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What is System Mechanic?

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How do I clean System Mechanic?

System 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 System Mechanic
with AppCleaner

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

Files

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

1. Type dir %APPDATA%\iolo\SafetyNet\Temp\*
2. Type dir %APPDATA%\ioloGovernor\logs
3. Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\iolo\*.xml
   • Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\iolo\*.xml
4. Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\iolo\*.txt
   • Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\iolo\*.txt
5. Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\iolo\ACRSummaryFiles
   • Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\iolo\ACRSummaryFiles
6. Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\iolo\logs
   • Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\iolo\logs
7. Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\iolo\TempResources
   • Windows XP: Type dir %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\iolo\TempResources
8. Type dir %ProgramFiles%\iolo\System Mechanic\*.txt
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\iolo\System Mechanic\*.txt
9. Type dir %ProgramFiles%\iolo\System Mechanic\*.xml
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\iolo\System Mechanic\*.xml
10. Type dir %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\LocalService\*
11. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
    Type dir {folder}\iolo where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
12. Type dir %WinDir%\System32\config\iolo App.evt
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}\iolo\System Mechanic\*.txt 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}\iolo\System Mechanic\*.xml where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
17. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ProgramData\iolo\*.xml
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\ProgramData\iolo\*.xml
18. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ProgramData\iolo\*.txt
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\ProgramData\iolo\*.txt
19. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ProgramData\iolo\ACRSummaryFiles
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\ProgramData\iolo\ACRSummaryFiles
20. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ProgramData\iolo\logs
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\ProgramData\iolo\logs
21. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\ProgramData\iolo\TempResources
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\ProgramData\iolo\TempResources

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

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