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    Foreword

    SlimCleaner+ is the premium edition of SlimCleaner, a powerful, comprehensive utility that

    combines the best IT tools. Its designed assist computer users, technicians, and support

    personnel with the task of cleaning and optimizing a computers operating system. SlimCleaner+

    uses cloud technology to analyze the software configuration of a computer and make

    recommendations based on collective research from IT professionals, technicians, and computer

    users around the world. Optimized for Windows, SlimCleaner+ can greatly improve the

    performance and security of Windows XP, Vista, 7 and Windows 8.

    This user guide is designed to show how to use SlimCleaner+. Use the linked table of contents to

    navigate to a specific section or proceed through the user guide sequentially. Its layout emulates

    the progression of tools in SlimCleaner and is organized from top to bottom by the utility tabs on

    the left hand side of the program.

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    Contents SlimWare User Community Rating Software ....................................................................................... 3

    How Does SlimCleaner+ Use Cloud Technology? .............................................................................. 3

    Where do Ratings Come From? ......................................................................................................... 3

    I have opinions; how can I participate? ............................................................................................... 4

    Navigating SlimCleaner+ ....................................................................................................................... 5

    Dashboard ............................................................................................................................................. 6

    Status ................................................................................................................................................. 6

    One Click Scan .................................................................................................................................. 8

    Scan Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 9

    Results ............................................................................................................................................. 10

    Cleaner ................................................................................................................................................ 11

    Customizing the Cleaner .................................................................................................................. 11

    Optimizer ............................................................................................................................................. 12

    Startup ............................................................................................................................................. 12

    Services ........................................................................................................................................... 13

    Restore ............................................................................................................................................ 13

    Software .............................................................................................................................................. 14

    Updates ............................................................................................................................................... 15

    Software Updates ............................................................................................................................. 15

    Windows Updates ............................................................................................................................ 15

    Browsers.............................................................................................................................................. 16

    Disk Tools ............................................................................................................................................ 17

    Summary .......................................................................................................................................... 17

    Disk Analysis .................................................................................................................................... 17

    Disk Wiper ........................................................................................................................................ 18

    Shredder .......................................................................................................................................... 19

    Defragger ......................................................................................................................................... 20

    Duplicate File Finder ........................................................................................................................ 21

    Windows Tools .................................................................................................................................... 23

    Settings ............................................................................................................................................... 24

    Login .................................................................................................................................................... 28

    Updates ............................................................................................................................................... 28

    Help ..................................................................................................................................................... 29

    Like Us ................................................................................................................................................ 29

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    SlimWare User Community Rating Software

    SlimCleaner+ is powered by the people that use it. The recommendations that SlimCleaner+ provides

    are made possible by thousands of everyday computer users and technical experts that share their

    experience and knowledge.

    SlimCleaner+ enables users to share this information online in the SlimWare community, a free social

    network focused on helping everyday users clean and optimizer their computer systems. It also enables

    users to share information directly in the SlimCleaner+ application. By using a special rating tool,

    contributors provide additional information about new software and qualify it with personal

    recommendations.

    You can join our social community by registering with us online. Register for a free SlimWare Utilities

    user account, and you can submit ratings and comments for software items directly within SlimCleaner+.

    Your input is fed directly into our dynamic database where it is stored and made available for others to

    see. Your participation gives you a say in how our programs work. To do this, all you have to do is register.

    Its quick, easy, and free. To start a new account, click here.

    How Does SlimCleaner+ Use Cloud Technology?

    SlimCleaner+ utilizes crowd-sourced, community feedback to provide the best recommendations for

    optimizing your computer. Using feedback provided by real users means that SlimCleaner+ can provide

    only tried and tested system optimizations. SlimCleaner+ then distributes this data via cloud

    technology, allowing anyone with an installed version of SlimCleaner+ to obtain the latest definitions

    instantly.

    Where do Ratings Come From?

