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Soft Organizer Pro 7.21 was available as a giveaway on June 9, 2018!
Soft Organizer is an excellent and very easy to use application to install and uninstall programs completely on Microsoft Windows. Programs can be installed with tracking, which means the tool records all places in the system where the installed program leaves traces. In the future, these data allow removing that program completely, including all leftovers that may stay in the system after regular uninstalling using the Control Panel.
Features:
- Search for traces (residues) of the program being uninstalled
- Universal Windows Apps Removal
- Built-in program rating
- Automatic backups
- Remove multiple programs at once
- Export the list of installed programs to HTML
- Sorting and grouping of the list
- Program quick search function
- Built-in automatic update mechanism
- Check for new versions
Pro-version features:
- PRO Search for leftovers of the already uninstalled programs
- PRO Tracked installation of programs
- PRO "Silent" program installation
- PRO New versions installation
NB: Lifetime license with no updates.
Windows XP/ Vista/ 7/ 8/ 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
9.6 MB
$19.95
Hi,
As I currently have a problem to download the regular way, I'm using the direct link option (a link that is being sent to my email).
Yet, did not get any licence and / or link to such.
Kindly advise how I may obtain one on order to fully utilize that great piece of SW.
THNX,
Uri
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ویندوز من7برنامه های راکه مفرستید برای وینوز7 باش اطفا.ممنونم
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This seems to be an excellent programme one question not really related to to this, but when Win10 do their numerous updates, usually (in my case) loaded with a fault preventing the next update from installing, making it necessary to do a clean re-install, can i carry this programme over after backing it up?
I am a complete 79 yr old nooby, so sorry if this a dumb question!
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Great program finds all the hidden files that junk up your pc.
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I first learned of this program here at GAOTD. I soon afterwards purchased it. I've been using it for a couple of years and I have never had any problems with it. I highly recommend it. (I'm on a Windows 10 PC)
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Looks like the same as IObit Uninstaller...
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This program sounds very interesting, but it concerns me because of the possibility that while monitoring an install it might pick up portions of other programs running at the same time and then destroying them if I ever remove the software I was monitoring. I believe, however, that a hidden gem in this software is the ability to install a trial based program and when the trial expires, remove all remnants of that program so that I can install the trial again for an additional free period. For that alone, this program is worth installing.
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Susan, A valid concern. I have this program and can tell you that the way it works is that you can view what changes were made and mark items of both files and registry changes to ignore during the uninstall.
As far as doing a complete cleanup so you can reinstall a trial, consider that you might also have to use a difference name and email to get a new trial download. That having nothing to do necessarily with what is on your computer.
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Susan, in my post (#3) I address this issue and mention the dialog I had with the dev' about it.
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As I was installing this software, I paid attention to the EULA: "You have a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the shareware version of Soft Organizer within evaluation period of 30 days." Does it stop working after that time?
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Doug Powell, From above description:
NB: Lifetime license with no updates.
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JimK, I went ahead and installed it, and in the "about" section, it does say "You may use this software for as long as you like." Thanks.
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Doug Powell, yes I noticed that too, the license text has not been modifed for this special giveaway build that is all.
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I have purchased and use this program, and I love it.
The server connection allows others to see what is uninstalled in percent.
It will even find updates for your installed programs.
Get it while its free!
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Robert, could you comment a bit more about what happens with the server connection? I declined that option because I didn't really understand what it meant, and I'm even more unclear when you say it "... allows others to see what is uninstalled in percent..." What "others" and what "percent"? Thanks.
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StephenB, what Robert meant was - (Program) allows you to see the percent of others who (installed the same program) uninstalled it later.
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StephenB, in case Robert doesn't answer you: on the right side of Soft Organizer main window, beside each program installed on your PC, you can see its "rating", i.e. the percentage of uninstalls made with Soft O.
So "others" are Soft O's users, and "percent" is, for each program, the percentage of these users who eventually uninstall it. No information about who they are! I guess it is supposed to give you an idea of its quality, and it seems harmless to me.
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Robert Smith,
I have always found the uninstall percentages a bit odd. We do not know exactly how the figures are calculated. We can only go on that the program was uninstalled, but we don't know why. It could have been for an upgrade (some programs automatically uninstall previous versions and others install over top of existing versions). Are the statistics based on programs that were uninstalled by Software Organizer Pro, or simply they have detected that the program has been uninstalled through other means? We don't know.
