CCleaner

[GAME]

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Last updated on 16th August 2007 http://www.ccleaner.com/img/new.gif

Over 80 million downloads!!!

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool.
It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster
and freeing up valuable hard disk space.
It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history.
But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains
NO Spyware or Adware! :)


http://www.ccleaner.com/img/icon/tour.gifClick here for a Quick Tour... (http://www.ccleaner.com/help/tour/1-after-installation)

http://www.ccleaner.com/img/icon/dl.gifDownload CCleaner now... (http://www.ccleaner.com/download)

Cleans the following


http://www.ccleaner.com/img/icon/ie_16.gifInternet Explorer

Temporary files, URL history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat.

http://www.ccleaner.com/img/icon/ff_16.gifFirefox

Temporary files, URL history, cookies, download history.


http://www.ccleaner.com/img/icon/op_16.gifOpera

Temporary files, URL history, cookies.


http://www.ccleaner.com/img/icon/desk_16.gifWindows

Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log files.

http://www.ccleaner.com/img/icon/reg_16.gifRegistry cleaner

Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls,
ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths,
Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more... also comes with a comprehensive backup feature.


http://www.ccleaner.com/img/icon/app_16.gifThird-party applications

Removes temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many apps including Media Player,
eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, MS Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and many more...


http://www.ccleaner.com/img/icon/tick_16.gif100% Spyware FREE

This software does NOT contain any Spyware, Adware or Viruses.


What's New


[16th August 2007]

CCleaner v2.00.475 Betahttp://www.ccleaner.com/img/new.gif

For more information and to download click here (http://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner-20).


[13th July 2007]

CCleaner v1.41.544

- Fixed IE7 history cleaning in Vista.

- Fixed bug in clipboard cleaning.

- Added Safari cleaning.

- File system access optimizations.

- Updated several translations.

- Updated installer engine.

- Minor stability improvements.

- Minor bug fixes.

more version info... (http://www.ccleaner.com/download/version-history)

Help and Contact information


Click here to go to the Help and Support pages. (http://www.ccleaner.com/help)



Problems with this software or with spyware? Then click here to check out our forum (http://forum.piriform.com/).



If you have any queries or comments then please use the Forum (http://forum.piriform.com/) or contact us via this form (http://www.ccleaner.com/contact).



Or if you just want to download CCleaner then click here (http://www.ccleaner.com/download).



We hope you like the software! :)

[cavallomatto1972]

Actually i have version 2.01.507, which is downloadble free from its site

[myoubi105105]

CCleaner update v2.03.532

CCleaner v2.03.532
- Improved support for IE7 Autocomplete cleaning.
- Added Vista Recycle Bin secure deletion.
- Fixed bug in secure deletion of filenames.
- Fixed bug in "Other Explorer MRUs" cleaning.
- Fixed minor bug in Temp file deletion.
- Added better secure deletion for cookies.
- Fixed Autocomplete cleaning on Win98.
- Improved Hotfix Uninstaller cleaning to ignore Desktop Search.
- Fix bug in saving CCleaner window position.
- Improved System Info routines.
- Minor bugs fixes and GUI tweaks.

Download:
CCleaner - Builds (http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds)

[zatoicchi]

good program to have...will clean almost anything on your computer

[takomania]

^agreed - this is actually much better than the commercial alternative - webroot's window washer.

[andre5gon]

it's a good program but I like Tuneup

[m00min]

Is this program good? I almost always use TuneUp Utilities 2008

[casey]

oh yeah, forgot to add this to my list of essnetial programs, one of the best cleaner softwares there is :)

newest version (released jan 17th) is

v2.04.543
--------------------------------------------
- Added system tray icon when background cleaning.
- Added minimize to system tray option.
- Optimized file deletion routines.
- Improved Firefox file analysis speed.
- Added text status info for slow cleaning processes.
- Added program icons to the uninstall tool.
- Fixed bug with saving window location when maximized.
- Fixed bug with 64bit OS registry keys.
- Fixed cookie issue with foreign language usernames.
- Fixed bug with running CCleaner as a scheduled task.
- Added Netscape 9.0 support.
- Updated Antivir and Foxit Reader cleaning.
- Minor GUI tweaks and fixes.
- Other minor bug fixes.

[Raekwon]

CCleaner v2.05.555


Changelog:
--------------------------------------------
- Updated Index.dat cleaning in Vista.
- File scanning performance increase on NTFS drives.
- Improved exception handling methods.
- Fixed IE cache folder location bug.
- Uninstaller tool now exports foreign languages correctly.
- Fixed bug where IE temp files could be incorrectly listed.
- Performance improvements to secure deletion.
- Tweaks to Uninstall tool detection.
- Minor GUI changes.
- Minor bug fixes.