    SlimCleaner+ uses the crowd-sourced data to codify each scanned item with a color, based on its

    usefulness. This color rating is determined by the community and is based upon an aggregate of votes

    that are submitted both in-app and online. Ratings are supplied by a wide demographic of users,

    including both everyday PC owners with no advanced computing skills and technical experts.

    How do I know the reviews SlimCleaner+ provides are accurate?

    To produce the most accurate ratings and optimization suggestions, we implement layers of checks. In

    addition to our staff of tech experts, we employ a second tiered rating system in our community. It

    enables users to up-vote the best ratings and down-vote the bad ones, thereby picking out the good

    ratings and eliminating the bad.

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    I have opinions; how can I participate?

    The in-app rating system lets you to rate software items using a color-coded system that makes it easy

    for others users to distinguish the GOOD from the BAD.

    1. Whenever you see the color-coded rating widget, you can provide a rating, description and reason for the software item listed next to it. The more software items that you rate, the more

    precise SlimCleaner+ becomes.

    2. Rate the software based on its legitimacy as useful software (green), optional (yellow), or unwanted / malicious (red). Or use the colors in between to set your perception of the

    softwares necessity, either to your computers operation or its importance to your personal

    uses.

    3. Once youve rated the software item, put it in a category that best describes its purpose and then pick a general reason why you gave it the rating you did.

    4. You can then optionally provide a detailed reason that explains why you gave it the rating you provided. This will help others to judge whether or not the information you provided is relevant to

    them.

    5. Once youve completed the rating form, click Save to finish and return to SlimCleaner+.

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    Navigating SlimCleaner+

    SlimCleaner+ features a fast and responsive user interface. You can easily navigate

    the different pages of the program by way of the accordion menu on the left-hand side

    of the window. Each item in the menu will take you to the utility it lists when clicked.

    Some items will expand to reveal further modes of the utility you are attempting to

    navigate to.

    Dashboard The Home Screen for the application.

    Status Gives a brief look at the system status.

    Click Scan Deep scan of the system for all possible optimizations.

    Scan Settings Configure the settings of the 1-click scan.

    Cleaner Advanced junk file cleaner and registry optimizer.

    Optimizer Optimize the operating system.

    Startup Manage the OS startup processes.

    Services Manage the OS background services.

    Restore Restore changes.

    Software Manage and update installed software.

    All Manage all installed software.

    Updates Update out-of-date software.

    Updates Find and install available software updates.

    Software Update individual programs on your computer

    Windows Get descriptions and easy-download of official Windows Updates

    Browsers Manage and configure browsers.

    Internet Explorer Manage and configure Internet Explorer.

    Mozilla Firefox Manage and configure Mozilla Firefox.

    Google Chrome Manage and configure Google Chrome.

    Disk Tools Optimize hard disks and reclaim storage space.

    Disk Analysis see how the space on your hard-drive is distributed

    Disk Wiper securely wipe free space on a main drive or wipe clean an entire external drive

    Shredder securely wipe individual files or folders

    Defragger defragment options let you smartly redistribute data usage on a disk for faster

    access and recall

    Duplicate Finder see all duplicate files on your computer and manage them based on size,

    date, or internal makeup

    Windows Tools Quickly access Windows native tools.

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    Dashboard

    The dashboard is the panel you see when you first launch SlimCleaner+. It is the central hub from

    which you can monitor your systems overall status and assess the health and security of your

    machine. You can also make a few quick changes here and initialize some of the powerful utilities

    included in SlimCleaner+.

    Status

    On the Status Dashboard, you will first notice the status indicator and a set of gauges. These

    give you a brief glimpse of the current condition of your computer.

    The status indicators give you heads up display of the overall status of your system.

    Status is good system has been cleaned and optimized.

    Status is medium generally healthy, but some parts of your system have not been cleaned or optimized in a relative period of time.

    Status is low your security profile is intact, but there are still issues and un-optimized settings that can slow down performance.

