Moving from Advanced SystemCare
Last checked 7 November 2026. Advanced SystemCare decides for you with an AI mode. windowsweep does the reverse: thirty numbered sections, and you pick. If you liked not choosing, that is a real difference.
What this covers, and what stays with Advanced SystemCare
Sections 7 to 10 cover the junk files. Section 12 covers Windows Update and system temp when elevated, section 23 lists orphaned folders, and section 26 uninstalls what you pick. The sections page says what each one removes.
What windowsweep will not do for you:
- The startup optimizer. Section 25 here only lists startup items and changes nothing.
- Registry cleaning and the automatic online-trace sweep. windowsweep does neither, and it clears no tracking cookies.
The move, step by step
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Look first. This deletes nothing:
npx windowsweep --scan -
Rehearse the sections that do this job. Each line says what it would remove, and nothing goes:
npx windowsweep --dry-run --only 7,8,9,10 --yes -
Run them. There is no undo for a cache it deletes, though the program rebuilds it:
npx windowsweep --only 7,8,9,10 --yes -
Prefer a window? The desktop app drives the same engine. A real run there counts against your plan's allowance. A dry-run and the command line never do.
Section 25 is worth one run on its own: npx windowsweep --only 25. It shows everything that starts at sign-in, and you change it in Task Manager, where you can undo it.
Read the safety model if you want to see what every run refuses.
The facts, as read on 7 November 2026
Advanced SystemCare's own pages, copied as they stood that day. A price can change the day after it is read, so open Advanced SystemCare's site before you buy.
| Plan | Price | Terms | Where it was read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced SystemCare Free | $0 | - | Source, read 7 November 2026 |
| Advanced SystemCare Pro | $16.77 a year | 1 PC, promotional price shown with $39.95 struck through | Source, read 7 November 2026 |
windowsweep's current prices and its Free plan's run limit are on the pricing page.
| The job | Advanced SystemCare | windowsweep |
|---|---|---|
| Clears browser and app caches | Yes (source) | Yes |
| Clears log files | Yes (source) | Yes |
| Clears tracking cookies | Partly (source) | No |
| Finds folders left by removed software | Yes (source) | Yes |
| Uninstalls programs | Yes (source) | Yes |
| Free to use | Yes (source) | Yes |
| Open source | Not stated on the pages we checked | Yes |
| States no ads or bundled offers | Not stated on the pages we checked | Yes |
"Not stated on the pages we checked" is not a no. The page did not say. The side-by-side version is at Advanced SystemCare and windowsweep.