Moving from Glary Utilities
Last checked 7 November 2026. Glary Utilities is a toolkit of more than 20 tools. windowsweep is the disk cleanup part of that picture and nothing else, so this is a move for that part only.
What this covers, and what stays with Glary Utilities
Sections 7 to 10 cover what Glary's Disk Cleanup page lists as temporary files and internet cache. Section 12 and section 16 cover the logs, both elevated, and section 16 is permanent. The sections page says what each one removes.
What windowsweep will not do for you:
- Registry repair, file recovery, the duplicate finder and software updates. windowsweep does none of them.
- Tracking cookies, if another tool clears them for you. windowsweep does not.
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 26 uninstalls programs you pick, each with its own registered uninstaller, so that one Glary tool does have a direct counterpart.
Read the safety model if you want to see what every run refuses.
The facts, as read on 7 November 2026
Glary Utilities's own pages, copied as they stood that day. A price can change the day after it is read, so open Glary Utilities's site before you buy.
| Plan | Price | Terms | Where it was read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glary Utilities | $0 | The page calls it free | Source, read 7 November 2026 |
| Glary Utilities Pro | $39.95 a year | 3 PCs | Source, read 7 November 2026 |
windowsweep's current prices and its Free plan's run limit are on the pricing page.
| The job | Glary Utilities | windowsweep |
|---|---|---|
| Clears browser and app caches | Yes (source) | Yes |
| Clears log files | Yes (source) | Yes |
| Clears tracking cookies | Not stated on the pages we checked | No |
| Finds folders left by removed software | Not stated on the pages we checked | 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 Glary Utilities and windowsweep.