    Status is poor your computer has active issues that could pose a threat to system efficiency or security.

    Unknown / In Process the status of your computer is unknown because no scan has been run yet, or a scan is currently running.

    The gauge gives you a more specific heads up display, listing the status of your computer in

    terms of its overall health and security.

    The HEALTH gauge reports the amount of junk or extraneous data found on your computer. This

    measure represents the amount of stuff on the system that is known to diminish efficiency.

    The SECURITY gauge reports the status of your security profile, whether or not you have security

    software installed and the status of built-in defense settings in Windows.

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    QUICKLAUNCH

    From the Dashboard you can quickly access several utilities in SlimCleaner+. Click/Tap on the labeled

    tiles to navigate to their respective pages.

    SYSTEM PERFORMANCE

    Personalize system performance based on your needs by enabling a custom System Performance

    Mode from the widget on the dashboard. You can enable Power Saver mode to preserve precious

    battery life when on-the-go, or Turbo mode to maximize system performance. You can always revert to

    the default, Windows power plan from this widget.

    DISK OVERVIEW

    Get a quick look at the status of your hard disks from the Disk Widget on the Dashboard. Click the

    arrows in the widget to view the status for each drive installed in your computer. You can quickly

    access the Disk Tools in SlimCleaner+ by interacting with this widget.

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    One Click Scan

    The One Click Scan is the most powerful utility in SlimCleaner+. The One Click Scan runs a deep scan

    of your computer that incorporates all of the utilities within SlimCleaner+. It generates a report that lists

    all of the optimizations that you can enact to enhance the performance, stability and security of your

    computer.

    The scan includes junk files, system optimizations, software updates, browser add-ons, software

    updates, registry issues and security settings. To begin the scan, click the One Click Scan button.

    (To configure scan settings, click the gear icon in the button.)

    You can configure custom search parameters for each of these categories in the 1-Click Scan dialog.

    To access it, click 1-Click Scan in the left navbar.

    Here you can disable scanning for a specific category outright by un-checking the box next to the listed

    entry.

    To configure settings for a specific category, click the Settings link next to the scanning category you

    wish to configure. To fully customize your scanning options, click the gear icon in the One Click Scan

    button, or click Scan Settings on the left navbar.

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    Scan Settings

    You can fine-tune the settings for the One Click Scan in this form.

    Click on each tab of the Scan Settings form to display the sub-categories within each view and you can

    check/uncheck the options that you wish to enable/disable scanning for.

    OTHERS TAB

    In the Others tab, you can specify special categories you want to assess, including software updates,

    system optimizations, and browser add-ons. These are user-selected entities and so SlimCleaner+ lets

    you customize the amount of information that you want cleaned.

    The One Click Scan will display results based on the threshold that the user selects in this form. By

    default, the program will search for a mid-range level of updates and optimizations. Increasing the

    threshold will display the maximum number of available updates and optimizations, while decreasing it

    will reduce the number of results. Select the scanning threshold based on your preference.

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    Results

    After the scan finishes, you can fix all items found by clicking the Fix Selected button. If you want to

    view the results before SlimCleaner Plus fixes them, you can click on View Details next to the scanning

    category for a detailed list of the scans results.

    Scan results are divided into different tabs that categorize the scanning section that the result was

    found under. You can navigate between results for different scan sections by clicking on the tab for that

    section. Tabs that are opaque, or greyed out, either were not selected for scanning, or did not produce

    any results.

    In some scan categories, namely the Junk, Privacy, Registry, and Browsers categories, you can get an

    even further detailed analysis of the results by double-clicking on the result category row to view the

    sub-results for that scan section category. For example, you can get a good look at the Privacy items

    that SlimCleaner Plus picks up by viewing the results in the Privacy tab of the One Click Scan results

    overview and then double-clicking one of the rows in the Privacy results panel.

    Once youve finished reviewing the results and youre ready to fix the selected items, click the Fix

    Remaining Items button in the Scan Results Overview window.

