New Update CCleaner Updates thread

[annaegorov]

I find CC v.7 shocking.
I'm still on 6.39.
I read that some users now use HDCleaner.
I don't like it because the portable executable is not signed and therefore, with “Validate Admin CS,” it causes the pop-up we all know so well to appear on the screen.

Yea 7 is a mess. Who the hell is in charge over there

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

My point of view, every single app, even is as small and unintrusive as 7-Zip, is an addition to attack surface area; if not irreplaceable by a built-in tool, then installing is a security risk upscaling.

I've been using 7-zip my whole life.
I even set up the executables in the AE list.
Today I asked myself:
“Is it as useful to me as it used to be?”
No.
...so I uninstalled it.

 

[Parkinsond]

I've been using 7-zip my whole life.
I even set up the executables in the AE list.
Today I asked myself:
“Is it as useful to me as it used to be?”
No.
...so I uninstalled it.

7-zip/keepass; I keep only one of them for securing my credentials; when I uninstall keepass, I install 7-zip.

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

You can try PrivaZer, it is a signed program that is very thorough in cleaning files, and you can disable the “Remnants of Old Files” and “Memory” sections if you don’t need them (which I did).

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Personally, I replaced CCleaner with Reg Organizer.

I tried both, but I don't like them.
I'm too used to CCleaner.
When I was using XP, I created custom rules to also clean the browser I used and my email client:

CCleaner - MailNews - New Moon

I could try Microsoft PC Manager, I just need to change my language in Geographic Area and then download it from the Microsoft Store.

@ to all

Has anyone used it and tried it?

 

[Divergent]

I tried both, but I don't like them.
I'm too used to CCleaner.
When I was using XP, I created custom rules to also clean the browser I used and my email client:

CCleaner - MailNews - New Moon

I could try Microsoft PC Manager, I just need to change my language in Geographic Area and then download it from the Microsoft Store.

@ to all

Has anyone used it and tried it?

If you don't require forensic-level data destruction but prioritize privacy, with the flexibility to create custom rules for cleaning your browser and email client, BleachBit is an excellent choice.

 

[Sampei.Nihira]

If you don't require forensic-level data destruction but prioritize privacy, with the flexibility to create custom rules for cleaning your browser and email client, BleachBit is an excellent choice.

Thanks for the advice.
You know, I'm a dinosaur, stuck in my old ways.
I vaguely remember it.
But doesn't it clean obsolete registry keys?

P.S.

I think for now I'll keep CCleaner v.6.39 blocked in the firewall + hosts file.

 

[Divergent]

Thanks for the advice.
You know, I'm a dinosaur, stuck in my old ways.
I vaguely remember it.
But doesn't it clean obsolete registry keys?

BleachBit is a bit different by design. It actually stays away from those 'obsolete' or 'broken' keys because, in modern Windows, deleting them doesn't really help speed and can sometimes cause more headaches than they're worth.

Instead, BleachBit treats the Registry like a shredder for your tracks. It only touches the Registry to, wipe your 'most recently used' file lists, clear out your typed URL history, and delete traces of what folders you’ve been looking at.

It’s less about 'repairing' the Registry and more about making sure your private activity isn't sitting there in the logs. Since you like the idea of custom rules, it’s perfect because you can tell it exactly which 'tracks' to target without worrying about it breaking something important.

 

[lokamoka820]

I could try Microsoft PC Manager, I just need to change my language in Geographic Area and then download it from the Microsoft Store.

@ to all

Has anyone used it and tried it?

I try it monthly, but I always uninstall it for the following reasons:

• It keeps running in the background.
• This application doesn't offer much more than the default Windows tools; think of it as a central application for all your Windows tools.
• It needs to use online services to function and runs multiple instances of EdgeWebView when it's running.

Although I appreciate the recent addition of a pop-up blocker that blocks pop-up ads like the ones in BandiZip, it doesn't offer anything more than what CCleaner already provides.