What is Handy Backup?

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Overview

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


How do I clean Handy Backup?

Handy Backup 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 Handy Backup
with AppCleaner

If you want to clean Handy Backup manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There is one location in the file system where Handy Backup stores data that can be cleaned.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Handy Backup and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system location. 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 Handy Backup that can be cleaned:

  1. Type dir %APPDATA%\Novosoft\Handy Backup\logs\*

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

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