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    Cleaner

    The first utility in SlimCleaner+ is the Cleaner. The Cleaner is an advanced junk file and registry

    cleaner, designed to quickly and easily recover large amounts of disk space and also increase system

    performance by cleaning up working space used by the operating system. It can be set to delete . . .

    unused junk files

    files containing personally identifiable information

    obsolete registry items.

    The main form of this utility looks much like the settings page for the One Click Scan. That is because

    the One Click Scan includes the functionality of this utility. However, the Cleaner can be configured,

    and run independently from the One Click Scan for more detailed customizations.

    Customizing the Cleaner

    Configuring scan settings for the cleaner is just like configuring scan settings for the One Click Scan.

    Click on each tab, and review the options available, making any changes as per your preference.

    1. When you are ready to begin the scan, click Analyze to scan and review the results; or, click Auto Clean to automatically clean all items found by the Cleaner.

    2. The Cleaner will display the results of the scan in a list organized by the same categories you selected when reviewing the scanning options. You can view the individual files to be deleted in a given category by double-clicking the list entry for the category you wish to expand.

    3. If you find a file in the scan results you want to preserve, right-click the list entry and select Ignore this file. SlimCleaner+ will not include this file in future scans.

    4. If you want to stop what to go back to adjust your scanning customizations, you can back out of the list you are in, by clicking the Back button. Once you are at the results overview, You can click the Back button again to clear the results and begin a new scan.

    5. If you are ready to clean the items that the Cleaner utility has found, click the Clean button.

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    Optimizer

    The second utility in SlimCleaner+ is the Optimizer. The Optimizer is an advanced system tweaking

    utility that utilizes our cloud distributed, community rating system. The color-coded rating system

    simplifies the decision making process and allows you to act with confidence when facilitating the

    optimizations that this utility suggests. You can also use the rating widget to supply your own feedback

    to the community.

    FILTERING RESULTS

    You can filter the results of this utility by using the large, color-coded slider to filter list results by their

    rating. To view items with a Good rating or less, select the dark-green position on the filter bar. To

    view only unwanted/malicious items, select the red position on the filter bar.

    Additionally, you can further filter the results of the Optimizer by using the Search bar to filter results

    based on your search parameters. This is the easiest way to filter a specific item you are looking for.

    Startup

    The Startup Optimizer lists all of the programs and background processes that starts when your

    computer boots. The Optimizer codifies each item with a color that corresponds to its rating, as

    provided per SlimWare Community consensus.

    Scroll through the list of startup items, reviewing each one before deciding if it is necessary for startup.

    Check the box next to each item that you wish to remove from the computers startup. If you are

    uncertain about an item, or need more information, click the More Info button to display more detailed

    program information and community feedback.

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    Once you have made your selections, click the Remove Selected button to remove the selected items

    from startup. You can restore any startup items you have removed from the Restore mode of the

    Optimizer.

    Services

    The Services Optimizer lists all of the services in Windows. You can disable services in this list by

    checking the box next to your selections and then click the Remove Selected button.

    Most services are installed to support some kind of system functionality, so be careful in your

    selections. If you are uncertain, click the More Info button to learn more about the service you are

    considering. If you make a mistake, you can restore any services you disable in the Restore mode of

    the Optimizer.

    Restore

    The restore tool lets you put back items that you removed from the Startup and Services mode of the

    Optimizer.

    To put something back, check the box next to the items you wish to restore and then click the Restore

    Selected button.

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    Software

    Third in the SlimCleaner+ toolbox is the Software Utility. The Software Utility makes it easy to manage

    installed programs by uninstalling any applications you want to remove. This utility integrates the cloud

    distributed, community rating system in its interface.

    Users can request community feedback for a given software item in order to make more educated

    decisions before uninstalling, or contribute user ratings.