I looked through the list and noticed some of the programs that had been uninstalled by as much as 33% of users, but I still have them on my system, and as I read through I was understanding why so many had uninstalled them because they were generally leaning towards some of the worse programs I had ever installed, and then I noticed that my xplorer2 Ultimate also had a 33% uninstall rate. WHAT? That is the first program I start after booting, and the last one I close at the end. It is without a doubt the most used program I have on my system. It only shows how different users use programs differently. At this point, I am not going to put a lot of weight into those figures.
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It says "Universal Windows Apps Removal" so will it delete Camera, Cortana, Paint 3D, Mixed reality portal and Mixed reality viewer ?
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Derek McGill, Why don't you find out by yourself instead of putting here stupid questions?
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Janusz, I do not want to destroy my Win 10 installation by trying to delete parts of it that i do not want on my computer. other uninstallers have not been able to do what i want.
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Derek McGill, That is not really the purpose of this application. After using it I purchased it several years ago and have renewed my subscription. To do what yo are asking, about non-essential Windows applications, please just do a web-search. You may find that you can turn off some features. For some they may not gain you anything in performance. You can set the related services to "manual" and they won't run until you specifically invoke them. Put tape over your camera if you are paranoid.
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OldGuy, Thank you for the information I will search now, Ha Ha i do not have a camera :)
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ouialaraison, No. No uninstaller keeps track of the source code. They can check the registry for the program's placements, it's file leftovers and links. That is all that is reasonably expected to do. If you want a program again, reinstall it.
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Installed it without problem. What? No registration needed?!
I didn't try it yet. One reason is that after setup, you have three choices to check (or not): Box 1: Launch Soft Org. ; Box 2: Enable functions requiring data transfer ; Box 3: What's new in this version.
Before checking the 2nd box, I read what's said under the link "What are these function." A small window pops up with two short paragraphs:
"To improve the deleted applications' leftofvers lookup function, the information about the registry keys, names of the files and folders that were left in the system after you uninstalled an application using this product WILL BE SENT OUT TO THE SERVER."
Next paragraph said: "To check for updates of the installed applications, their names, developer's names and version numbers ARE SENT OUT TO THE SERVER."
(Caps are mine.)
Now, what does that mean? Is this another tricky statement saying that you will send your installed info to www.chemtable.com servers, and they are keeping track of what we install-uninstall???
Pretty unusual statement. Anyway, I left it unchecked.
Any ideas?
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JimK, I have been using this for several years, paid subscription. I usually leave the "Enable functions requiring data transfer" off. The program still works as needed and I see a percentage uninstalled anyway. How it accomplishes that I do not know. I have not monitored my network. I usually terminate the program after monitoring an install and only start it again to monitor a new install. (Some programs install when I click "download" and I may miss monitoring those installs. Some programs update automatically and I may miss those. I don't even attempt to monitor, e.g., Windows or Office updates. Too much to handle and this program is not how I'd uninstall; I'd set a restore point if MS isn't doing it for me.
Using this program to see what is actually being puton my computer during an install, including from GOTD, is useful. Using it to uninstall is much better than what some programmers code into their uninstall packages.
Leave the "Box 2: Enable functions requiring data transfer" unchecked. Not going to cause a problem.
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Is it just me that thinks common sense dictates that we should have as direct as humanly possible a connection between the function of software and the name? Or am I just too conventional or what?
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locomotivebreath, A name put on some software program in one language might be totally unintelligible to one who speaks another language, even if the program itself can have a translated interface. If the program works you can always add a shortcut/link with whatever name is easiest for you to understand.
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Old Guy, well, that's a stretch, considering that the name is in English, and I wrote in English, and I didn't say a word about 'language'. So, the only relation your comment has to mine is that both are in the same universe. I was hoping for something much, much closer. Sorry.
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I am happy to be able to say that this seems to be a fine program. It found remnants of three programs I had previously uninstalled and apparently successfully removed them. Of course it is hard to tell if they were actually removed since I didn't realize they were there in the first place/
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Excellent uninstaller-better than Revo on Win 10
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rwjack, I like to hear what makes you say this :) as I use Revo Pro my self and have had no issues with it but iObit and Ashampoo has coused problems for everyone I know where Revo fixed it, but never heard of this program so I would love to hear your experince to what make you feel this is better.
