![]() ![]() Overall, whether it's for a buddy or yourself, CCleaner is certainly a must-have system utility for all PC users. I always get a thanks afterwards, but the thanks should go to the guys at Piriform for such a lightweight, simple, yet powerful program that lives up to the task. If ever I have a buddy who complains above a slow start up or even just a sluggish experience on their PC, I always download CCleaner and run it for them. One note about drive scrubbing, the more passes you select, the longer it will take to complete the task. Drive scrubbing can also be limited to free space on the system. There are different levels of wiping the drive and even a 1-pass will get the job done if you're not hiding something too important. A 'Gutmann' 35-pass wipe of the hard drive will really get in deep and remove traces of files which once existed. You can choose to do a 1-pass 'scrubbing' or more. It removes all data from a selected hard drive. Not only can it remove references to unused libraries (DLLs), but it also removes references to non-existent programs and fonts, it cleans up installer issues, activex issues and more.Īnother wicked tool is the hard drive wiping tool. Much more important in our opinion than cleaning up Internet files is its powerful registry cleaner. it goes without saying.ĬCleaner will empty your recycling bin, backup the registry before 'cleaning' it and overall speed up your Windows experience. The latest version of CCleaner also runs faster than previous versions, though older systems still obviously run much slower than a PC with more resources. By doing that, it also cleans up your tracks.ĬCleaner has also recently added support for an array of different programs likely to be running on your system like Audacity, Silverlight, BitTorrent, Google Chrome, CuteFTP and TONS more. ![]() It cleans up temporary internet files, history, cookies and other junk left behind by hours of web surfing. Simply the best free registry cleaner, CCleaner supports both Windows 32-bit and Windows 64-bit. Don't hesitate to take it for a test drive for a week or two, if you don't like it then just uninstall.A must-have Swiss army knife, freeware system utility. ![]() And NO I wasn't paid to endorse this (or any other product) I just thought I'd put in my 2 cents for those trying to make a decision. If the free one is this good, then I don't think I can go far wrong w the higher horsepower version! ![]() You can expect to be offered a free update about once around the end of each month. It does a nice job of "taking out the trash!" You won't suddenly see pop-ups and notice performance slow downs, to the contrary CCleaner will help purge your machine of all that annoying and potentially dangerous garbage! It also doesn't hog a lot of space or resources, and it isn't loaded w malware. I personally like it better than some cleaning software I paid for in the past on my old Dell. It's a favorite among C-Net visitors, and it has tons of positive reviews. IMHO Piriform's CCleaner has proven to my satisfaction that it works well. I wouldn't want to be w/o my handy CCleaner! I first tried it on my old Dell w XP, and now it's been busy tidying up and protecting my replacement Dell PC since the day I fired it up 1 yr ago as of late Feb 2013. I found the controls intuitive right out of the box, and it's more user friendly and much less cluttered w features I don't need or use. I have used the free version for several years. ![]()
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