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Sooo i am quite out of the loop for Windows maintenance/cleaning/keeping things lovely and pretty. Are these two still the 'go to' software?
I use Avast also.
Thanks and be gentle!
I use Avast also.
Thanks and be gentle!
CCleaner/Spybot the best combo still...?
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Soldato
The built in Disk Cleanup is pretty good, I have never bothered really with things like registry cleaners, but I am sure CCleaner was caught spreading malware at one point so if you do use it make sure its from a safe source.
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CCleaner is still decent but it has become a bit bloated recently and tries to install rubbish alongside it. I've switched over to bleachbit and find it a million times better.
There's a portable version of CCleaner... https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/builds
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Commissario
It's been a long time since I used Windows seriously but you couldn't have paid me to use stuff like ccleaner.
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It's built into windows called diskcleanup anyway, if you really wanted a clean cleanup make your own batch file that does it for you with one click.
Commissario
I was being gentleI said be gentle
Id personally avoic CC Cleaner at all costs: https://www.zdnet.com/article/avast...-ccleaner-following-second-hack-in-two-years/
It's been compromised enough that you cant trust it anymore imo.
It's been compromised enough that you cant trust it anymore imo.
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I asked much the same question a while back - I was pointed in the direction of BleachBit in preference to CCleaner - seems to be OK.
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I was advised to install and run ccleaner today. I thought to search the forums before running it. I appreciate this thread is a little old but wondering if anyone uses this or a similar tool?
I've had my rig over 2 years now and not done anything to clean it up. The advice to use ccleaner was because my Outlook program is temperamental and sometimes closes but won't open until I restart the machine.
If I have a load of useless data being stored on my machine I'd be keen on cleaning it all up.
I've had my rig over 2 years now and not done anything to clean it up. The advice to use ccleaner was because my Outlook program is temperamental and sometimes closes but won't open until I restart the machine.
If I have a load of useless data being stored on my machine I'd be keen on cleaning it all up.
Soldato
Windows disk clean-up is usually enough. There was a thread on it earlier this month: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/simple-optimize-and-clean-up-software.18969094/
Man of Honour
It's a good thing you don't need to install it at all then as the classic styled portable version exists.
I still use it and it works fine, BUT it must be tweaked to custom criteria because out of the box simply running it will mess stuff up so it's not for newbies. I only use it to remove orphan entries from old desktop shortcuts/start menu references or obsolete keys etc and also to quickly lean up certain Windows/App caches
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So yeah ccleaner (portable) still does what it did best years ago, but you need to be aware of it from back then else out of the box it's not advised. The stuff I use it for are not touched by Windows built in cleaners (which I also use for the other stuff) with the remainder of the maintenance tasks done manually (the folders and tools on the left) throughout the month to maintain a clean and organised OS.
Thanks for that, it's helped me clean out a lot of redundant filesIt's a good thing you don't need to install it at all then as the classic styled portable version exists.
I still use it and it works fine, BUT it must be tweaked to custom criteria because out of the box simply running it will mess stuff up so it's not for newbies. I only use it to remove orphan entries from old desktop shortcuts/start menu references or obsolete keys etc and also to quickly lean up certain Windows/App caches
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So yeah ccleaner (portable) still does what it did best years ago, but you need to be aware of it from back then else out of the box it's not advised. The stuff I use it for are not touched by Windows built in cleaners (which I also use for the other stuff) with the remainder of the maintenance tasks done manually (the folders and tools on the left) throughout the month to maintain a clean and organised OS.
Man of Honour
This is not correct info. No service is running even when the app is open. I'm assuming you saw a service running because you had auto update check or something turned on.
