Most of what TuneMeUp does can be undone, and a few things cannot. Every fix tells you which it is before you press it, so there are no surprises.
Everything is written down in History
Every change TuneMeUp makes is listed in History, so you can look back and see exactly what was done and when. The list stays there after you restart the computer.
Each line in the list says where it stands:
- Undo — press the button and the change is put back.
- Undone — you have already put this one back.
- Can’t undo after restart — this one could only be undone while TuneMeUp was still open.
- Permanent — this one cannot be put back.
What you can undo
These changes have an Undo button in History, and it still works after you restart the computer:
- Switching off a program that starts with Windows.
- Switching off a scheduled job that runs at start-up.
- Removing an item from your right-click menu.
- Large files and duplicate files that TuneMeUp removed — those go to the Recycle Bin.
Getting a file back from the Recycle Bin
Large files and duplicates are not destroyed — they go to the Recycle Bin, the same as when you delete something yourself. To get one back:
- Open the Recycle Bin from your desktop.
- Find the file you want to keep.
- Right-click it and choose Restore.
The file returns to the folder it came from.
What cannot be undone
A few jobs are one-way, and TuneMeUp says so plainly before it starts:
- Cleaning junk files and program caches. These are deleted outright rather than sent to the Recycle Bin. They are files Windows and your programs can make again.
- Deleting old restore points. This also clears the older “previous versions” of files that Windows kept alongside them. The most recent restore point is always left in place.
- Uninstalling a program. TuneMeUp hands over to the program’s own uninstaller. You can install the program again later if you want it back.
- Clearing browsing history, cookies and your downloads list. Clearing cookies signs you out of websites. Your saved passwords and the files you downloaded are never touched.
One thing you have to undo before you close TuneMeUp
If you pause a running program, that can only be undone while TuneMeUp is still open. Once you close TuneMeUp and open it again, History shows that line as “can’t undo after restart”. Restarting your computer starts the program again in the normal way.
If you are not sure about a fix
Each fix says exactly what it will do before you press it. If you would rather leave something alone, simply do not press that fix — you can come back to it another day.