- Platform: Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / Me / 95, Linux, Unix
- Media: CD-ROM
- Item Quantity: 1
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Like it or not, if you use a PC, you're a packrat. Browsing the Net leaves a trail of cached documents, cookie crumbs, and unused plug-ins that will fill your hard disk so fast you won't know what hit you. Even when you're offline, odds are you're building up a clutter of temporary files and other data trash that slow you down and keep your disk bloated. Take care of business with Norton Cleansweep 2000 4.7 from Symantec--in just a few minutes, your machine will be zipping along, free of all the accumulated virtual detritus that's been holding it back. The interface is intuitive and easy to use; use it whenever you think a cleanup is needed, then set it up to schedule regular maid service.
Like other Norton products, Norton Cleansweep 2000 4.7 isn't for the total novice. Despite Norton's best efforts to make it simple and risk-free, new computer users or inveterate technophobes will be better off asking their circuit-savvy friends for assistance. That said, most users will find this a tremendously useful tool for simplifying hard disk cleanup. Even if you're not a power user, you're still leaving bits and pieces of files everywhere you go, and a thorough housecleaning now and then is still in order. --Rob Lightner
Amazon.com Product Description
Norton CleanSweep 2000 provides safe, easy computer cleanup: it cleans out Internet buildup and reclaims space and speed by removing useless files and programs. Discover why so many reviewers praise this product for speed, reliability, usability, and safety. Fast and Safe Cleanup cleans up old files and Internet junk, giving you more space and a faster computer. Several easy-to-use Internet features find and clean away messy Internet buildup. Uninstall Wizard provides step-by-step removal of unneeded programs. The Safety Sweep feature provides protection against deleting anything important. CleanSweep 2000 has been redesigned to put the features you'll use most within easy reach.
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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Solid program, but buy as part of Norton Utilities,
This review is from: Norton Cleansweep 2000 4.7 (CD-ROM)
In terms of value-for-money, this product rates fairly low. Truth is, you can get this program--and lots, lots more--by purchasing the larger Norton Utilities. And there's just not a reason to have it alone.If you buy it alone you're essentially saying that you have other software outside the Norton family which you can use for your other utility needs, and that you hope to be able to use this one Norton component in concert with it. This is a potentially disappointing stance to take. Norton products are notoriously ill-suited for use with other utilities. They have a way of being jealous of system resources, making your comnputer sometimes lock up or crash if you're trying to run with other utility software simultaneously. More to the point, I personally think that if you're really going to buy a standalone cleanup program, Cybermedia's Uninstaller is in some ways better. While it takes care of much of what Uninstaller does, Cleansweep isn't quite as vigorous or thorough. Uninstaller cleans up not only the detritus of internet use, it's a complete get-rid-of-anything program. It's great for COMPLETELY uninstalling a program right the first time, whereas Cleansweep tends to be more useful for cleaning up incomplete uninstalls. Cleansweep makes up for a certain lack of functionality compared to Uninstaller by being a MUCH faster load. In order to be effective, Uninstaller has to scan your entire hard disk, file-by-file. OBviously, if you have a big hard disk with a lot of files, this can take a LOT of time; it takes me 30 minutes to load uninstaller. However, a year ago it only took about 5 minutes. So if you don't have a lot of files on your computer, Uninstaller is probably the clear winner. For everyone else, though, you've really got to consider how much faster Cleansweep loads. It makes Uninstaller's extra features less enticing--nevermind the fact that Cybermedia's other utilities are far inferior to their Norton equivalents. Overall, then, Cleansweep is a solid program, but there's no reason to buy it alone. It rates a 1-star in this stand-alone format, taking value-for-money as the most important factor.
18 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Why buy it alone?,
By Jon Leslie "Jon" (Lilburn, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Norton Cleansweep 2000 4.7 (CD-ROM)
Norton System Works 2000 has this along with Ghost 2000, Antivirus 2000, Utilities 2000 and the latest CrashGuard for just a few dollars more. Get it all. It's one of the best software packages out there.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Its names says it all!,
By "tnh85" (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Norton Cleansweep 2000 4.7 (CD-ROM)
Norton Cleansweep is perfect for just about any computer user who wants to do some spring cleaning on their hard drive. I would reccomend this above any other drive cleaning utility because of its effectiveness, thouroghness, safety, and most of all easy to use because all of its programs are centralized into one program.
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