Files Inspector Version History

v. 4.41 10/6/25

• Bugs fixed.

v. 4.40 02/10/2025

• Applications and Games section:
  1. When installing applications with tracing, the drivers, services, and other startup entries created by installers are now detected. Upon uninstalling a traced program, these components will be removed from the system (along with other traced items of the program) to ensure complete cleanup.
  2. Startup items are now added to the traces of applications found in the system. You can immediately see which installed applications are set to launch automatically when the system starts. Applications that launch automatically are marked in the list with a "speedometer" icon.
  3. When application traces cannot be moved to the Recycle Bin, the program requests confirmation for permanent deletion.
  4. When pressing the F5 key or selecting the command Ellipsis icon -> "Refresh Window data", a deeper refresh is performed compared to previous versions. The number of traces is recalculated for all programs displayed in the window.
  5. More accurate sorting by installation date. Previously, applications installed on the same day could be sorted in a different order than they were actually installed.
  6. Improved removal of applications that register themselves not in just one (as is usual), but in two or more registry sections containing data for installed applications (uninstall keys).
  7. User-created application folders are now sorted alongside standard applications, rather than being pinned to the top or bottom of the list.
  8. After tracing the application installation, the types and quantities of traces created (files, registry entries, startup items) are now shown.
  9. The application traces lookup algorithm has been improved.
  10. Faster applications size calculation on multi-processor systems (when Task Manager shows 9 or more logical processors).
• Bugs fixed:
  1. If the program was maximized to full screen, after restarting the system and restoring it from the tray, it did not remember this window state.
  2. The list in the Applications and Games section could contain duplicate items with technical names, such as {B606743A-7044-4BF7-97C7-597927366183}.

v. 4.30 4/21/25

• Applications and Games section
  • Improved trace detection algorithm for applications. Files Inspector now accurately identifies traces and calculates the disk space occupied by Steam and games installed through it.
  • Added dependency detection for related applications. If a user attempts to uninstall Steam without first removing games installed via the platform, a warning will be displayed. This ensures games do not become inoperable, as they may depend on Steam’s framework (uninstallation must follow a reverse order: games first, then Steam).
  • Fixed duplicate applications in the list that occurred in some сases. For example, when AOMEI Partition Assistant was installed, a redundant entry named AOMEI Partition Assistant_is1, which served no purpose, would be added to the list.
• When system font scaling is changed between application launches, it now maintains correct window proportions.
• Bug fixed: Applications and Games section: When uninstalling COMODO Internet Security Pro, the standard uninstaller did not work.

v. 4.20 12/31/24

• Applications and Games section:
  • Visual improvements in the application uninstallation with traces lookup window.
  • Enhancements to the application list under the dark interface theme.
  • Some settings, which were previously located in a separate settings window, have been moved directly into the Applications and Games section, within the buttons with three dots located right on the action buttons. This simplifies access to these options.
  • The list grouping commands for better accessibility have been moved to the dropdown menu by the arrow above the applications list.
• The Undo Changes Center window (for restoring backups) has been updated.
• The product no longer uses VBScript scripts due to Microsoft's plans to phase out its use in Windows.
• Some settings of the Applications and Games section, which were previously located in a separate settings window, have been moved directly into this tool, within the buttons with three dots located right on the action buttons. This simplifies access to these options.
• Bugs fixed:
  • The freezing of the Applications and Games section that occurred on some systems.
  • Applications and Games section: Grouping by developer was not saved after restart.

v. 4.15 10/23/24

• In the notification section (under the bell icon), you can now find news from the official program blog and educational articles.
• Tooltips, which appear in different parts of the program to help users learn how to use it most effectively, have been improved. A close button and a button to respond to program requests directly within the tooltip have been added.
• Bug fixed in the Applications and Games section: If you move an application from the "System and Service" folder to the top (root) level, it does not stay there after you restart Files Inspector.

v. 4.10 7/11/24

• The process of removing files speeds up significantly when multiple files are chosen simultaneously.
• Applications and Games section: Improvements to the applications traces lookup algorithm.
• Bugs fixed:
  • Applications and Games section: Some programs ended up in the System and Service section incorrectly.
  • Applications and Games section: Icons of some applications were not displayed.
  • The compression of images did not work in folders whose names contained diacritical marks found in some languages.