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I have had problems with Revo Pro on Win 10. It used to be my go-to app for monitoring installs until, and I can't recall exactly when, it stopped functioning normally for me, and not just on one PC. Particularly the right-click to monitor installs function. The menu bar stopped showing up making install monitoring more difficult. Revo support was unable to provide a solution. Even after multiple version updates of Revo I don't find it as easy to use as it used to be. I like Soft Organizer, and it is much faster than it used to be.
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rwjack, Respectable answer ty for doing that :).
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I had an earlier version of this program. I was told that there would be no free updates. So I was surprised when I saw the latest version of this program offered here. So essentially I updated for free. And I will keep on the lookout for newer versions that are offered for free and update that way. There are other websites that offer for free programs that would normally be paid programs, like www.SharewareonSale.com, https://www.giveaway-club.c/?utm_source=GC_main&utm_medium=pop_up&utm_campaign=Premium_tab_pop_up_enlighten_check_it_out_Later, and http://www.bitsdujour.com/pc-download
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Is there any soft which can install uninstaled programs back?
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Bob, Its called the "original program" software... Not trying to be a smart aleck but apparently I may have succeeded.
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All joking aside, in theory, if an installer/uninstaller can memorize all changes made to the system by a program, and undo them, it should be able to redo them, in the case you lost the executable, or it is an old version no longer available etc. But that sounds a bit like a desperate solution to me...
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Bob, yes. if you use the Total Uninstall program. You can also transfer the backup program to another machine if Total Unistall is installed on a removable machine. Almost all programs can not be moved, most of them though.
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ouialaraison, All joking aside, any uninstaller can only run the original programs uninstaller and then clean up any remnants. It would need to save the original program files and installed locations to be effective. Other than GOTD and, possible, other free one day only, offerings I can't think of any programs where you can't simply reinstall them at a later date. There are, of course, really old programs that just won't run under the newest versions of windows. I have one of those that won't run on my primary computer at the latest version on win10 but still works on another computer I use as a server that is at the same level of windows, weird, huh.
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Many years ago there was an excellent package called CleanSweep. It was an excellent uninstaller, & could bundle
the complete installed mass as a .zip. It was then able to renistall the complete app back in the future, either in the original location, or in a new location nominated by the user. I found it invaluable in the days of 80gb HD's, & many new apps being released, & then found unsuitable. I have searched for a replacement for many years. IS this software that missing replacement ???
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Total Uninstall costs $100 for this functionality, to "Transfer programs from one computer to another."
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Bob, I use Macrium Reflect Free Edition to do backups. Certainly depending on how many other changes were made since the backup one might not wish to do a full restore, but that is otherwise what backups are for. (You might also look at cameyo.)
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ouialaraison,
Memorizing changes made to a system involves writing file names to a separate file. What you are suggesting is a back up of every program removed, and it would be a short period of time before your computer hard drive was filled with useless old programs in their entirety that you would probably never use again. It is unlikely that most computer users would want to fill their hard drive with old software.
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Susan, actually, I was not suggesting it, for many reasons, including the one you give. I was only pointing that Bob's question was not as absurd as it seemed. And there are also many reasons why a program "reinstalled" this way wouldn't work properly, especially if there has been changes in the system inbetween.
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Bob, Yes it's called system restore, save a restore point before uninstalling and if you regret it restore the computer back to previous state!
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Bob you have to install uninstal instaler to uninstal installed installation.
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OldGuy, I need to do a backup for my Win 10 computer but the Windows backup is so large that I don't want to do it on my hard drive and doesn't tell me how many CDs that would be needed if I go that route. Does Macrium make a smaller backup file than Windows? I keep missing the GOTD offerings for back-up programs.
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Velvet,
Macrium does do some compression, however it is still best to save that backup somewhere other than the drive you are making a backup for. The best solution is to invest in an external hard drive if you cannot add an additional hard drive to your computer (such as a laptop). Some laptops also have a place where a second drive can be installed, and it is a good idea to take advantage of that space when it is possible. You can get a 1TB USB 3 external hard rive for less than $100 and even closer to $50 at your local ???mart store, or order one online. At such low prices, it is foolish to not have one available.
Even though you might have missed some of the GOTD backup offers, it is hard to beat the Macrium free edition. It is a strong incentive to purchase the full Macrium package. Of all the backup software solutions that could be offered on GOTD, I had much rather see the full package of Macrium offered at 50% off than all the other backup software offered for free. In other words, you haven't missed anything.
