[RAM, pagefile.sys, hiberfile.sys Management]

Oh, sorry, I made a mistake: Wiping hiberfil.sys is part of an extension that I installed for CCleaner, not itself. (It's awinsys.ini and a bunch of VBScript.) I downloaded this extension from some part of this forum.

 

But still, the good news is that the other things that I said about hiberfil.sys seems correct. (After all the Wikipedia seems crystal-clear about it.)

[RAM, pagefile.sys, hiberfile.sys Management]

But you already have the features that you requested.

 

First, not only hiberfil.sys itself is encrypted (See this part of Wikipedia), you already have the option of cleaning hiberfil.sys via CCleaner. (EDIT: Sorry, it was a mistake: This feature is not available in the original CCleaner. It must have been added to my CCleaner when I installed an extension for it.)

 

Second, modern encryption-aware hardware (that is, those which allow full-disk encryption) nowadays do wipe the RAM upon boot. In any case CCleaner is unable to clear encryption keys from memory as it is running when this encryption key is already in use! Besides, it cannot implement a POST-time wiping; it's up to hardware vendor not CCleaner. EDIT: The full name of the spec which hardware must comply with is "TCG Platform Reset Attack Mitigation Specification". (See "Use TCG compliant systems" on Wikipedia)

 

Third, not only pagefile.sys itself is encrypted (See this part of Wikipedia), Windows natively gives you the option to erase pagefile.sys upon shutdown. In any case, it is impossible for CCleaner to delete or tamper pagefile.sys when Windows is running.

[Better indication of skipped files not cleaned]

Basically, proper notification is a must in a program. When an application is unable to accomplish a certain task, I believe it owes its user a proper notice.

[Better indication of skipped files not cleaned]

Support: Yes, that would be a good idea.

[Tidy Up The Start Menu & Program Files Folder]

In the Program Files folder, make a Piriform folder, and inside of it, have a folder for each software listed above.

Support - A good idea. I agree.

 

In the start menu, make a Piriform folder, and inside of it put shortcuts to CCleaner, Defraggler, and Recuva.

Oppose - In my humble opinion, it is a bad idea.

[Enable/Disable Services]

The worst idea ever. System Services are far from being a piece of crap for Crap Cleaner (CCleaner) to handle.

 

If you are interested in a utility for handling System Services, download Sysinternals Autoruns from Microsoft corporation, a free utility that allows you to hide Microsoft services and verify services for digital signatures.

[I have an idea to make it in ccleaner better]

Well, think about an algorithm for detection too.

[Suggest for imlement Startup Mangaer on CCleaner!]

There is already a Startup Manager in CCleaner in Tools tab.

[UNISTALLED APP EMPTY FOLDERS]

This is a duplicate topic. Another topic with the same subject can be found here: http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=24036

[I have an idea to make it in ccleaner better]

^ What other folders do we have in our computers except Windows folder, Document and Seetings folder, Program Files folder and System Volume Information folder?

 

Common man, empty folders aren't really a big deal but having an application delete them is a bit risky. It's a too complicated task with little yield. Let's abandon this task to non-artificial intelligence, i.e. ourselves.

[Renaming files before secure deletion]

^ Really?

 

I didn't try it myself but since shsaci brought up the suggestion in the first place and said "I decided to pose as a'bad guy' and tried recovering files from my own drive" I though he must have had studied CCleaners secure deletion module carefully.

[I have an idea to make it in ccleaner better]

First, CCleaner does not uninstall any application. It just cleans up their environment.

 

Second, regardless of the fact that telling the difference between the identities of the empty folders and their origin is a cumbersome (and sometimes impossible to accomplish) task for CCleaner (or any application), all the caveats that I have mentioned earliers still apply.

 

Third, you don't really have to shout.

[Deleting a specific file name from a folder and all its subfolders]

Yeah. I think I can write a Windows PowerShell scriptlet. One more thing to remember to run on each ocassion...

[Deleting a specific file name from a folder and all its subfolders]

winsys2.ini method is not working properly. For example, although this code works...

 

[Thumbs.db files on Drive K]LangSecRef=3002Default=FalseFileKey1=k:\Images|*.db|RECURSEFileKey2=k:\Images|*.ms|RECURSE

 

...this one doesn't work at all:

 

[Thumbs.db files on Drive K]LangSecRef=3002Default=FalseFileKey1=k:\Images|Thumbs.db|RECURSEFileKey2=k:\Images|Checklist.ms|RECURSE

 

The second code finds absolutely nothing.

 

EDIT: Same for winapp2.ini. This code works:

 

[Thumbs.db files on Drive K]Section=ExperimentalDefault=TrueDetect=HKLM\SoftwareFileKey1=k:\Images|*.db|RECURSE

 

 

But this one doesn't:

 

[Thumbs.db files on Drive K]Section=ExperimentalDefault=TrueDetect=HKLM\SoftwareFileKey1=k:\Images|thumbs.db|RECURSE

 

[Deleting a specific file name from a folder and all its subfolders]

Thanks. I'm going to suggest it. (I cannot add all subfolders. There are 227 folders and subfolders.)

[Deleting a specific file name from a folder and all its subfolders]

maybe if you used modified your own winapp2.ini file : http://docs.piriform.com/ccleaner/advanced...leaner-to-clean

Thanks. I'll try that. I hope it's not complicated.

 

you need to wild card the entry. By default ccleaner adds *.*

Go to options - tools - include - add folder -

when the dialog appears in the bottom left you will see another textbox with the value *.*

change this to *.ms (or what ever name you want)

you will need to add a new entry for each wild card

It's to no use because:

 

1. I did that but CCleaner only found a single .ms file, the one in the root folder. No .ms from subfolders.

2. I have other files .db extension that are valid database files instead of thumbs.db.

 

[another idea]

CCleaner does not automatically scan registry unless you explicitly request such a scan. But suggesting a feature deletion is another story entirely.

 

Now, I'm not saying that Registry Cleaning functionality is the holy-grail of the clean up tools. As a matter of fact I personally find CCleaner's Registry Cleaner extremely risky as it more than often finds items that are valid authentic user settings rather than junk. However, everyone seems to feel comfortable having it around, so I do not argue. (But I don't run it either.)

[I have an idea to make it in ccleaner better]

I personally oppose, because deleting empty folders has very little benefit for users but may has some caveats:

 

1. Empty folders do not occupy any significant disk space
   
2. Empty folders rarely pose any significant privacy threat.
   
3. Some empty folders are necessary for applications to run properly. Applications sometimes use them as temporary folders and clean them up every now and them.
   

 

[Renaming files before secure deletion]

Actually, this is a good idea. Obfusication is actually a commonplace and successful method of information disclosure preventation.

 

One method would be to simply rename files to random numeric names and eliminate their file extension. This method is reliable enough.

[Deleting a specific file name from a folder and all its subfolders]

Hi, everyone.

 

I would like to configure CCleaner to delete files with certain file names (such as checklist.ms, _cache.tmp or thumbs.db) from a folder and all its subfolder every time I perform a cleanup. But I can't get it right. I tried Include or Exclude feature but somehow it not all the files are found.

 

I visited help section too but to no use. Can anyone please tell me how to this?

 

Thanks in advance