{"id":191,"date":"2022-12-25T04:03:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-25T04:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iolosystem.com\/faq\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=191"},"modified":"2026-02-11T16:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T00:40:07","slug":"what-can-system-mechanic-do","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.iolosystem.com\/faq\/kb\/what-can-system-mechanic-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What can System Mechanic do?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What does the System Mechanic do?<\/h2>\n<p>iolo System Mechanic comes in three editions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/products\/system-mechanic.html\">System Mechanic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/products\/system-mechanic-pro.html\">System Mechanic Professional<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/products\/system-mechanic-ultimate-defense.html\">System Mechanic Ultimate Defense<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of these editions share some features while differ in others. The best and easiest way to see the difference and also to see what each edition of System Mechanic does is to compare them.<br \/>\nHere is our <a href=\"\/products\/comparison-system-mechanic.html\"><strong>System Mechanic Comparison<\/strong><\/a> page. There you can see all the main features of the each edition.<\/p>\n<p>If in a hurry, here is a table that quickly and clearly shows which System Mechanic product contains which features:<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"31%\"><strong>Features<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"22%\"><strong><span style=\"color: #41a85f;\">System Mechanic\u00ae<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"24%\"><strong><span style=\"color: #2969b0;\">System Mechanic Pro\u00ae<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"23%\"><strong><span style=\"color: #b8312f;\">System Mechanic\u00ae Ultimate Defense\u2122<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Optimize PC performance<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Block and remove malware<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Erase whole drives<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Recover\u00a0<\/strong><strong>deleted files<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Protect online privacy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Securely manage passwords<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2713<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/deals.html\"><strong>\u25ba Check Latest System Mechanic Deals &#8211; 60% OFF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does the System Mechanic do? iolo System Mechanic comes in three editions: System Mechanic System Mechanic Professional System Mechanic Ultimate Defense All of these editions share some features while differ in others. 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