Download:
CCleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/download)

[Raekwon]

CCleaner v2.06.567


Changelog:
--------------------------------------------
- Added Google Firefox Toolbar history cleaning.
- Winapp.ini is now embedded in the main EXE.
- Added ability to override default embedded INI files with:
..winsys1.ini, winreg1.ini and winapp1.ini.
- Updated ability to append to default embedded INI files with:
..winsys2.ini, winreg2.ini and winapp2.ini.
- Updated system info code to support Win2k8.
- Improved IE History cleaning with .DAT files.
- Improved accessibility features of treeview control.
- Removal of version history from About screen.
- Options section checkboxes resized to fit caption text.
- GUI tweaks including Piriform logo change.
- Minor performance improvements.


Download:
CCleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/download)

[itzicbitzic]

I've been using CCleaner for 2 years and I love it. Trusted program , real helpfull!
10 points from me.One of the best freeware programs.

[Ephemeron]

If you like CCleaner, you might be interested in Recuva (http://www.recuva.com/). It's a data recovery program made by the same people. It's saved me a couple times.

[Ostracized]

Just a heads up, if you go to the Other Builds you can download the Slim version that doesnt install the Yahoo toolbar the standard build does.

[Ephemeron]

Just a heads up, if you go to the Other Builds you can download the Slim version that doesnt install the Yahoo toolbar the standard build does.

That's a very good idea.

[yoco]

I'm using TuneUp and Spy Bot. Will give this one a try.

[czullo]

Best tool ever, i give it 5 stars :D

[anon]

very good, and FREE! :)

make sure you always leave the "clean old prefetch data" box unticked at all times, it does more harm than good ;) otherwise an excellent program :klatsch_3:

[Ostracized]

CCleaner v2.07
- Firefox 3.0 support added.
- Fixed bug where figures were missing for KB/MB sizes.
- Fixed bug where some IE cookies were being missed.
- Improved scan time accuracy.
- Internal memory management improvements.
- Registry settings moved to HKCU\Software\Piriform\CCleaner.
- Fixed bug where CC could get locked in System Tray.
- Renamed MSN Messenger to Windows Live Messenger.
- Added MS Office Picture Manager to applications.
- Fixed uninstaller tool bug on 64-bit OS.
- Minor GUI improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.

Download (http://anonym.to/?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ccleaner.com%2Fdownload)

[arries]

Hello,

I only want to add that there are also 2 further versions are available:

Portable --> No Installer
Slim --> No Toolbar

You can find them here --> Download --> other builds (http://www.ccleaner.com/download/builds)


Also you can find an additional file in the forum.
With it CCleaner can clean some more programs.

It's available in the forum and you only need to copy the extracted winapp2.zip to your CCleaner-directory --> Add additional programs to CCleaner (http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=1110)

[zatoicchi]

very easy and simple to use..great software for cleaning your computer system.

[zatoicchi]

New Version:


v2.09.600
--------------------------------------------
- Added full support for Internet Explorer 8.0 beta.
- Improved Opera 9.5 support to fix cache cleaning.
- Improved interface for Startup tool.
- Changed memory management routines to reduce footprint.
- Fixed rare 64-bit performance issues.
- Added splitter bar to interface.
- Fixed repaint issues with certain themes.
- Fixed Spybot cleaning detection.
- Internal code optimizations.
- Updated installer engine to fix icon bug.
- Minor GUI tweaks.


CCleaner - Download (http://www.ccleaner.com/download)

[toolboy22]

Version 2.10 is out... TuneUp is great, but this one is free!

[SealLion]

ONe thing that I"ve discovered about CCleaner is that when one wants to use the 'wiping' component of the program, I find that its not as good as, lets say, Cyberscrub.

Cyberscrub seems to genuinely wipe the data stored in various folders. Here's what I mean: When I wANT to wipe something 37 times over, for example, I just feel that it doesn't really do the job as good as Cyberscrub would, if I were to wipe something 37 times over.

But then again, cyberscrub will also wipe the NTFS logs and the free space with random data.

IDK....can't put my finger on it, but I just feel that Cyberscrub seems to do a better job of wiping any unwanted data from the computer. Maybe 'better job' is not the right phrase, perhaps, 'realistically' {sorry if my choice of descriptive words is not good this morning}.


It does have more options available for wiping custom proggys as well.

