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CCleaner is a tool for cleaning your Windows PC. It aims to protect your privacy online and to make your computer faster and more secure.

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How to use Recuva on a .mrimg Macrium Reflect image?

I'm trying to recover deleted data for a friend. They accidentally formatted their hard drive (I'm hoping it was just a quick format). The drive is currently in an external case accessed by USB. When ...
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How to uninstall a program if I accidently deleted it from "C cleaner" programs list?

In tools feature of C cleaner program, we can delete any program from "program lists" without uninstalling it. I deleted one system program accidentally through C cleaner software. If I go ...
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I need help in removing fading boxes that appear when I click on input fields and other objects @ any website using CCleaner's Browser

I've got an issue going on with my CCleaner browser (built on Chrome). These silver-white borders appear over elements on web pages, and even the whole page itself, whenever I click on such an element....
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CCLeaner wipe free space gone?

I am using CCleaner "wipe drive - wipe free space" at my home PC every time I take some work home. since a few days, I found the option is no longer available but I had problems finding any ...
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Does wiping free space on disk free any space?

CCleaner has a feature for wiping free space on a disk. CCleaner's documentations says: When you delete a file, Windows removes the reference to that file, but doesn't delete the actual data that ...
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Can I remove massive DFOptimize_#.bin files from C:\?

There are about 50 of these DFOptimize_1.bin files, each with a different number (DFOptimize_1.bin, DFOptimize_2.bin, etc.) in my C:/ drive. From my research, it looked like these were connected to ...
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How can I recover the Chrome history which is deleted by CCleaner?

Yesterday, I updated CCleaner and did the "Easy Clean", then my Google Chrome history was deleted. I always uncheck the checkbox of deleting Chrome history because I want to keep it, but I didn't know ...
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Where i can find CCleaner InstallDate? (forensics)

I have tried in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall without finding anything any suggestions?
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how to add other browsers for cleaning in ccleaner?

on w8.1 and w10 both 64 bit, apart from firefox, ie11(8.1) edge(10), chrome, I also have Palemoon, Light and Basilisk installed. ccleaner 5.47 cleans other browsers, including firefox and palemoon, ...
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Why does cleaning my browser cache not sign me out of Facebook?

Every now and then I clean my system using CCleaner. It's a routine thing that also clears my browser cache. I notice after doing this, I'm logged out of most websites (StackExchange is one of them). ...
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Can CCLeaner (and similar programs) actually fix stuff?

THe way I get it, CCLeaner works by removing "dangling" registry entries. Its authors claim that this is supposed to improve the system's performance. However, I can see that CCleaner is widely ...
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How does one stop C-Cleaner from deleting the lists of Recent MS-Office files (WIN7, Office 2010, C-Clnr

Using C-Cleaner* under WIN7, I find it always deletes the lists of MS-Office 2010 "Recent files" ("Files" tab; Recent, enabling quick reopening of recently used files). As a result, it is tedious to ...
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Trying to fix Windows 7 PC after deleting a registry key for a class experiment

I'm in a computer tech class where everyone is working towards CompTIA A+ certification. After discussing troubleshooting problems in Windows, we were turned loose and given the opportunity to break (...
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How can I undo what CCleaner did?

I experienced a little problem when using CCleaner. Before I started, I had two Chrome windows opened with multiple tabs each. Then I ran CCleaner and it asked me to close Chrome in order to delete ...
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Windows 10 won't boot after running CCleaner

I have a dual boot PC (Ubuntu & Windows 10). Since a couple of days ago, I can't log into windows 10. The logo screen is displayed, but it never reaches the login screen. It goes dark after a ...
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CCleaner doesn't include username\AppData\Local\Temp for cleaning

Does anyone know why CCleaner doesn't include username\AppData\Local\Temp for cleaning?
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CCleaner installation startup issue

Ii have upgraded my CCleaner to 5.18.5607 from earlier version 5.07.5261. My windows is Windows XP SP3. The Active Monitoring, Browser Monitoring & System Monitoring under settings are completely ...
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Internet Explorer creating files when I am not using it

I never use Internet Explorer (your welcome) or Microsoft Edge. However, when I run CCLeaner after using Google Chrome, there is always many megabytes worth of random files like history. What can I do ...
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How to remove last files opened per application in Ccleaner

When a program is open, right click on it in taskbar opens a list of last files opened in this program. Ccleaner used to clear that list by default before, not any more it seems. Any idea how to ...
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Sound lost after running CCleaner

After running CCleaner, I've a very strangle problem with my audio device : If I start the computer with the headphone's jack plugged in, I'll only have sound with the head phone, the laptop's ...
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SSD drive keeps filling up

For some reason my 120GB SSD keeps filling up dramatically, sometimes so much so I only have 7GB left. Currently I have 17GB left which is still a low amount. I've only installed the OS and a few ...
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How do I run ccleaner when using Hirens Boot CD?

I just tried running it and it was analyzing the Hiren CD, how do I analyze my main drive while using Hirens boot cd?
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Preventing CCleaner Alert window

At the advanced menu of CCleaner I checked “Hide warning messages” however the CCleaner Alert window appears at the screen right corner. How can I uninstall that CCleaner alert window?
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How can I determine whether it is safe to delete appdata folders in Windows

I use CCleaner to clean the junk files in my computer. I noticed that there are uninstalled applications still listed in the Applications section. How can I automatically identify and delete these ...
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CCleaner & TaskManager & Registry Editor disappear

A month ago I installed ESET Smart Security with a trial version for a month. After this month has ended, I uninstalled it (with its own uninstaller) and installed instead AVG Internet Security. ...
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How to prevent CCleaner from deleting Indexing data?