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Velvet, 1st: do not back up your disk to itself (if I understand what you wrote correctly.). CDs are too small, you'd need DVDs at least, mb, Bluray. I use an external USB3 hard drive. In fact, 2: I copy the most recent backup to a 2nd external USB drive so I have two copies of latest. If you have ANY data yoi value, and depend on your computer, you MUST backup; your hard drive WILL fail. So you must image backup your WHOLE drive, not just parts. Then WHEN your drive fails you can buy a new one and restore the whole thing.
Macrium Reflect Free Edition is always free, not need to wait for a giveaway. Go get it.
As for space: a recent backup of a 1TB drive (actually 931.51GB), with 247.24GB used produced an image file with Macrium of 184GB. The amount of compression you get depends on the type of files you have: large, already compressed files (videos) don't compress much. So YMMV.
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Bob,
I understand your question exactly. It is too bad that all programs do not work as a portable program does. It would be great if you could uninstall, maybe install some other program, uninstall some more programs, and still go back and put the first uninstall back into the system without having to depend on the original files, re-activation, or any other deterrents that prevents you from doing this with all programs. In fact, portable programs are intended to solve this very problem; the concept was based on people thinking the same as you do.
I agree it would be nice to have the option you desire, and there is no reason that you could not be selective as to which ones you choose to save for later re-install. Filling up your hard-drive is relative; depends on how much free space you have. Since the data removed could be compressed, with sufficient storage space available you could go on for years and years.
Most uninstall programs depend on the original program's uninstall program to do the initial work, then it scans for remaining files. The governing uninstaller may not know what the program's uninstaller removed, ... unless it was also able to monitor the original install. So you can see there are some complications that can develop. That is why today's offer has the option to allow it to collect the names of files that was left over by various uninstall programs. By building a database of what programs install, and what they leave after an uninstall, these can be programmed in to look for later.
Sometimes disk space might dictate that a program has to be uninstalled. It might be a program that you wish to keep around, but wish to have it installed onto a different hard drive (e.g., move off of a limited sized SSD). If you copy an application to a different drive, the registry, start menu, and other files will not be referencing the new location. If you knew where each of the Registry entries were located for a program, you could change each one to the different hard drive. There is a program called "Application Mover" developed by Funduc.com that was designed just for that purpose. It simple looks for all references to the original location, and changes them to the new location.
There is also a program that can help "move" applications to a different computer. It is intended for helping out in operating system upgrades, such as XP to Windows 7, but can also move programs to the same OS on a different computer, depending on which edition you use. The program is called PC Mover, and it is developed by Laplink, the company that originally became know for moving data/files from one computer to another via a special "Laplink" cable between two computers. The company has a "free" edition called PC Mover Express. They had a big promotion in May celebrating 35 years, and promoted the PC Mover Express to encourage people to try it out. I have PC Mover so I did not need to install the express edition.
Thankfully someone else already mentioned Total Uninstall and also Cameyo, which can turn almost any program into a portable one.
Keep thinking outside the box, and never worry about the soothsayers.
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OldGuy, Gary... Thank you for your responses. I appreciate reviews of back-up software since I have never used one. It sounds like Macrium has about a 26% compression rate. I will try it and see how I like it. I do save videos, docs, e-books, etc on flash drives or CDS so I have my important stuff saved in case of a fail, but since I now have Win 10 I want to get the system backed up. I just haven't been able to afford an external hard drive yet, but have plans to get one. Any suggestions for a good, but inexpensive brand. I see so many options out there.
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Soft Organizer has been offered here several times, the last one in May 2016:
https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/soft-organizer-5-0-3
If you already have an older version, you can install this one over it without losing your traced data. And yes, you can do it with Soft Organizer (but if you are sadist or just curious enough to want to try and uninstall Soft Organizer with Soft Organizer, I did it once for you: it will just freeze!)
Changelog here:
https://www.chemtable.com/version-history.htm?prod_id=Soft%20Organizer
As a software addict, I install/uninstall a lot, reason why I am a regular here and why a good uninstaller is indispensable to keep my OS fit. For that I have long relied mostly on the free portable version of Revo uninstaller, but I took the opportunity of a clean reinstall of Windows 10 in 2016 to install Soft Organizer first, then all my other software, so that they could all be traced with it.
Whenever you start installing a program, a pop up notification will ask if you want to trace changes with Soft O, but considering that the launch of Soft O is not always instantaneous (at least not on my PC) I am not 100% sure it starts the tracing before the new installation has effectively started. This is why I would rather recommend that, instead of double clicking the executable, you systematically right click it and, in the menu, chose "Run and trace with Soft Organizer". If you are as absent-minded as me, it might take you some time to get into the habit, but if you forget, there is always the pop up to remind you or you can abort the installation and start again.
