Should I remove MaxiDisk?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
20% remove it80% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #14,260
United States Rank #15,014
Reach 0.0203%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.31 days
304.18 days >
Average installed length: 159.82 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.9.3 |
0.50% |
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| 1.0.9.2 |
2.24% |
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| 1.0.9.1 |
0.50% |
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| 1.0.9.0 |
3.74% |
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| 1.0.8.1 |
2.49% |
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| 1.0.8.0 |
0.25% |
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| 1.0.6.0 |
20.45% |
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| 1.0.5.1 |
38.65% |
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| 1.0.5.0 |
1.25% |
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| 1.0.4.0 |
29.93% |
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MaxiDisk
What is MaxiDisk? (from Uniblue Systems Ltd)
MaxiDisk offers a number of features related to the performance of your hard drives. It helps in gaining extra disk space by detecting and removing Junk files and old Windows backups that might not be needed any longer. To gain further disk space, the file compression feature scans for those files in your user profile ... Read more
Overview
MaxiDisk is a program developed by Uniblue Systems Ltd. The most used version is 1.0.5.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The programs's main executable is maxidisk.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 65.59 MB of memory. It also adds an icon to the Windows notifications area in order to provide access to the program. The software installer includes 17 files and is usually about 23.87 MB (25,029,299 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 39% of users of MaxiDisk come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Netherlands.
Program details
URL: www.uniblue.com
Help link: support.uniblue.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Uniblue\MaxiDisk\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Uniblue\MaxiDisk\unins000.exe"
Estimated size: 23.87 MB
Files installed by MaxiDisk
| Program executable: | maxidisk.exe |
| Name: | MaxiDisk |
| Uniblue MaxiDisk |
| Signed by: | Uniblue Systems |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\uniblue\maxidisk\maxidisk.exe |
| MD5: | 69446d9c1d898c183a675413baccb470 |
| Taskbar: | Displays an icon in the notification area |
| (From the publisher) “A computer’s hard disk is prone to accumulating unnecessary files, such as Windows temporary files and temporary internet files, which can either be created by applications or stored by a web browser. ” |
Additional files:
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md_move_serial.exe - MaxiDisk Serial Mover (Uniblue MaxiDisk Serial Mover)
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launcher.exe - MaxiDisk Launcher (Uniblue MaxiDisk Launcher)
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mdnotifier.exe - MaxiDisk Notifier (Uniblue MaxiDisk Notifier)
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mdmonitor.exe - MaxiDisk Monitor (Uniblue MaxiDisk Monitor)
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md_ubm.exe - MaxiDisk ubm (Uniblue MaxiDisk ubm)
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- maxidisk.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{ECA9742F-AE0A-4C54-9D34-B46571419149}' (runs on registration).
- mdmonitor.exe is scheduled as a task named 'mdmonitor'.
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- maxidisk.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named MaxiDisk.
- mdmonitor.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named mdmonitor.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| maxidisk.exe |
| Memory: | 65.59 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0047137697% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00052197% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00419180% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 89,339,370 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2.55 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 10.68 KB | |
| mdmonitor.exe |
| Memory: | 13.07 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0038705216% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00024246% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00362806% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 363,248 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 64.55 KB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2 Bytes | |
How do I remove MaxiDisk?
You can uninstall MaxiDisk from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program MaxiDisk, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove MaxiDisk.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win XP 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 20%
Keep it 80%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
62.09% |
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| Windows 10 |
22.69% |
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| Windows XP |
9.98% |
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| Windows Vista |
5.24% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.85% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.15% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
9.85% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.32% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
6.82% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
5.30% |
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Geography
39.02% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
39.02% |
| Germany |
6.65% |
| Netherlands |
4.21% |
| United Kingdom |
3.99% |
| Australia |
3.10% |
| Italy |
3.10% |
| Brazil |
2.88% |
| Israel |
2.88% |
| Canada |
2.88% |
| France |
2.22% |
| Belgium |
2.00% |
| Austria |
2.00% |
| Iran |
1.77% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.77% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
26.23% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
22.13% |
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| Acer |
14.34% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.38% |
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| Toshiba |
6.97% |
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| ASUS |
6.15% |
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| Samsung |
5.74% |
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| Medion |
4.92% |
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| Intel |
2.87% |
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| Lenovo |
2.05% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.23% |
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Common models |
| MEDION MS-7800 |
4.29% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.29% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.57% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.86% |
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| Dell XPS 8500 |
2.14% |
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| HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... |
2.14% |
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About Uniblue Systems Ltd
Uniblue is a developer of software utilities, designed to improve performance to PC users and is one of the biggest software companies with products which include RegistryBooster, SpeedUpMyPC, DriverScanner and PowerSuite.
Publisher URL: www.uniblue.com