Whereas CCLeaner just doesn't seem to wipe data genuinely.

overall, CCleaner isn't such a bad proggy though.

I do appreciate that the program's authors are expanding the program to include more options to clean the registry, make cleaning that part better, including to clean other common and popular programs into ccleaner.


But anyways...I just wanted to mention that about the 'wiping' component of ccleaner. Like I said. I just don't feel that it wipes as good as other wiping programs do.

It just seems to wipe them too quickly, whereas, cyberscrub will take more time. For instance, wiping something 7 times should take an appropriate time as per the number of wiping times with random data.

Ccleaner just doesn't seem to take an appropriate amount of time to wipe data.


I mean, when wanting to wipe data, should the wiping process {as per the number of wiping times}, at least not take that much more appropriate time??

Thats probably the best way for me to question the results or degree of effectiveness of the wiping component in CCLEANER vs cyberscrub.




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[anon]

CCleaner will wipe data with NUL (00 00 00...) passes every time (I think). This may be faster because it can command (well, maybe it tells the WinAPI to do this, which will then do it, but nvm) the disk to "fill sectors xxxxxxx to xxxxxxx with 00s", instead of having to "tell" it what every new byte will be, like you said Cyberscrub does, as it fills the space with random data.

As regarding for "wiping the NTFS logs", I don't know if CCl does this, so that's a point in favor of Cyberscrub :)

And yes, it is "better" that CS takes more time to wipe your stuff that CCl, because it's filling the empty space with random bytes: this makes it even harder to recover the data that was there than if it had done just 35 "null" passes (which already makes the process very difficult for software data recovery :biggrin:)

[SealLion]

CCleaner will wipe data with NUL (00 00 00...) passes every time (I think). This may be faster because it can command (well, maybe it tells the WinAPI to do this, which will then do it, but nvm) the disk to "fill sectors xxxxxxx to xxxxxxx with 00s", instead of having to "tell" it what every new byte will be, like you said Cyberscrub does, as it fills the space with random data.



This I wasn't aware of , Anon.

I was under the impression that CCleaner just wipes the data with random numbers as CS would. INteresting info that I wasn't aware of. Perhaps this is the reason that CCL will take less time to do the job. Though I am still curious if it will erase data as effectively as CS would wࢠhile it is using NUL to wipe.





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[anon]

Though I am still curious if it will erase data as effectively as CS would while it is using NUL to wipe.

Null passes: the more passes, the (even) harder it's to recover the data that was there. Can be detected, as it'll leave a big amount of 00s in a row, which for data recovery specialists is like reading "[a file was here but wiped]" :tongue:

Random passes: same as null passes, but if not impossible, it makes it very, very difficult to recover the data through software means (have to resort to hardware recovery that takes your HDD's magnetic plates, etc.). It also doesn't make it as obvious that there was something there, but I'm sure that if WinHex has a "simulate encrypted data" option to wipe files, it's because experts can "see through" random bytes and still tell something has been deleted.

[SealLion]

I am going .to see if Winhex actually does what it states to do


you can inspect and edit all kinds of files, recover deleted files or lost data from hard drives with corrupt file systems or from digital camera cards.

[anon]

It does (but you need a forensic or advanced licence to access the good stuff). Has even recovered a full partition I thought was lost forever for me, without any errors or corrupted files.

[SealLion]

Wow!

Maybe there's a crack or patch lying around somewhere. I'm gonna have to look around. This does sound like an interesting proggy, though

[anon]

Maybe there's a crack or patch lying around somewhere.

Yea, but let's stop the crack discussion here. :biggrin:

[airmaster_21]

Thanks Game

I got advanced system optimizer, going to try out CCleaner.

[junker765]

better than easy cleaner?

[anon]

After trying it out I'd dare to say so, but EC also has its own useful features...

[cDDDe]

Best Application of the area.
Clears completely the errors in the registry.

Bye :)

[junker765]

After trying it out I'd dare to say so, but EC also has its own useful features...

Ok, I'll try this one
Thanks

[itzicbitzic]

I've been using this program for 3 years and all I say is that is one of the most trusted program I've ever been use it . And it is free .

