Mem Reduct Command-Line Cleaning Options
The 3.5.2 source documents -clean for default regions and -clean:full for all supported regions. These are different requests, and full cleaning should not be treated as a routine optimization. Run only a verified executable with the permissions required by the program.
What matters for this task
Command-line behavior can differ from clicking a button with a saved configuration. In 3.5.2 the argument parser selects a default mask unless the full value is supplied. That distinction matters when testing: a command-line run should be recorded with its exact argument, not described as identical to every manual cleanup.
Steps to follow
- Identify the verified executable and record its version. Use its full path so that a different file with the same name elsewhere is not launched by mistake.
- Save work and test interactively before building a scheduled action. Keep the test separate from a game, capture session, or sensitive transfer.
- Use the default-region command for an initial comparison. Record the command and the observed behavior, and avoid a fast repeating loop.
- Review the source-defined difference before ever using the full option. If a pause or error occurs, stop automation and retain the event details for diagnosis.
"C:\Path\To\Mem Reduct\memreduct.exe" -cleanReplace the example path with your verified executable location. This is an example, not an automatically executed command.
Check the result
Compare the expected operation, observed notification or log, and the application workload. An exit without an obvious window is not automatically a proof of successful cleanup.
Limitations and precautions
Do not add hidden elevated scheduled tasks or disable UAC as a shortcut to unattended cleaning.
Questions and answers
Is -clean the same as -clean:full?
No. The full argument selects all defined regions in the 3.5.2 implementation.
Should I run a cleaning command every few seconds?
No. First test whether cleaning helps your workload at all; a rapid loop can repeatedly disrupt cache reuse.
Sources and evidence
Product statements use the tagged release documentation. Diagnostic steps are proposed checks, not claimed laboratory results.
