The world wide web exposes the wealth of applications now available for cleaning up porn files by implementing different techniques. One subgroup is the computer porn cleaner, and there are a number of these to choose from on software and shareware sites. This is not the only function that these utilities are able to do, some have other functions, ie. they can delete private data, scan and remove inappropriate material, detect the presence of illegal or unlicensed software, and help with free space recovery.

Even though getting rid of unwanted hard drive files are good for performance in general the drawbacks must be weighed up before moving forward with the process. We must consider that files could accidentally be deleted, by the cleanup tool or when cleaning the files yourself. In addition, getting rid of unwanted files requires some commitment in terms of time specifically when done manually but automated cleanup tools can take significant time. For most people these risks are minimal and the clear improvements gained balance any of these negatives.