally sign the program due to low value of money, coming from Iran, it's very expensive for him.

But I believe there should be a donation button. The programme is used by many members here and we should support the developer.

 

[HiBitSoftware]

But I believe there should be a donation button. The programme is used by many members here and we should support the developer.

Due to international sanctions in my country, I can not use financial services such as paypal.

 

[pxxb1]

Due to international sanctions in my country, I can not use financial services such as paypal.

How about Swish or credit card payment? Or an account abroad that people could send to that sends you the money?

 

[silversurfer]

I haven't tried this software so far, anyone would like to tell me what are the difference in features compared to Revo Uninstaller ?

 

[jackuars]

I haven't tried this software so far, anyone would like to tell me what are the difference in features compared to Revo Uninstaller ?

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[HiBitSoftware]

How about Swish or credit card payment? Or an account abroad that people could send to that sends you the money?

Any financial transfer is sanction.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Any financial transfer is sanction.

I am sure we are off-topic now, but I believe you can think of an alternative maybe a friend somewhere else in the world. What you are doing is amazing and, at some point, you will need support to go on.

 

[HiBitSoftware]

It's just a hobby for me my main job in my country is web development.
Maybe in the future the situation will change.