    The Software Utility displays all of the software installed on your computer. You can use this dialog to

    audit your system for unwanted software and uninstall any undesirables. To view more information

    about a given software item, click the More Info button.

    To uninstall a software item in the results list, check the box next to the entry and click the Uninstall

    Selected button to initialize the installer for the software items you are attempting to remove. Follow the

    instructions in the softwares proprietary installer package to remove it from your system. SlimCleaner+

    will initiate each installer for you.

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    Updates

    The fourth tool in SlimCleaner+ is the updates manager. Use this tool to scan your computer and

    check your software for updates. Updates are routine additions for programs that can provide bug-

    fixes, improvements, new user-interactivity or make the programs work better with other applications.

    Software Updates

    Use the slider to filter out the quality of updates available. Slide it further to the green, and only

    updates that are deemed good or worthwhile will be displayed. Slide it further to the red, and

    SlimCleaner+ will show you updates of every quality, giving you the option to install or not.

    To get more info on a given update, click the More Info button.

    When youre ready to download and install a given update, select Update Now.

    Windows Updates

    These are updates from Microsoft and affect the Windows Operating System. Generally, Windows

    updates are given priority and it is recommended that you install them whenever offered. These can

    have wide-ranging effects on a PC, including fixing errors, closing security gaps and boosting system

    performance.

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    Browsers

    The fifth tool in SlimCleaner+ is the Browsers utility. This tool is useful for managing the internet

    browsers installed on your computer and provides support for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google

    Chrome, Opera and Safari. You can use this utility to . . .

    set the home page

    set the default search provider

    manage extensions, BHOs, ActiveX objects, and other browser components.

    To manage settings for your browser, click on the icon for your browser. You can change the home

    page and the default search settings with the widgets at the top of the form.

    Using the filter widget, you can manage toolbars, extensions, add-ons and plug-ins. Each tab allows

    you to selectively Remove an item. This disables it until you re-enable it using the Restore tab.

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    Disk Tools

    The sixth tool on the dashboard is a collection of utilities called the Disk Tools. This is a group of utilities

    in SlimCleaner+ that are designed to reclaim disk space and optimize your hard disks for better

    performance and storage capacity.

    Summary

    This tool shows a brief summary of your computers hard disks. Here you can get a quick glimpse of

    how much free space is left in your drives. To get a more detailed analysis of the selected hard disk,

    select an individual drive and click Analyze.

    Disk Analysis

    This tool provides an in-depth analysis of disks that you select in the Summary. The analysis will

    present you with disk usage information that details the largest files on the drive, allowing you to identify

    what is consuming the most space on the disk and potentially reclaim the space by removing

    unnecessary files.

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    Disk Wiper

    This tool is designed for to completely and thoroughly remove all the data on a disk, while securing it

    against recovery by overwriting it with bytes of data. The user may opt to overwrite the disk multiple

    times for greater security against any possibility of recovering the old data.

    1. To wipe data on a hard disk, select it from the list of available drives by checking the box next to the entry.

    2. Then, select from the drop-down menu the number of times you wish for the drive to be overwritten.

    3. Finally, select from the drop-down menu whether you wish to overwrite only free space, or the entire drive.

    WIPING FREE SPACE IN A DRIVE

    Wiping free space will not compromise your data. It will force the disk wiper to only overwrite disk space

    for which there is no data presently. This is a good option if you just want to make old data

    unrecoverable.

    WIPING A DRIVE

    For a more thorough cleaning, you can opt to overwrite an entire drive. To prevent damage to the

    system, the Disk Wiper will not allow you to wipe the system drive (the partition of your hard drive that

    holds the operating system), only the free space. It will let you wipe non-system drives, including

    external hard-drives and portable media, such as flash drives.

    4. When you have made your selections, click Wipe to begin the procedure.

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    Shredder

    The shredder tool gives users an ability to wipe disk space for select files and/or folders. This utility is

    designed to thoroughly and securely wipe data that the user wishes to render unrecoverable. This is

    very useful for sensitive documents and/or other personally identifiable information. This mode works

    much like the Disk Wiper, but provides options for adding files and folders instead of performing

    operations on whole disks.