v. 4.05 6/11/24

• Applications and Games section: The Modify command is now available in the context menu for certain applications, allowing you to add or remove application components.
• Undo Changes Center: It is possible to resize the internal parts of the window.
• Bugs fixed:
  • Applications and Games section: Some applications installed using the Windows Installer technology could not be uninstalled.
  • Application crash when scanning an HFS+ file system drive.

v. 4.0 5/21/24

• Added support for new types of devices: cameras, iOS and Android phones, and others.
• Rarely used applications, which can be uninstalled to free up additional disk space, are displayed directly on the main screen.
• Devices for analysis can now be selected directly on the main screen without the need to go into settings.
• When operating in file system mode, an address bar has been added for quick navigation to any path.
• Main screen items adjust their width more effectively based on the window size, optimizing space usage.
• Automatic program update.
• Numerous other usability improvements have been made.
• Retrieving the obsolete downloads list has been sped up.
• Device analysis has been accelerated through parallel execution.
• Improved the update checking mechanism for Files Inspector itself.
• Bugs fixed:
  • In the Applications and Games section, when filtering applications using the search box, some items were missing from the list.
  • Fixed "JPEG Error #53" occurring when switching to the image compression function.
  • The program could fail to unload from memory after using the rarely used programs search function.
  • If you press Enter in the program renaming window in the Applications and Games section, its deletion would start spontaneously.
  • When counting the number of deleted applications whose traces were found in the system, user excluded items were also taken into account.

v. 3.40 9/18/23

• Applications and Games section:
  • Uninstalling multiple applications at once is now faster. If you choose to uninstall multiple applications at once, you only have to go through the uninstall screens once, rather than repeating the same steps for each application you want to uninstall.
  • These options became available for some applications during uninstall:
    • Speed Up the Standard Uninstaller by Hiding Unnecessary Windows.
    • Standard Uninstaller Only. No Traces Lookup.
    • Forced Uninstall: No Standard Uninstaller.
  • When uninstalling applications, an extra screen has been removed that suggested searching for their traces in the system. Now the search starts automatically when the standard uninstaller finishes, and you will shortly see the number of application traces found in the system.
• Bugs fixed:
  • Installing applications with tracing could hang or fail immediately after launch (due to the influence of drivers of certain applications).
  • When reopening the application installation with the tracing window, the button at the bottom had the wrong text ("Finish" instead of "Forward").

v. 3.30 15/06/2023

• Faster display of large folders in file system view.
• Notification Center: A single location in the program where it collects notifications. Now you can see the information messages, tips, and hints from the program whenever you want, not just when they appear.
• Usability improvement: Wherever possible, modal (which require a button to be pressed) information windows have been replaced with windows that appear in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen, disappear automatically and require no user action.
• Bug fixed: Applications and Games section: After updating with F5, some superfluous non-removable application entries were added to the list.

v. 3.25 26/01/2022

• Applications and Games section: The popularity of the programs is now displayed.
• Bugs fixed:
  • Invalid hint's arrow positioning on some items.
  • Application installed with tracing did not appear in the installed apps list if they cannot not be uninstalled with the standard uninstaller.

v. 3.22 08/09/2022

• Fixed: Applications and Games section: The program could hang when pressing the Uninstall Application button or selecting the Install with tracing command.
• Fixed: Sometimes the main window's upper right buttons (minimize, maximize, and close) buttons were missing, close) could disappear.

v. 3.21 07/13/2022

• Some enhancements to the applications uninstalling function's user interface.
• Dark theme isual improvements.

v. 3.20 06/21/2022

• Dark theme minor visual improvements.
• Windows Vista is no longer supported.
• Bug fixed: The Windows Script Host error could occur when using the application uninstall with reboot function.

v. 3.19 03/24/2022

• Applications' traces lookup algorithm changes. It is used during the applications' complete removal.
• Social sharing blocks have been updated (not available for all languages).

v. 3.18 03/16/2022

• The built-in updater has been improved.

v. 3.17 03/07/2022

• Applications' traces lookup algorithm improvements.
• Bug fixes and improvements.