CCleaner is a fantastic tool. However, one should know how to use it carefully. Recently I came across this problem, that with the options that I have, CCleaner deletes the Index data (from Windows ...
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CCleaner Driver Wiper completely removed Bitlocker property

I use a Bitlocker drive with my Win7-64 Ultimate. So just to get rid of data in there, I wanted to use CCleaner Driver Wiper feature. I selected "erase drive" instead of free space wiping. And next ...
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Windows 8(.1) additional utilities

I'll be brief: I've formatted my computer and now I'm trying to install as little software as possible. I was wondering if CCleaner and Defraggler are really necessary? Is cleaning the registry ...
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How to clean an externally connected Windows volume of cruft?

I frequently will take Windows drives that are junked up by viruses, malware and general usage over to other machines in order to remove the infections, etc. vs fighting the battle on the machine in ...
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Antivirus deleting files?

I am working with QGIS and noticed recently that some files (.shx) disappeared... I read somewhere on StackExchange that an antivirus may "clean" some folders (I have Avira and CCleaner). Is it ...
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CCleaner is corrupting Chrome's preferences files

Google Chrome Version 33.0.1726.0 dev-m CCleaner V.4.08.4428(64bit) Windows 8.1 64bit Problem Description: After cleaning Chrome's "Internet History", Google Chrome's preferences become corrupt. I'...
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CCleaner wrongly detects "Oxygen XML Editor 14"

CCleaner shows amongst the computer applications which can be analyzed in my computer one identified as "Oxygen XML Editor 14", although I don't know this software and therefore I've never installed ...
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CCleaner Disable and Enable Startup Programs

I am working on a program for work which includes a startup manager. I have it to where the user can delete startup entries for programs, but it cannot disable startup entries. With the CCleaner ...
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Program (CCleaner) shows wrong installation date?

I installed CCleaner a few days ago (forgot the exact date, uninstalled it) and when I checked control panel for the list of programs it says I installed it on April 23, 2013! What's going on? My ...
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IE10's localStorage is broken?

I recently ran CCleaner to clean up my laptop. Since then, every time any site tries to access window.localStorage, the following error appears: The system cannot find the path specified. It also ...
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CCleaner cannot clean the cache and cookies for Metro UI Browsers

I have CCleaner Professional v 3.24.1850 installed on my Windows 8 laptop. Whenever I run the cleaner, it clears the cache, cookies, history, etc., but only for Desktop browsers. Nothing happens to ...
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CCleaner for all user accounts

Is there an easy way to make CCleaner clear the browser caches, temp directories, recycle bins, etc., for all user accounts instead of just the one currently logged in? If not, is there a similar ...
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How to prevent CCleaner from wiping Start Menu frequently used applications list?

Every time I use CCleaner to clean my system, regardless to what settings I set up (as far as I could find), it purges my Start Menu most used applications list (the main (lefrmost) column of the ...
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CCleaner does not clean for... itself?

As on screenshot below. I don't even have BitTorrent application installed anymore. How to remove this entry from CCleaner?
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How can I recover from UNMOUNTALBE_BOOT_VOLUME error on Windows XP?

My win XP machine was running really slow so i decided (not a great idea in hindsight) to download and run CCleaner. I cleaned up files and registry settings (it makes you save a backup) and then i ...
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Running CCleaner with Psexec via Batch File

Is there a way to setup PSExec within a batch file to silently run CCleaner on remote PC's via a batch file scheduled in Task Scheduler? I understand CCleaner has an /AUTO switch on the command line, ...
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What is the best way to 'clean' my computer?

I am currently running Windows 7 x64. I frequently install, uninstall, modify, break, or otherwise alter various programs on my computer (experimentation is fun!). Anyways, over the past six months (...
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CCleaner erased most of the free space

I tried to use "Erase free space" from CCleaner in Mac. I was not sure about how it would work. When the process started there was about 175 GB of space available, and when the space started to ...
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Change location of RSS Dynamic Desktops

I'm currently using CCleaner to take care of my computer, but I also have a dynamic desktop background provided by Bing (I'm running Windows 7 HP) - and unfortunately the two conflict. Whenever I '...
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Cleaning system from removed applications trash

Details My OS: Windows 7 Ultimate X64 with SP1 I'm using CCleaner for daily, weekly PC cleanings. Recently during uninstallation of Acronis True Image, uninstaller crashed and closed itself at the ...
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What is more effective for reviving performance - cleanup utilities or reinstalling the OS?

My 1.5 year old Toshiba Net Book running Windows 7 is slowing down. Will running clean-up utilities or re-installing Windows be more effective for reviving its performance?
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If I use CCleaner regularly, will it damage or reduce the life time of hard disk?

I found CCleaner very useful to clean all unnecessary data on a hard drive and wipe out free space. But what makes it different from normal delete to secure delete, and I wonder what it will do on ...
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CCleaner, is it just FUD?

Is there really any need for software like CCleaner? I really can't see how cleaning a few bits here and there and the registry and deleting temp files that will be back again in a few days help ...
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CCleaner shows "Corrupt File" error message

I get the following warning message when I open CCleaner on Windows XP: Why is this coming? Why does the username end with .kh? ("login.kh")
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How to clean private data on Windows XP?

Using ShellBagsView from NirSoft Utilities I've just found out that Windows is storing the names of visited directories together with things like window position, even for directories deleted many ...
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