Price-wise, CleanMyPC works out cheaper for single PCs, with a one-off lifetime payment of $39.95, though this excludes the Techradar discount offer. However, it does offer malware protection. If you are interested in alternative utilities, then CleanMyPC has malware protection available at a lower tier, and SlimCleaner is very inexpensive, especially for users of multiple PCs.ĬleanMyPC (opens in new tab) is effective at cleaning and optimizing PCs, but lacks a backup and restore tool, which System Mechanic has. Live chat is also available, with a response time of under 20 seconds when we tried it. The service is good for any device - 1 computer and 1 mobile device – for the ‘Individual’ plan. You have the option of free basic support for one PC, or Premium Support, which costs a whopping $99.95 one time fee or 12 monthly installments of $19.95. The support page offers phone and email support. There you’ll find everything you need to know (in a variety of languages) about System Mechanic. If you click the question mark in the menu bar, you’re taken to iolo's program support page. Two different levels of phone support are available on iolo's website, as well as a live chat and email option (Image credit: IoIo) Support System Mechanic will detect and remove deceptive and unwanted programs, fix Windows security items, and provide a desktop “file incinerator” to obliterate all traces of your files. There are a variety of useful tools in the Protect module.

Here you can customize advanced Windows settings, but unless you know exactly what you’re doing, it might be best to avoid changing anything. Recover is where you will find the tools to fix and troubleshoot issues with your PC, including a System Restore option.

The Memory Mechanic gained me nearly an extra 2GB of memory in less than 20 seconds. This module features a series of tools designed to speed up your PC and your internet. The scan itself was very fast, and fixing the issues was a simple case of pressing the Clean Selected button. There are also other cleaning options and an Advanced Uninstaller.Īccording to the scan we performed, System Mechanic found 261 junk files, and 28 registry issues. This tool cleans your system of over 50 kinds of unnecessary junk. We’ll look at Protect later as a separate security category. With that in mind, the features are broken down into easily-understandable categories within the Toolbox-Clean, Speed Up, Protect, Recover, and Manage. System Mechanic is aimed at personal and business users who want to keep their PC running smoothly.

Iolo System Mechanic can help you clean, speed up, protect and automate the care of your PC (Image credit: Iolo) Features

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