Andavari

That's why I've been using ESR Portable builds for a few years now. It's still my primary browser but it was difficult to migrate back to it after years of only using Chromium clones.

Reminds me of what I was saying the other day about needing browser alternatives instead of umpteen Chromium/Chrome clones (i.e.; like needing something like Edge Legacy), I thought Firefox was on borrowed time now this.

14 files equaling 6.1GB should only take minutes not hours, which makes me thing you might have an HDD using SMR, coupled with Defraggler being slow. If you use Win10 that might also not help you speed-wise. I've got one of those SMR drives that I suppose does all it's shuffling about wizardry by itself which can't be reliably defragmented by any defrag tool on Win10 so I don't bother messing with it on Win10 other than copying files onto it - one of these days I'll secure erase it and then use a hammer on it. As for maintaining it I instead use an old WinXP PC to do it and if finishes a defrag ages faster even though that old dinosaur of a PC uses the unbearably slow USB 2.0 - weird but true.

What is the technology behind the drive, is it an SMR drive? If so they can be very slow. Some info and links posted on here not that long ago about SMR drives: https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/58444-defraggler-worst-one-and-slowly-kills-drives/?do=findComment&comment=320468

Instead try the Slim setup file which contains no additional 3rd party software, it's available from this page: https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/builds You might do well to bookmark that page if it happens again in the future.

Already brought up before, but the posts were deleted.

Unzip all of the contents from the ZIP over what you already have to update it. Doing that will not remove your settings since it doesn't have any settings ("ccleaner.ini") by default.

Here: https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

I didn't mean to upset you. Although to also help other users who might happen along your topic you'd be surprised at how many people don't know to not do certain potentially damaging tasks on their SSD that they could do previously with a mechanical hard disk disk, such as Defragment, Secure Delete, and Wipe Free Space, etc.

Along with the invalid/wrong URL I watched a YouTube video yesterday that stated VPN software should be updated immediately whenever there's a new version available because they're supposedly prone to becoming incompatible with Windows 10 after Windows Updates.

I wonder why Hardware Acceleration is becoming an issue again in 2020 in various browsers, that is if that's the cause.

The thanks should go to APMichael, I merely modified what he had already posted.

Thing is SSDs are easy to shorten the life or outright kill if intentionally abused. And drive manufacturers can look at the S.M.A.R.T. data and possibly know if a drive has been abused and in that scenario they don't have to honor the warranty.

Yeah, they mark it as Severe with this detection: Win32/HostsFileHijack Bunch of bulls**t really, so I just excluded it.

It should be a lesson learned the hard way to start making regular disk image backups.

Change log will be posted here if/when they fix it in a future version: https://community.ccleaner.com/forum/5-announcements/

For anyone using Firefox ESR Portable from PortableApps here's the exclusion (assuming you're also using CCleaner Portable) Example 1: Exclude1=PATH|C:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortableESR\Data\profile\*\|*.sqlite-shm;*.sqlite-wal||0|0|24 Example 2: Exclude1=PATH|P:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortableESR\Data\profile\*\|*.sqlite-shm;*.sqlite-wal||0|0|24

Thank you for posting that, been awhile since I updated that cleaning entry. Just cleared up a little over 93MB.

ESET had detected it for years even before other AVs did, and it seems like most versions of CCleaner released will get someone posting about ESET blocking it, however ESET is likely trying to protect their users from accidentally clicking Ok/Yes in a software installer that contains additional 3rd party offers of potentially unwanted software. Your best bet is to use the link Nukecad posted, and bookmark it, so that you can always download the Slim setup file.

If you don't have an actual backup disk image of the drive in question with a disk imaging tool such as Acronis True Image, Macrium Reflect, etc., you're unfortunately probably out-of-luck. The "quick format" that Windows does wouldn't wipe the drive clean, but since DBAN had already ran even for a mere 10 seconds I doubt you'll have much if any success using consumer-grade recovery software be that freeware or paid or Recuva or whatever else.

What version of Win10 with all updates? I.e.; Windows 10 v2004, Windows 10 v1909, or Windows 10 1903.

I've recovered multiple times before from a USB Flash Drive but only with videos, which I seem to keep accidentally deleting with my Sony PS3 (still good as a video player even in 2020 and that's all I use it for). If the USB Flash Drive has corruption, or was accidentally formatted that could lessen your recovery chances. You'll get better results trying to recover immediately and always onto a different drive.

The in-built Win10 tools for snipping is what I started using after my recommendation a few posts up about PicPick Portable, I have less issues using the tools Win10 already has. Although for older systems PicPick Portable is still useful. albeit with a few annoyances.

Windows Defender has some false positive issues lately, for instance it will detect a custom HOSTS file that's clean as a hijack.

Third party antivirus (Avira, etc.,) would use that area to download updates, I don't know if they still do because I haven't bothered installed any of them on my Win10 laptop. Tons of programs in the past at least use that area.