Performing regular maintenance on your PC with System Mechanic's ActiveCare goes a long way toward keeping your computer running clean, fast, and error free.
What is ActiveCare
System Mechanic's ActiveCare analyzes your system and runs common system cleanup and maintenance tools at regularly scheduled intervals, such as finding and removing junk files, cleaning the system registry, removing Internet clutter, getting rid of spyware, and defragmenting your hard drives.
ActiveCare works by monitoring key indicators of PC performance and then automatically running the repairs your computer needs, working silently in the background – only when your PC is on but not in use – and it only processes actions when they are needed. If you return to your computer during ActiveCare processing, you can either cancel the process or let it continue.
How to Access ActiveCare
ActiveCare is accessible by selecting Settings at the left in System Mechanic and then from the dropdown menu select Performance Settings.
From Performance Settings you can toggle items to enable or disable for the automated tasks and repairs.
The following tasks can be automated from this pane:
Clean out and repair registry issues
Removing obsolete and invalid references improves overall PC efficiency and stability.
Eliminate unnecessary or dangerous startup programs
This setting helps find non-critical applications that launch whenever your PC is started, slowing boot time and overall system speed. ActiveCare automatically maintains a running list of such programs and presents them for your review whenever you run a System Analysis.
Defragment system drive
Defragmenting hard drives regularly consolidates scattered file fragments for faster program launches and file access, as well as improved overall system speed and stability.
Remove internet junk files, private browsing data and more
Regularly cleaning out browser cache, cookies, and other types of accumulated internet junk will reclaim hard drive space, speed up your system and help maintain your privacy. Click the down arrow to the right of the toggle button to custom select which types of internet junk will be regularly cleaned out.
Remove Windows junk files, broken shortcuts and more
With regular PC usage, temporary files and other unneeded debris accumulate. It is recommended that excessive amounts of system clutter be deleted to reclaim disk space and speed overall processing. Click the down arrow to the right of the toggle button to custom select which file types will be regularly cleaned out by ActiveCare.
Cookies Whitelist
Allows you to exclude the removal of cookies that that help keep you logged in to your favorite websites and remember your shopping cart orders.
Other Settings
You can also specify a file removal method, allowing for Windows deletion of files or Incinerator, should it be installed, and you can specify junk file patterns to remove.
ActiveCare Scheduling
To specify the frequency for the automatic analysis and repair to run, from the Performance Settings area, select the dropdown menu under Frequency to select your scheduling preference. By default the frequency is set for 3 days but it can be set from every 3 hours to once a month, as well as Never.
Need assistance?
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