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Clean your computer
You can use any of QuickClean's cleaners to delete unnecessary
files from your computer. When finished, under
Summary, you can view the amount of disk space reclaimed
after cleanup, the number of files that were deleted, and the date
and time when the last QuickClean operation ran on your
computer.
1
On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, under
click Maintain Computer.
2
Under McAfee QuickClean, click Start.
3
Do one of the following:
Click Next to accept the default cleaners in the list.
Select or clear the appropriate cleaners, and then click
Next. If you select the Recently Used Cleaner, you can
click Properties
recently created with the programs in the list, and then
click OK.
Click Restore Defaults
then click Next.
4
After the analysis is performed, click Next.
5
Click Next to confirm the file deletion.
6
Do one of the following:
Click Next to accept the default
using standard Windows
Click Yes, I want to securely erase my files using
Shredder, specify the number of passes, up to 10, and
then click Next. Shredding files can be a lengthy process if
there is a large amount of information being erased.
7
If any files or items were locked during cleanup, you may be
prompted to restart your computer. Click
prompt.
8
Click Finish.
Note: Files deleted with Shredder cannot be recovered. For
information about shredding files, see McAfee Shredder.
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to select or clear the files that have been
to restore the default cleaners, and
No, I want to delete files
deletion.
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QuickClean
Common Tasks,
OK to close the