Registry Compactor

As you install and uninstall programs on your computer, the size of the system registry increases. The registry remembers and stores traces of the deployed applications, including leftovers that the classic uninstallers usually do not remove. A bloated registry may slow down the machine, so taking the measures to fix this issue is necessary. Alongside many other registry tweaking solutions, Registry Compactor provides a fast and easy means of eliminating registry errors and unneeded data.

Registry Compactor is, in fact, a step-by-step wizard that helps you through the entire process of defragmenting your registry. Thus, you will just have to press a few 'Next' buttons to complete the task. Please note that it is highly recommended to create a system restore point before proceeding, just to be cautious.

The wizard starts by presenting the purpose of the application and showing you how it can be of help. Before proceeding, you are advised to save your work and close all the running applications. This is extremely important, as the registry changes might interfere with the functioning of any active program, causing crashes or data loss.

Depending on how cluttered your registry is, the scan takes more or less time, but the analysis speed is not a problem. The generated report displays the current size of the registry and the estimated size after optimization. To offer you a more detailed view, Registry Compactor shows a list of all the registry hives that are going to be compressed, along with the size reduction percentage.

At this point, you can decide to stick to the diagnose and cancel the wizard. To proceed, you just have to press the 'Finish' button and agree to reboot the machine to let Registry Compactor apply the changes.

Registry Compactor scans the registry, removes empty cells and tries to repair errors, which results in a lower fragmentation rate, higher computer performance and faster read operations.

A log file is created for more advanced users who are very interested in knowing the changes Registry Compactor did to their registry. The text file is located in Registry Compactor's installation folder, and it contains information about the accessed keys, invalid files, and all the re-writing operations the application carried out.