crap cleaner and windows 7?

I have a fast connection, so deleting Temp Internet files is of absolutely no consequence to me at all. I also use SkyPlayer, and that leaves massive video files in IE's temp folders. I don't care how big HDDs are - I don't want 2-3GB of video files hanging about.

As it happens, my OS is on an SSD. 2GB is a big chunk of wasted space! It isn't just Internet temp files I delete either. There are a few places the Windows wizard just doesn't go. Besides, why should I keep stuff hanging around I don't need or want?

None of this has anything to do with performance either. I just like reclaiming wasted space. I don't obsessively run CCleaner every day - but it is nice to give temp files the push now and then. It also means my full disk images will be smaller!

And as I have stated already, I don't clean my registry. :)
 
I thought the idea behind having the ability to clean with a registry cleaner was of benefit when dealing with spyware-viruses?
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I think it has more to do with cleaning out references in the registry to stuff that doesnt exist or matter anymore. For example if you uninstalled a program and its shortcut is still on the desktop...or the program will uninstall but leave some entries in the Registry that still point to it...these are what will be removed. But as others have said it makes no difference to performance.
 
sastusbulbas said:
I thought the idea behind having the ability to clean with a registry cleaner was of benefit when dealing with spyware-viruses?
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Any aid to virus removal is likely to be an accident rather than intended. Real crapware tools [malwarebytes, combofix etc] change the registry, but they are going after specific, known entries.

As Katana says, most cleaners just remove superfluous entries pointing to files that are gone or stuff that is useless.
 
I've also got mine set to empty C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download.

for every update that windows has installed, it first downloads the installers into this folder and then runs them - leaving the installer and any cab files etc in this folder.

Granted, if i uninstall and update, i dont have to download it when i want to reinstall it - but how often does one remove updates these days? there can be gigs of stuff in here.
 
KatanaDV20 said:
I think it has more to do with cleaning out references in the registry to stuff that doesnt exist or matter anymore. For example if you uninstalled a program and its shortcut is still on the desktop...or the program will uninstall but leave some entries in the Registry that still point to it...these are what will be removed. But as others have said it makes no difference to performance.
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All of this discussion is irrelevant because CCleaner isn't really a registry cleaner. Yes, it has that function, but its primary function is to delete temporary files and private data like cookies and lists of recently used files.

Temporary files from app crashes, software installations, etc. can build up and take a lot of space. My system partition is only 40GB, so I use CCleaner every now and then to keep it in order. Runs pretty quickly and works well. Why not use it?
 
I run CC weekly on my Win 7 Pro. It finds a lot of crap which Disk Cleanup doesn't. I also use the reg cleaning feature which seems to do a good job too.
 
Just checked on on my vista system, ccleaner happily deleted all my IE cookies after being told not to :(
 
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Interesting if true
 
Mattus said:
All of this discussion is irrelevant because CCleaner isn't really a registry cleaner. Yes, it has that function, but its primary function is to delete temporary files and private data like cookies and lists of recently used files.

Temporary files from app crashes, software installations, etc. can build up and take a lot of space. My system partition is only 40GB, so I use CCleaner every now and then to keep it in order. Runs pretty quickly and works well. Why not use it?
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I use Ccleaner too and I'm a fan. Exactly as the op says, memory dumps alone from bsod's can be hundreds of mb each. I find it a very efficient way to clean the computer.

I once ran it on a laptop belonging to someone else and recovered several gb's of space at 1 click!
 
I still use CCleaner on Windows 7, and run it now and then, and it does remove what Windows' Disk Cleanup misses. I use the registry cleaning feature, but it is unnecessary. It's never done any harm and it cleans out redundant registry entries. I've never had any problems with CCleaner deleting cookies that I have not chosen to be deleted.
 
I have just had my system repair itself out of the blue, having had an issue with a Virus and having used CCleaner I am wondering if the Windows repair was due to CCleaner messing up?
 
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