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comper6

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  1. Deleting all prefetch files is not safe.

    Windows and programs need this files in order to work properly.

     

    Quoting from piriform docs:

    "CCleaner deletes old prefetch data for programs that no longer exist or haven't been used in a long time."

     

    If you still want to take the risk try Options > Include

     

    Perfectly safe actually to delete .pf files, Here are some instructions

    1)Give %systemroot%\prefetch permission to evryone

    2)Add lines

    [Advanced Prefetch Clean]

    LangSecRef=3003

    Default=True

    FileKey1=%systemroot%\Prefetch|*.pf

     

    to winsys2.ini (Create if not already there)

    3)Cleans all of it now!

  2. CCleaner is awesome, & winrar can compress it to 1/2 or less of its normal size, in a single SFX file. UPX can compress it still smaller, then put into a rar file.

     

    Any chance CCleaner might be UPX packed in the future?

     

    Or will this set off too many Anti-Virus apps?

     

    Smaller is better, isn't it?

     

    Thanks!

     

    Using this will waste space because every time you extract the file it will expand to a temp folder

  3. comper6,

     

    I'm sure you are probably aware of the fact that... Not everyone is safe from malware or hackers... So this might not be the best thing to do for everyone, just a select few like yourself. Just make a batch file to do it ;)

     

    swagger

     

    I think i wrote this topic wrong. Really, this folder being attacked by malware is unlikely but it can happen. The main purpose of this folder is to prevent against cracks. Don't crack, no use for files being protected.

  4. That folder shouldn't be cleaned by CCleaner, and anyone without a Windows install CD should leave it well alone!

     

    For options of dealing with that folder:

    1. Start a Command Prompt.

    2. Type in: SFC /?

     

    Yeah SFC /purgecache does clear it, but the folder serves no purpose unless 1) Your computer is being hacked or 2) You replace system files with modified versions. If you aren't into cracking, etc. and don't have malware than the contents of this are safe to remove. SFC /purgecache does the same thing as deleting the contents of this folder.

  5. Add a function that clears the Windows File Protection Cache. WFP uses a folder (%systemroot%\system32\dllcache) to hold important files that replace foreign system files to protect the system. It can contain up to a whole expanded windows CD! Highly Fragmented also and slows the computer's index service.

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