With time, everything goes away... as Léo Ferré would say... in any case on a computer, with time we tend to accumulate a mass of software that is more or less useful, more or less harmful, more or less voluntarily!
Whether it is an installation for a one-off need or a sneaky installation hidden in the installation of another software, they multiply quickly, clutter your hard drive and slow down your machine!
To improve the situation, there is the old-fashioned method of going through the list of all the software installed on your computer... but it is often difficult to distinguish the wheat from the chaff.
You guessed it, I have a solution to offer you and it is called Should I Remove It !
Should I Remove It is a small software (yes one more, but useful this one) that you can download on this site.
Once installed, it will scan all the programs available on your computer and will make a comparison with its database to be able to determine which software has no place on your PC.
The site's database combines user feedback (based on uninstall percentage) and Should I Remove It's technical team's knowledge to give each software a reputation score. This way you can easily determine which programs should be uninstalled and which programs can remain on your computer.
But since it is not always good to trust the general opinion, and since some software that is useless for most people can be useful to you, you have the possibility by clicking on a software from the list scanned by Should I Remove It to consult the knowledge base of the site to have more details on this software (see example below with ESN Sonar): description, program details, files installed with the program, behaviors, memory usage and quite a few other statistics from users.
But that's not all, because in the options of this program you can also activate a notification system which will warn you as soon as you install a program with a bad reputation... you can thus protect yourself against unpleasant surprises.
In conclusion, Should I Remove It is a small, handy, lightweight, relatively reliable utility to clean up your software and avoid installing bad ones. However, you should take precautions before uninstalling software by making sure that it is of no use to you.
And above all, don't forget: on the Internet, make sure you download software from the publisher's website to avoid as many surprises as possible...
Article updated on January 24, 2021 by Byothe
Very useful! Thank you