Wondershare Helper Compact by Wondershare

What is Wondershare Helper Compact?

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How do I clean Wondershare Helper Compact?

Wondershare Helper Compact 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 Wondershare Helper Compact
with AppCleaner

If you want to clean Wondershare Helper Compact manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There are six locations in the file system where Wondershare Helper Compact stores data that can be cleaned.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Wondershare Helper Compact 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 Wondershare Helper Compact that can be cleaned:

1. Type dir /s %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\Log\*
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir /s %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\Log\*
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 /s {folder}\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\Log\* where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
4. Type dir /s %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\Temp\*
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir /s %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\Temp\*
5. Type dir %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\ProductUpdateLists.xml
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\ProductUpdateLists.xml
6. Type dir %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\WSHelper.exe_temp
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\WSHelper.exe_temp
7. Type dir %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\WSHelperSetup.exe_temp
   • On 64-Bit also: Type dir %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\WSHelperSetup.exe_temp
8. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
9. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
   Type dir /s {folder}\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\Temp\* where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
10. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
11. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
    Type dir {folder}\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\ProductUpdateLists.xml where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
12. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
13. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
    Type dir {folder}\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\WSHelper.exe_temp where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.
14. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore\Program Files*
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\VirtualStore\Program Files*
15. For all the folders that were listed in the previous step:
    Type dir {folder}\Common Files\Wondershare\Wondershare Helper Compact\WSHelperSetup.exe_temp where {folder} is one of the folders listed in the previous step.

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

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