    1. To add files to the shred list, click the Add Files button. To add folders, click the Add Folders button. If you want to remove a file or folder that you have mistakenly added, click its entry in

    the list and then click Remove Selected.

    2. Once you have selected the files and folders you wish to shred, click the drop-down menu and select the number of times you wish to wipe the selected data.

    3. Once you have made all of your selections, click the Shred button to begin the procedure.

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    Defragger

    The Defragger is an advanced hard disk defragmentation utility designed to reorganize data clusters in

    the most efficient way possible.

    The Defragger improves disk performance by consolidating relative data clusters in proximity to one

    another in order to decrease disk read and write times. This results in an overall improved hard disk.

    To defrag your hard disk, click the drop-down menu and select the disk you wish to defrag. Once you

    have selected the disk you wish to defrag, click Analyze Disk to perform a preliminary analysis of the

    disks fragmentation.

    Alternatively, you can begin defragging immediately by clicking Quick Optimize or Full Optimize. The

    quick optimize defrags relative data clusters and groups them together for faster disk speeds, but the

    full optimize will reorganize the data further to increase overall disk performance.

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    Duplicate File Finder

    The Duplicate File Finder enables the user to scan the computer for duplicate files for the purpose of

    deleting potentially unnecessary copies in order to reclaim valuable disk space.

    You can search for duplicate files by either drive or by folder(s). Select which scope to set the file finder

    to by clicking on either the Drives or Folders radio button. The form below will reflect the options

    available to you.

    Searching by folders enables you to add specific folders to scan for duplicate files.

    Searching by drives enables you to scan the entire drive for duplicate files.

    For this example, select the drive(s) you wish to scan and then click Next.

    Scanning by drives may be further configured in the next form. There are 3 scanning modes . . .

    Easy Scan is the slowest, but detects duplicates with the greatest accuracy. It assesses each file in the computer by its unique makeup. This option finds true duplicates no matter how theyre labeled.

    Moderate scan is faster, but not as detailed as Easy Scan. It takes the way files are labeled into consideration to help isolate duplicates more quickly.

    Quick Scan is the fastest, but is the least detailed. It takes only the files labels and relative sizes into consideration. It does not assess the internal makeup of a file.

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    After selecting a mode for file comparison, you can specify additional parameters to your search, such

    as

    Ignoring files in a certain size range (in megabytes)

    Searching for all or only a certain set of file types

    Excluding certain locations from the scan.

    By default, system files and program files are excluded from the scan to prevent deletion of system

    critical files.

    Once you have made all of your configurations to the search parameters, click Next to begin the scan.

    Alternatively, you can click Back to cancel and start over.

    In the final dialog of the Duplicate File Finder, simply compare the duplicates found. With an up-front

    readout of the file data, including its location, creation date and date it was modified, you can selectively

    delete duplicates by putting a check in the box beside them and clicking Delete Checked.

    You can sort the results using different filters for easier viewing. Click the Sort By drop-down menu to

    change how duplicates are displayed in the results.

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    Windows Tools

    This is a handy toolbox for quickly accessing all of the most commonly used snap-ins and power user

    interfaces in Windows.

    Use the Windows Tools to quickly access built-in Windows management services, without having to

    hunt for them on a computer, including the device manager, the event viewer or the task scheduler.

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    Settings

    To change settings for SlimCleaner+, click the Settings button in the top-right navigation panel. In the

    settings menu, you may change options for several aspects of the program, including,

    how junk files are detected

    preservation of browser cookies

    scheduling of automated cleaning.

    In the Settings menu, you can also reset the default settings for SlimCleaner+ and view program log

    files. Whenever you make any changes, click the Save to finalize them.

