Uninstaller Alternative?
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- Mar 13, 2021
- 486
I use Revo Uninstaller free for years, never used anything else.
I have used Total Uninstall Pro and Revo Uninstaller Pro for a long time, and I would side with Total Uninstall.
I haven't used the jv16 Software Uninstaller/PowerTools much, but it gives the feeling of an effective tool. The developer should release a standalone version. My suggestion is to use Total Uninstall.
Total Uninstall is much better.
- Oct 20, 2019
- 65
None of them do a complete job even with install monitoring, so I just use the provided (or MS) uninstaller followed by an 'Everything' search for left-over files and then with 'RegScanner' for left-over registry entries.
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Total Uninstall and jv16 Software Uninstaller both analyze the installed program and list the data for you to check before hitting uninstall. Check the listed data from both for possible false positives and compare the data to get an idea of the program's efficacy.
In that case I'd recommend HiBit.
I've used it in the past. Revo and HiBit find more leftovers.
I also find Revo and HiBit to be the best; though for uninstalling i mainly use revo, and hibit for other tasks.
I also discovered Jcleaner thanks to @roger_m post here
I have long compared multiple registry cleaners, including wise registry cleaner, ccleaner, and others. So far I find Jcleaner (paid version deep clean), to actually be useful in that it finds more. I am very careful with deleting registry keys though unless I Know 100% and I make system restore point before as well. Alongside Jcleaner I have also gotten fond of registryfinder which I also found thanks to a recommendation here
BrecMadak
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- Sep 5, 2014
- 12
Hey, sorry for necroing the old thread, but your post caught my attention since I'm on the hunt for a good uninstaller. I checked out the Total Uninstaller editions on their website, and I noticed the comparison chart lists two features regarding snapshot: Command line support and system snapshot comparison. I'm a bit confused about which one you were referring to.
I’ve got a couple of questions about this software:
1. Does the snapshot feature function like a system restore point?
2. How crucial to have the monitored installations feature?
Trying to figure out whether the free Hibit Uninstaller is just as effective.
Cheers.
gonza
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- Sep 10, 2019
- 67
Hi!
1. Is a snapshot of disk data (system partition by default) and registry, just to compare changes. You can't use it as a full system restore / rollback.
2. For me, one of the best features. But you have to be really careful, because the snapshot tracks everything, so you can have log with a lot of monitored data that does not belong to the application you just installed.
While I prefer Total Uninstall HiBit Uninstaller is excellent. Unless you are regularly installing and uninstalling apps, there's not much need to use either. If you do regularly do that, both are good and just like Total Uninstall, HiBit can also monitor installations by creating snapshots. If you uninstalling a lot of apps, then the snapshot feature is useful, if you aren't, it's probably easier to just install apps regularly and then let TU/HiBit scan for leftovers after they've uninstalled apps. However, you should always check what leftovers they want to remove before letting them delete anything. As occasionally, they may want to delete files which belong to other apps you have installed, rather than the apps you've just uninstalled. With snapshots, as already mentioned, everything that happens with your system gets monitored, so you need to be particularly careful about what you let the uninstaller delete. For example, if Windows decides to update Edge at the same time as you're installing another app, the changes to Edge will be monitored too.
One instance when using snapshots is particularly helpful is installing antiviruses. Usually when you uninstall an antivirus, there will be some leftovers remaining and sometimes this can cause conflicts with the next antivirus you install. Using snapshots, is the only way to ensure that an uninstaller can find and remove all leftover traces.
- Mar 1, 2024
- 1,897
On Uninstalr website, the developer does benchmark regularly to evaluates the performance of various third-party software uninstallers available for the Windows operating system, I noticed for the second time that results shows "Geek Uninstaller" as the best free uninstaller followed by "HiBit Uninstaller", I really like "Geek Uninstaller" but I always thought it is not that thorough in removing leftovers, is there something I don't understand or noticed in the results?
Source: Uninstalr and here is the previous benchmark results: A Mad Journey: Comparing Windows uninstallers, getting upset and then deciding to make my own - Uninstalr Blog
| Name | Leftovers (smaller is better) |
|---|---|
| Absolute Uninstaller | 116 |
| Bulk Crap Uninstaller | 111 |
| Geek Uninstaller | 102 |
| HiBit Uninstaller | 103 |
| IObit Uninstaller 14 | 120 |
| O&O AppBuster | 263 |
| Revo Uninstaller Free | 119 |
| Revo Uninstaller Pro | 116 |
| Total Uninstall | 39 |
| Uninstall Tool | 116 |
| UniGetUI | 129 |
| Uninstalr | 17 |
| Wise Program Uninstaller | 113 |
| Windows Installed Apps | 118 |
Source: Uninstalr and here is the previous benchmark results: A Mad Journey: Comparing Windows uninstallers, getting upset and then deciding to make my own - Uninstalr Blog
- Mar 13, 2021
- 486
It's been some time since I've used it. But it was one of the best at finding leftovers.
- Jun 18, 2022
- 558
However it's failed to uninstall some software like Quick Heal / Bitdefender.
- Apr 27, 2020
- 111
What i like about hibit is that is does its job thoroughly and safely it scans all the leftover registry items and files and you can back up the stuff it finds so if it finds something its not supposed to delete you can revert the action easily. The gui is nice and clean as well in my opinion and its better than revo.
A second close is uninstalr by the same company who does jv16 power tools. Its just as thorough as hibit but the process is much slower when uninstalling a program
A second close is uninstalr by the same company who does jv16 power tools. Its just as thorough as hibit but the process is much slower when uninstalling a program
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