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The original poster seeks advice on cleaning up and removing unnecessary programs and related files from their system, asking which programs are safe to keep and for a tool to clean residual files. A respondent advises caution, noting that many programs rely on installed components like runtime libraries, and removing them could cause issues. Overall, the discussion centers on cautious system cleanup without risking essential files.
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Nibz

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Hey guys i'm trying to clean up and remove programs installed
i have a couple questions

1) do i need ALL of these (img below)
2) if not what do i keep
3) i noticed when i remove programs not everything is removed. things like app data docs and all that. is there a good program that will help to clear up files and folders that should not be there anymore?

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Neemobeer
The answer is possibly. Lots of programs require these to be installed to run. Some of which may require certain versions of a given c++ runtime so I would not go removing them.
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The answer is possibly. Lots of programs require these to be installed to run. Some of which may require certain versions of a given c++ runtime so I would not go removing them.
 

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