An automatic update/upgrade (of Dropbox, Chrome etc. but apparently not W10) also triggers the pop up asking if I want to trace it, so, even if I don't bother to do so (I can't say "some other time, please, I am busy", and I don't plan to ever uninstall Dropbox or Chrome for good anyhow), at least I know it is happening as it is no longer completely silent.
Do not forget to open and close at least once the newly installed program before clicking the "End tracing" tab in Soft O, so that all changes can be traced. If the installation requires a reboot, ask Soft O to close. It will then tell you it has not finished the job and will ask if you want to keep on tracing changes in the background. Accept, then reboot and reopen Soft O first thing (to not give it the chance to trace changes in your system that have nothing to do with the new installation) and let it complete the tracing.
I was actually a little bit concerned that some changes occurring in the system during a new installation but unrelated to it, for instance an automatic Windows update, might be undone together with a subsequent uninstallation, causing problems. On another site, I had the opportunity to ask the dev', and that was his answer: "Soft Organizer's algorithm will filter most of the system entries not related to the traced program. Please note that in some cases, the extraneous entries may still appear in the tracing log, but they will be ignored when undoing the changes from that log. Despite this, it would be even better if you manually review the changes log upon its creation to ensure that no superfluous entries are appeared there." (Fine, but if I spot "superfluous entries" in the log, what can I do?)
Once, playing with a newly installed software, I forgot during a couple of hours that Soft O was still open, waiting for me to close that software and complete its tracing. After I endly dit it, Soft O said it had installed two new programs, including Dropbox (an automatic update). As the installation of the new soft and the Dropbox update were probably mingled in the tracing, to make sure I could uninstall my new software without unknowingly damaging my Dropbox I uninstalled/reinstalled them both with Soft O, and resync'ed my Dropbox. That's the only mishap I had, and it was my fault. And note that since then, one of the improvements brought by version 6.06 in february 2017, was, according to the changelog :"Fixing the several possible cases when the entries not related to the traced application are added to the traced changes."
For the menu, click the blue square top right.
Last (but not least) tip: Soft O hunts leftovers so relentlessly that (read my lips carefully, as I will say this only once, and not loud) after what I found out (by accident, of course!), it is capable of wiping off all (repeat: ALL) traces of programs, including certain trials with a time limit.
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ouialaraison, nice review, You bring up an important point algorithms are fine and reduce the need for manual inteligent intervention but they do not remove the need for manual filtering by an educated inteligent entity. While it apparently provides a way to review the trace log it does not provide a way to dissapprove traced activity from other unrelated processes from being included in the chosen installations uninstall script, if that is so, maybe the developers could consider adding the user interface to allow that fine tuning or exposing the format of the uninstall database so we can edit / tweak the uninstallation scripts ourselves to choose what to keep and what to allow the removal of.
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ouialaraison, just for information purposes the earlier giveaways going back to 2013 for this product by this company is shown under a slightly different name that they are listing their other giveaways under today https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/category/publisher/chemtablecom/
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ouialaraison, That sounds like Revo Uninstaller Pro that I'm using so far your review don't seem to sound different have you tried the Pro version of Revo so you might enlighten me if there is any difference or areas where either is better than the other I would apreaciate it before I download it as I already own Revo and would rather keep one program than 2 if that makes sense.
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TK, Thanks for your appreciation. About being given the possibility to do a manual filtering of the traces, in theory you are right, of course, but in practise, how many "educated intelligent entities" like us would bother to check each and every change made to the system, one by one, never being very sure of what they are doing, after installing or before uninstalling a program? I know I wouldn't. Either I trust my uninstaller or I don't use it. Up till now, Soft Organizer doesn't seem to have failed me.
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Wipeout, I'm afraid I can't compare Soft Organizer Pro and Revo Uninstaller Pro as I have only used the free version of the latter. Why not, since it is free today, install this one, compare them quietly, and keep only the one you like best (and give us a comparative survey next time one of them is offered here!)
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As I had some stuff I wanted to install I thought I'd give this a try. First of all the download was very fast, installation was a breeze and no registration required. The interface is nice clean and simple and uninstalling and finding residual files is fast. I've been using Revo Uninstaller but will consider using this instead.
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