v. 3.16 01/08/2022

• Installer: In the "File version" field of the file properties the actual product's version is now displayed.
• Applications' traces lookup algorithm improvements that is used in the complete applications removal function.

v. 3.15 10/04/2021

• The Applications and Games section:
  • The new function "Removal tools from the developers". The developers of some applications are providing a special utility for the complete removal of the applications from the system. This function allows you to download such a utility, if one is available for the application, and produce complete removal of the application with it.
  • Getting the application's traces before uninstalling as well as determining the sizes of the installed applications has been accelerated.
• Bug fixed: In the removed applications traces window the context menu command for opening the registry key does not work.

v. 3.10 06/04/2021

• The Applications and Games section:
  • It is now possible to launch applications from the list as well as open their installation folders. The corresponding commands have been added to the context menu.
  • A command to open the uninstall registry key has been added to the application's context menu.
  • More accurate application sizes are now displayed. When calculating the application's size, the data files it has created are also considered.
  • Improved the multiple applications handling support. If you mark an application in the list, a floating panel appears that displays how many applications are marked and helps you to execute removing or updating them with one click.
  • A new "Refresh Window Data" command has been added to the Settings and Commands menu.
  • The applications' traces lookup algorithm has been improved.
  • Usability improvements.
  • It is shown on the final applications uninstall step how much space has been freed.
  • Bug fixed: When viewing some backups in the Undo Changes Center window, the list of files included in the backup was not complete.
• All data is now downloaded over a secure protocol (https).
• A new "Background Functions..." command has been added to the tray icon menu.
• An ability to choose any of the program's unofficial translations variety has been added to Settings.

v. 3.01 10/09/2020

• Improved a disk scanning algorithm.
• The new version checking icon has been updated

v. 3.0 10/05/2020

• The disks scan has been significantly speeded up.
• It is now possible to use the complete remove ability when uninstalling the unnecessary applications. It will find and remove all application's traces from the system.
• Installed applications updating function.
• Improvements to various aspects of the user interface.

v. 2.03 8/15/20

• Visual bugs fixed.

v. 2.02 08/11/2020

• The "Tell your friends about Files Inspector" window at program close has been removed.

v. 2.01 07/27/2020

• Earlier when installing a new version of Files Inspector if the file could not be replaced, the error message "DeleteFile failed - code 5" used to be displayed. Now you will be prompted to restart the system in order to complete the update instead.
• Bugs fixed.

v. 2.0 06/02/2020

• The program has been moved to the 64-bit architecture (the previous program versions were 32-bit, but 64-bit Windows was fully supported). This gives a speed increase of up to 20% on specific operations, such as working with the system registry (if your Windows is 64-bit too).
• Adaptation to the classic Windows theme.

v. 1.40 12/6/19

• A welcome window that is shown at the first program execution has been added.
• Bugs fixed.

v. 1.32 11/22/2019

• Improvements of the long operations progress displaying on the Taskbar.

v. 1.31 11/20/2019

• The progress is displayed directly on the Taskbar during the long operations.

v. 1.30 11/18/2019

• Acquiring the UWP (Universal Windows Platform) apps list was accelerated by two and a half times.
• A new setting "Skip the User Account Control warning" added. When enabled, you will be able to launch Files Inspector using the Desktop shortcut without the User Account Control warning.
• Fixed bug: The UWP apps sizes shown in the "Applications and Games" section could be not displayed.

v. 1.20 10/22/2019

• Notifications about the possibility of freeing up additional disk space by deleting files from the downloads folder, obsolete downloads, and compressing images without loss of quality.

v. 1.13 09/02/2019

• Images loading in the lossless decrease preview window has been speeded up.

v. 1.12 08/29/2019

• Images lossless decrease has been speeded up to 8 times.
• Images loading in the lossless decrease preview window has been speeded up.
• Bugs fixed.

v. 1.10 08/23/2019

• The ability to free the additional space on removing the obsolete downloads and lossless pictures compression is shown directly on the main screen.
• The new compiler is used. The program's size is reduced.
• Windows Vista support has been added.

v. 1.05 06/27/2019

• Downloads section: The ability to display the outdated downloads.
• Improved light interface theme support.
• Fixed some bugs.

v. 1.01 06/16/2019

• Minor fixed and improvements.

v. 1.0 05/22/2019

• First release.