Registry Mechanic by Registry

What is Registry Mechanic?

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How do I clean Registry Mechanic?

Registry Mechanic 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 Registry Mechanic
with AppCleaner

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

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Registry Mechanic 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 Registry Mechanic that can be cleaned:

1. Type dir %ProgramFiles%\Registry Mechanic\backup\*.rbk
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Registry Mechanic\backup\*.rbk
2. Type dir %ProgramFiles%\Registry Mechanic\log\*
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Registry Mechanic\log\*
3. Type dir %ProgramFiles%\Registry Mechanic\logs\*
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Registry Mechanic\logs\*
4. Type dir %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\*
5. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
   Type dir {folder}\*.rmbak where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
6. Type dir %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\*
7. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
   Type dir {folder}\*.rrr where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
8. Type dir %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\*
9. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
   Type dir {folder}\*.rrr.bak where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
10. Type dir %WinDir%\System32\config\*.rmbak
11. Type dir %WinDir%\System32\config\*.rrr*
12. Type dir %APPDATA%\Registry Mechanic\log\*.html
13. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
14. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
    Type dir {folder}\Registry Mechanic\backup\*.rbk where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
15. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
16. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
    Type dir {folder}\Registry Mechanic\log\* where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
17. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
18. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
    Type dir {folder}\Registry Mechanic\logs\* where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.

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

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