    General

    The General Settings dialog allows you to change miscellaneous settings for SlimCleaner+. Here you

    can:

    enable/disable the feature that starts SlimCleaner+ on Windows startup

    specify whether or not to check for updates when the program starts

    configure the alerts that SlimCleaner+ is allowed to show you.

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    Schedule

    The Schedule Settings dialog allows you to set One Click Scan intervals to be run on your computer.

    You can schedule tasks on a daily or weekly basis, and specify a specific time to run. This will trigger a

    One Click Scan to be run at the set time and clean anything that is found. Once youve set the

    schedule, remember to click Save.

    Cleaner

    The Cleaner Settings dialog allows you to configure how the junk cleaner scans for temporary files.

    You may also disable the alert displayed before cleaning files, and manage the Ignores that you have

    added from the cleaner results. The junk cleaner will ignore any file paths that are in the ignore list.

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    Cookies

    The Cookies Settings dialog allows you to manage your saved cookies. The junk file cleaner will

    remove all cookies by default, but you may opt to keep cookies for web sites that you visit often.

    Known Cookies will display cookies which SlimCleaner+ detects, but have not been excluded.

    Excluded Cookies lists all the cookies you have told SlimCleaner+ to keep. You can add a custom

    domain to the exclusion list in this menu also.

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    Registry

    The Registry Settings dialog allows you to manage and restore registry backups and registry ignores.

    BACKUPS - Whenever you run the junk cleaner, any and all deleted registry keys are backed up for

    security. This gives you the option to restore them if needed. You can restore any of the deleted

    registry keys by selecting a backup from the list and selecting Restore.

    In the Registry Settings dialog, you can also delete old backups if you think they are unnecessary.

    Please note, you should be certain before deleting backups. Deleted backups of registry ignores cannot

    be recovered. To delete a backup, select it from the list, and click Delete.

    IGNORES Before you run the junk cleaner, youve given the option to ignore registry entries you

    specify. Doing this, tells the junk cleaner to leave those entries alone. You can manage the items you

    tell the junk cleaner to ignore in this dialog as well. By deleting an ignore command, you tell

    SlimCleaner+ to re-list the item when it scans for things to be cleaned. To delete a registry ignore,

    select it from the list, and click Delete.

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    Login

    SlimCleaner+ is integrated with the SlimWare Community. To participate by providing ratings or

    describing objects, you can login to the online community from inside SlimCleaner+, by using a

    Facebook account or SlimWareUtilities.com account. This will associate all software ratings you

    provide in SlimCleaner+ with your account.

    Alternately, SlimCleaner+ allows you to use the program and provide ratings anonymously. How you

    choose to use SlimCleaner+ is entirely up to you. However you choose to use SlimCleaner+, SlimWare

    Utilities does not collect, distribute, or sell any of your personal information.

    To login or register, rate an item in the More Info dialog to produce the login dialog.

    Updates

    SlimWare Utilities will provide updates to SlimCleaner+ when they become available. The program will

    check for these updates automatically when started, but you may check for program updates manually

    by clicking the Update button in the top-right navigation panel.

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    Help

    SlimWare Utilities provides premium support for SlimCleaner+. Subscription holders for SlimCleaner+

    receive the highest level of support offered by SlimWare Utilities. To get help or receive support for

    SlimCleaner+, click the Help button in the top-right navigation panel of the program for a menu of help

    options.

    The Help menu has a few shortcuts which will provide you with the type of help that you want to

    receive.

    Online Help will direct you to the community forum where you may ask questions and receive

    answers from other users and SlimWare Utilities support specialists.

    Video Tutorials will direct you to the SlimWare Utilities YouTube page where you can view

    instructional videos for the use of SlimCleaner+.

    Manual will direct you to this manual which you are reading now.

    Live Help will direct you to the portal for receiving Live support from SlimWare Utilities support

    specialists. This is the fastest way to get help with SlimCleaner+ but is reserved for subscription

    holders only.

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