Registry cleaners aren't needed unless you're some special snowflake with an extremely specific issue. In fact they tend to do more harm than good.
Which Free Uninstaller: IObit vs Geek vs Revo?
- Thread starter SumTingWong
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- May 10, 2019
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I'm using Hibit Uninstaller and I am satisfied with it.
Smarty Uninstaller has become free, but sometimes it fails to recognise set up files (snapshot monitoring).
Smarty Uninstaller has become free, but sometimes it fails to recognise set up files (snapshot monitoring).
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I also use Hibit Uninstaller and I am also satisfied with this program and it is free.
I don't trust programs like Iobit, I don't know why but I don't trust Chinese applications.
I don't trust programs like Iobit, I don't know why but I don't trust Chinese applications.
There's often no need to ever clean the registry. It's exceptionally rare for so called registry errors to cause issues and even rarer for them to be making your computer run slower.
If you do want to clean the registry, The free version of JCleaner and the registry cleaner in HiBit Uninstaller are safe to use. The paid version of JCleaner has a Deep Scan option that should be used with care. Deep scanning is not available in the free version. I don't recommend Vit Registry Fix, which is an older cleaning app from the author of JCleaner, as it has very minor issues with false positives. There are a few other registry cleaners that are safe to use. But, the vast majority of registry cleaners will sometimes want to delete valid registry keys, so are best avoided.
I haven't used it for a few years. But in the past, it did not do a very thorough job of scanning for leftovers.
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Nothing's changed unfortunately. Hibit does a better job.
- Dec 7, 2021
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As with some others Hi-Bit seems to do a great job, IMO at least as good a paid Revo.
- May 10, 2019
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In my experience Hibit has been as thorough as Revo when it comes to cleaning leftovers.
lokamoka820
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lokamoka820
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I have broken software with Revo Free Advanced Scan many times.
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Trying to uninstall Auslogics Registry Cleaner using Revo Uninstaller Advanced Mode and this is what it finds
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- Jun 5, 2014
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Hibit in my experience is the best some Iranian programs are really good. another one is neat download manager, the guy created a download manager for his own use on Mac and ported it to Windows in native C++, shared it for free. it's just 1 megabyte! with a potent download engine, a well-written code. Iranians tend to have high rankings in programming competitions and stuff like that that's why you see just one man creating something like Hibit or neat download manager with some quality coding.
mtbboy1993
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It's fast, and the developer has fixed bugs fast, doesn't force reboot. Multiple versions of software won't cause issues, won't remove all of them, only the specific version. So for those still afraid, they don't need to be.
mtbboy1993
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mtbboy1993
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If you check what it cleans, then it's not an issue. but yes, not checking and just relying on the software, and cleaning random stuff, isn't a good idea. but Hibit, cleans what's related to the software you are uninstalling, so just check it's correct, but it's different to Ccleaner doing registry cleaning, as it scans for uninstalled software. But mistakes can happen so check.
So far no issues for me.
- Dec 7, 2021
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Just had an offer for Revo Pro for £9 UKP (around 10:50 Euro) which is a potential bargain - I'm so pleased with Hi-Bit I didn't bother, Revo don't seem to evolve much anyway when I've used it.
mtbboy1993
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if there's a free software that does the job better or as well, I don't see a reason to pay. Hibit & OBS are great examples of that.
lokamoka820
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Because it makes a backup of what it is removing, so you can easily recover if something went wrong.
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lokamoka820
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I have a lot of false positives with Revo advanced scan that it shows registry entries related to other software.
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Trying to uninstall Auslogics Registry Cleaner using Revo Uninstaller Advanced Mode and this is what it finds
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