[jerri]

CCleaner 2.15.815


· Added command-line secure deletion.
· e.g. ccleaner.exe /delete "folder*.*|MyFile.txt"
· Added Google Chrome thumbnail cleaning.
· Moved language files to /lang folder.
· Improved options cookie list browser detection.
· Fixed minor bug in XP prefetch cleaning.
· Fixed bug in IE History Index.dat cleaning.
· Fixed two minor compatibility bugs with Win98.
· Installer engine updates.
· Minor architecture improvements.

link (http://download.softpedia.com/dl/2d781bf7d488c5625d89aa1e018e4745/495e2750/100008851/software/system/ccsetup215_slim.exe)

[spamalot]

I have been using this for a while

Very good program

[pi_1st]

@ephemeron

too bad recuva has not helped me like you did, it never "sees" my deleted files. i found commercial applications are more useful in this. if want some suggestions, active@ undelete for casual recoveries or runtime's getdataback for heavy ones

[anon]

if want some suggestions, active@ undelete for casual recoveries or runtime's getdataback for heavy ones

I once lost everything in one partition; tried both tools but none would recover anything. WinHex could restore the allocation table and bring my files back to life, though.

[pi_1st]

you must be referring to the forensic edition of winhex, never tried though

i have the same experience, my whole drive could not be recognized because of the infamous unreadable sector 0. that was a dark time, my whole final project was there, without it i could not have graduated lol

i read through various articles, search for every recovery applications, tried almost anything, well.. not the very expensive commercial data recovery companies, and i mean anything to get the data back and in the end the one that saved me are a fridge and runtime's getdataback :)
the software is very powerful albeit very slow

after the incident, i also use hddregen on the drive and now it working again, yeah really, but i don't use it after that anyway

other useful application include testdisk that can recover and backup almost any file system information and it's free. really helpful to understand these applications when disaster struck and of course always do backups like i always do now ;)

..and for ccleaner.. i only used it once and just sitting there collecting dusts lol

[anon]

you must be referring to the forensic edition of winhex

Yes, that's right.


...
i read through various articles, search for every recovery applications, tried almost anything, well.. not the very expensive commercial data recovery companies, and i mean anything to get the data back and in the end the one that saved me are a fridge and runtime's getdataback :)

A fridge!? :biggrin: You mean putting the HDD inside one before attempting to recover your files? I once read about this in an eBook called "200 ways to revive a hard drive". Testimonials said it mostly worked to recover important data fast enough.


after the incident, i also use hddregen on the drive and now it working again, yeah really, but i don't use it after that anyway ...

Glad to hear that - the book also said that drives tend to die completely from 1 to 1½ hours after you take them out of the fridge.

[pi_1st]

yeah i know it's silly, because electronics hates water right? but well i'm desperate at that moment ;)
and actually i have to wait a while for the condensed vapor on the drive to disappear before connecting it and do recoveries, didn't want to get electrocuted lol, so not have to be that hasty i believe

the drive is still well and alive but with some bad sectors on it, hddregen really fixes that bad sectors but not all of them

[azureee]

Those TuneUp and Spy Bot are freeware? Are they better than CCleaner?

I checked CCleaner and it's very good. It found a ton of old stuff in my system, removing almost 500Mb of trash.

[anon]

Those TuneUp and Spy Bot are freeware? Are they better than CCleaner?

As far as I know SpyBot SnD is freeware, while TuneUp Utilities isn't. SpyBot also focuses specifically on removing spyware, while TuneUp is more of an all-in-one suite. I haven't used the latter too much to say it's better or worse than CCL, but it does have a bunch of stuff. I'm personally fine with CCleaner :biggrin:

[garv172]

Great program and its free can't beat that

[sb86]

i'm using this good program and advice anyone to use it.

[rottendegree]

i am use this program as a program uninstaller

registry cleaner

garbage cleaner

it's rock

[syedrahman]

i have version 2.01.507, but i also have tuneup

[vlj]

Outstanding performance for a free program. I'm installing this to every computer I use.

[yoco]

Can CCleaner remove windows files? I tried to install SP3 but my PC shut down in the middle of process. So when I loged in, on my drive C like 1GB was used and now I don't know how to erse this.

[anon]

I don't know if it can remove SP3's files, but you could try deleting the Temporary folder and after that trying to resume setup.

[yoco]

I'll try that.
Do you know what in Advance tab last option Wipre Free space means?

[anon]

It's to fill your HDD's free space with 00's. It'll most likely take a long time, specially with big drives.

[yoco]

So is it usefull? Good for your drive or bad? :redface:

[anon]

Only useful if you're a privacy freak. Otherwise keep it disabled.

[Samanoske]

Been using this since XP, works like a charm on Vista too. Lightweight, intuitive, very helpful. Currently testing the latest beta on IE8. Anyone had problems so far?

[Tinkle]

i think the biggest advantage of this program is that being free and open source they still continue to provide updates at a constant rate which really is a good thing
i personally think this is a must have software

[zergcole]

one of the best appz to eliminate unused files. :)