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| Bindows XDDD
Now for a more serious answer I worked on a computer shop for a while and i have seen many Desktops/Laptops with programs like "SpeedUpMyPC2018" and things like that.
| All those help programs, doesn't matter the platform
| That's true, let's clarify the question. What's the most uselss program that isn't malware & is marketted alone?
| Don't people make programs that literally do nothing while learning to program?
| >>370212
Just so, "Hello World" & all that. That's a big part of why I said 'marketed' would be a good stipulation. The most useless program I've ever seen was a bugged version of something I was making for myself that crashed the instant in opened, but that's not a very interesting answer is it?
The most useless thing I've seen distributed is probably the Ask toolbar.
| Linux
| >>370175
CCleaner
Tuneup utilities
any 3rd party firewall, antivirus and security suites on windows
Windows 98, ME, Vista, 8, 10
Windows media center
Office 365
PowerDVD
Nero burning ROM
Any version of:
Internet explorer
Windows explorer
Windows media player
I'm glad I left this hell of toxic software.
| >>370325 Windows 98, ME, Vista, 8, 10 are not programms but good operating systems that were and are used by majority of worlds population
| >>370355
It's a placebo. The notion that this software would even be useful illustrates how flawed the OS is.
| >>370454
None at all. The fact that your operating system even needs such software, as already mentioned, indicates a huge flaw in its design. Assuming ofcourse that it indeed even is needed. The program makes use of gambling behaviours by continuously having the need to "clean" your PC. The apparently "cleaned" files are your reward. Not only is it likely useless but also an unhealthy behaviour.
| If not CCleaner, what other software would you use for one click deleting all browser data[history, cookies, etc.] on all installed browsers [ie, Chrome, Firefox, etc], all with one click. I dunno how else to make my point, if you don't understand it now, you won't ever
| The reason why I initially was confused by your question was I simply didn't understand why one would need a separate a "one click" program just to purge a packages configuration files.
| >>370572
>that's one browser at a time
>I say it's great on windows
>you say it's shit
>give me Linux solution
>next time tell me to play zelda on playstation
| And also, not to delte configuration data of browser but browsing data
| >>370578
>that's one browser at a time
Not if it's a script. In that case it'd be infinitely more flexible.
>give me Linux solution
>next time tell me to play zelda on playstation
I won't tolerate proprietary software in my vicinity.
If you have to clear your browser cache all the time you can set it up so it resets on each start. Firefox supports this. Chrome probably too, although I wouldn't recommend it as it's an extreme botnet.
| If it's a script, you'd have to modify it every time you migrate to different browser(s) which is very irregular.
You won't ever get rid of property. If it's not in your driver, it's in your router, or ISP, root server, dns resolver, backend of banking you use, the software in your car.
FOSS is not profitable
| >>370607
>FOSS is not profitable
Red Hat Inc.
It almost seems as if you're proud of your lack of freedom.
| Red hat is profitable for support of their cose, not for the code itself
You are mixing service with product
| >>370656
>You are mixing service with product
Tell that to Microsoft aka "Windows as a service".
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/uspartner_learning/2017/03/27/windows-as-a-service-deployment-rings/
https://www.theverge.com/2015/5/7/8568473/windows-10-last-version-of-windows
| >>370578
>next time tell me to play zelda on playstation
It's totally possible. Install linux on your PlayStation and install nintendo emulators.
| >>370454 >>370572 >>370578
Ok, here you go:
#!/bin/sh
cd ~/.config
rm -rf <path to browsercache 1> <path to Browsercache 2>
Save these three lines to a textfile, put in the paths to the cache of browsers of your choice, make it executable and click it.
How many lines does cc-cleaner take for this task? No one knows, since it's closed source. Maybe it just compresses your Browsercache and sends it to their servers. Who knows.
| >>371040
Shhh, don't tell them that their beloved unique gaming-consoles are just restricted computers and that any software could run on any computer. They prefer discuss windows licences over real informatics. Because it's /tech/
>Uh look at me, I have a black colored taskbar and installed the matrix screensaver-"app" on windows for 4,99$. Uh, this plus my hoody makes me a real hacking computer expert.
| hahaha look at the beta test programs of my chat AI
| Example output:
I dont do understand ERROR - NO HEX STRING
| 95% of the video converters. They're either absolute thrash, ridiculously expensive, or both.
Good thing I installed the superior GNU+Linux operating system which comes with ffmpeg.
| >>371277
You mean the internal proprietary windows firewall (which is the only one I would use) or even any proprietary third-party firewall where no one can for sure say how and if they really work as advertized? It's not too hard to trick these "firewalls", especially since the separation between userspace and system is still not at unix level (it went to this direction since windows 2000) and most win users "work" with root, ehm I mean admin, privileges.
| >>371498
Oh, you mean plug out your pc? Or the firewall on your router, which for sure runs a crippled linux with a crippled firewall which is bypassed by the windows stock trojans on your pc anyway.
| >>372563
Pic of what? The router firmware? Network traffic? Bypassing the router firewall (you ever heard of VPN, UNPN tunneling through http port, etc.)?
| >>372144 my router runs bsd and I feel most probably do because of the license issues with running Linux and company's not wanting to give up their source
| Most useless program? Or application?
All the preinstalled apps from Google or the manufacturer I had on my phone. e.g. Samsung app store, Samsung Internet browser, Google Chrome etc.
iTunes forces installation at my workplace each time I have to plug-in an iPhone to move screenshots for bug reports. Definitely most annoying software I ever encountered. Yeah we work on Win10, I am a game tester and customer support.
| >>373312
Hey, you are that g/u/rl from post >>365322
aren't you? You keep coming back and telling us about your mother.
| >>373587
It's useless if all you want is move files through USB like a civilized man but oh install our software you had no idea you will need.
| >>374063 sure, whole iTunes thing is anticonvenient but Samsung browser is at least doing its job, even if you never use it
| Mudada
| La/u/ncher is totally useless and sometimes anoying, but I still love it.
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| What's the most uselss program you've ever encountered?