No Faff is a software publisher that maintains its project through a public GitHub repository, distributing its work as open source software. Its catalog currently consists of a single product, InstallerClean, a utility aimed at Windows system maintenance. The tool addresses a common storage problem: over time, the C:\Windows\Installer folder accumulates large numbers of installation and patch files, many of which are orphaned when applications are updated or removed improperly. Because this folder is protected and critical to the operating system's ability to repair, modify, or uninstall software, users are generally warned against touching it manually, even as it grows to consume many gigabytes of disk space. InstallerClean provides a safer, automated way to analyze the folder's contents, identifying which files are still referenced by installed products and which are no longer needed. It then allows the user to either move those unneeded files to another location, such as an external drive, or delete them outright to reclaim space. This kind of tool falls into the system optimization and disk cleanup category, alongside other utilities for managing temporary files, caches, and leftover artifacts. Typical use cases include freeing space on small solid-state drives, tidying machines that have hosted many installed and uninstalled applications over the years, and performing routine maintenance on aging systems where storage pressure slows everyday work. As an open source project, InstallerClean invites community inspection and contribution, giving technically inclined users the ability to review how it determines which installer files are safe to remove and to suggest improvements through the repository.
Open source tool for the C:\Windows\Installer folder: move or delete the files nothing needs
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