User's Manual
1-Click Maintenance ...
... cleans your registry
Over time, the central Windows registry becomes filled with hundreds of superfluous entries. These include ref-
erences to non-existent files, backlogs of programs deleted long ago and faulty entries. Your registry is cleaned,
making your Windows system fast and problem-free. For more information about this, seeCleaning the Registry,
p. 56.
... defragments your registry
Even after the registry has been cleaned as described above, it is not automatically smaller because the disk
space that is freed up is not released. This feature compresses the registry by deleting these gaps. For more infor-
mation about this, seeDefragmenting the Registry, p. 63.
... removes broken shortcuts
1-Click Maintenance checks whether there are any broken shortcuts on your desktop or in the Start menu or
Quick Launch taskbar and then automatically deletes them. At the same time, a search is also made for faulty
entries in the history lists of various programs such as Windows Media Player or Microsoft Office. For more infor-
mation about this, seeRemove Broken Shortcuts, p. 66.
... frees up disk space by deleting unnecessary files
So-called "temporary" files are something of a nuisance. Windows and programs create temporary files on the
hard disk, in order to temporarily store certain settings or data. If the program in question is closed, these files
should really be deleted from the program. However, the program in question often "forgets" to clean up after
itself so that over time your hard disk can be filled with a lot of unnecessary data. 1-Click Maintenance reliably
deletes all temporary files and folders from your hard disk. For more information about this, seeCleaning the
Hard Disk, p. 76.
... optimizes system startup and shutdown
Some programs that are run each time you start your system slow down the startup process to an unnecessary
extent. Such known programs that are definitely not required are turned off here. For more information about
this, see Optimizing System Startup and Shutdown, p. 68.
... defragments your hard disk
In the background, TuneUp Utilities changes the arrangement of files and folders so that they can be read more
quickly. Regular defragmentation is paramount - especially if the data structure of your hard disk changes
frequently, for example because you move or delete files or install new programs. Defragmentation is, however,
only carried out when necessary. And you can even choose whether - if it was determined that defragmentation
was necessary - a thorough or a quick defragmentation should take place, or whether this should depend on the
result of the analysis. For more information about this, seeDefragmenting the Hard Disk, p. 71.
Solid-state drives (SSD) are detected by TuneUp Utilities. They are not analyzed or defragmented, as it is not pos-
sible to optimize solid-state drives through defragmentation and they could be damaged by defragmentation.
The Automatic Maintenance function is also configured so that it performs all these maintenance tasks. How-
ever, it is run in the background and only the notifications tell you when it was carried out.
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