What is Better Explorer?

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Overview

Better Explorer is published by Better. You can find out more about Better Explorer at its official website or at Better's website.


How do I clean Better Explorer?

Better Explorer may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space. It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system. The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size. A portable version is also available.

Clean Better Explorer
with AppCleaner

If you want to clean Better Explorer manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There are two locations in the file system where Better Explorer stores data that can be cleaned.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Better Explorer and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system locations. First of all, open a command prompt window:

  • Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys.
  • Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
  • Type cmd
  • Hit Enter

Now list all the files stored by Better Explorer that can be cleaned:

  1. Type dir %ProgramFiles%\Better Explorer\log.txt
    • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Better Explorer\log.txt
  2. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
  3. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
    Type dir {folder}\Better Explorer\log.txt where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.

Once you have identified the files stored by Better Explorer that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.

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