Easydoc
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Does anyone know if downloading CCleaner worth it? Suppose to clean out all the "bad and unwanted stuff" from your PC/Lap!
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CCleaner - Is it any good?
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ld13
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I prefer a format and reinstall* or a 6-monthly startup files defrag using Tune XP.
I'm also looking into using a "Deep Freeze" kind of application to try and keep my PCs ... "clean".
I'm also looking into using a "Deep Freeze" kind of application to try and keep my PCs ... "clean".
Easydoc
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CCleaner ( Crap Cleaner ) seems to have good reviews, so am going to give it a bash.
Necuno
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That and mydefrag.
I have been using CCleaner as well - does the job.
bdt
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Back in '09 RegHardware ran articles for XP and Vista comparing 'optimizer' apps vs just getting more RAM in which they compared a bunch of these things, free and paid. Long story short, Ccleaner (the free version) is about the best one worth buying.
Also, the Ccleaner (et al) feature that turns out to be the most useful is less the registry cleaning or even the file clutter/detritus removal (which are nice to have and, when you're faced with an UTTERLY borked system that is drowning in its own crap, useful): it's having an easy way to being able to switch off autostart programs ..and switch them back on again if you find you got too carried away.
Also, the Ccleaner (et al) feature that turns out to be the most useful is less the registry cleaning or even the file clutter/detritus removal (which are nice to have and, when you're faced with an UTTERLY borked system that is drowning in its own crap, useful): it's having an easy way to being able to switch off autostart programs ..and switch them back on again if you find you got too carried away.
bdt
Executive Member
You know that 7 comes with defrag scheduled once a week, yes? Of course, if you never leave your PC on it'll miss its weekly Wednesday 1am session. As for SSD, we all know the word by now: TRIM
bdt
Executive Member
on an XP box I'm down with MyDefrag, all the way; and was for a while on 7 boxen too, up until I did some digging and found it out. Furthermore, I don't know of a (properly, legally) free (that can be installed on a client PC) defragger that's better enough than the one built into 7 so I've just stopped worrying about it. Most PCs I work on are left on all the time anyway. /shrugEasydoc
Active Member
Have run and repaired files with Eusing.. I see it also asks for a donation! What if ur a smuck and don't? lol
Kloofvreter
Honorary Master
CCleaner...good for what? Nothing besides clearing MRU's.
NomNom
Executive Member
Terrible advice, "registry cleaners" will cause more problems than they will ever fix.
OP CCleaner and Defraggler are decent.
