diff --git a/tutorials/Allclean b/tutorials/Allclean
index c72811f9fa..2a79bb7ec4 100755
--- a/tutorials/Allclean
+++ b/tutorials/Allclean
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@
 
 cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 
-echo "Cleaning backup files"
+echo "--------"
+echo "Cleaning tutorials ..."
+echo "Removing backup files"
 find . -type f \( -name "*~" -o -name "*.bak" \) -exec rm {} \;
 find . \( -name 'core' -o -name 'core.[1-9]*' \) -exec rm {} \;
 find . \( -name '*.pvs' -o -name '*.OpenFOAM' \) -exec rm {} \;
-rm logs > /dev/null 2>&1
-rm testLoopReport > /dev/null 2>&1
-
-echo ""
+rm logs testLoopReport > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 foamCleanTutorials cases
 
+echo "--------"
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file
diff --git a/wmake/wcleanAll b/wmake/wcleanAll
index e7d3477cb7..e9b36bc375 100755
--- a/wmake/wcleanAll
+++ b/wmake/wcleanAll
@@ -39,20 +39,27 @@
 
 for dir in lib applications/bin
 do
+   echo "Removing $dir/"
    [ -d $dir ] && rm -rf $dir/*
 done
 
-( cd tutorials && ./Allclean )
-
+echo "Removing *~ backup files"
 find . -name '*~' -exec rm {} \;
+
+echo "Removing .dep files"
 find . -name '*.dep' -exec rm {} \;
 
+echo "Cleaning Make subdirectories"
 find `find . -depth \( -name "Make.[A-Za-z]*" -o -name "Make" \) -type d -print` -depth \( -type d ! -name "*Make.[A-Za-z]*" ! -name "*Make" \) -exec rm -rf {} \;
 
+echo "Removing lnInclude and intermediate directories"
 find . -depth -type d \( -name lnInclude -o -name ii_files -o -name Templates.DB \) -exec rm -rf {} \;
 
+echo "Removing misc files"
 find . \( -name exe -o -name log -o -name so_locations \) -exec rm {} \;
 
 # rm -rf src/mpich-${MPICH_VERSION}/platforms
 
+( cd tutorials && ./Allclean )
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/wmake/wcleanAlmostAll b/wmake/wcleanAlmostAll
index 515c3110d8..8bd5291600 100755
--- a/wmake/wcleanAlmostAll
+++ b/wmake/wcleanAlmostAll
@@ -24,11 +24,10 @@
 #     Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 #
 # Script
-#     wmakeAlmostAll
+#     wcleanAlmostAll
 #
 # Description
-#     script that searches all the directories below the current for the
-#     object file directories of all machines and then deletes them.
+#     as per wcleanAll, but retains "*~" backup files
 #
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -39,18 +38,25 @@
 
 for dir in lib applications/bin
 do
+   echo "Removing $dir/"
    [ -d $dir ] && rm -rf $dir/*
 done
 
-( cd tutorials && ./Allclean )
+echo "Retaining *~ backup files"
+## find . -name '*~' -exec rm {} \;
 
-# find . -name '*~' -exec rm {} \;
+echo "Removing .dep files"
 find . -name '*.dep' -exec rm {} \;
 
-find `find . -depth \( -name "Make[.A-Za-z]*" -o -name "Make" \) -type d -print` -depth \( -type d ! -name "*Make[.A-Za-z]*" ! -name "*Make" \) -exec rm -r {} \;
+echo "Cleaning Make subdirectories"
+find `find . -depth \( -name "Make.[A-Za-z]*" -o -name "Make" \) -type d -print` -depth \( -type d ! -name "*Make.[A-Za-z]*" ! -name "*Make" \) -exec rm -rf {} \;
 
+echo "Removing lnInclude and intermediate directories"
 find . -depth -type d \( -name lnInclude -o -name ii_files -o -name Templates.DB \) -exec rm -rf {} \;
 
+echo "Removing misc files"
 find . \( -name exe -o -name log -o -name so_locations \) -exec rm {} \;
 
+( cd tutorials && ./Allclean )
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------