[A good use for your old floppy drives]

[Winapp2.ini additions]

Not sure about messing with System Restore.

Not sure it's even possible after WinXP is it as the system volume info folder is locked?

[Winapp2.ini additions]

sorry but i can't find there http://winapp2.com/Winapp2.ini .....

 

I don't now where you get these.....

Sorry, checked it against the nvidia entries I have, it was obviously removed and I kept it and never thought to check it was still in the current version.

[Winapp2.ini additions]

[NVIDIA Installer2 Backup*]
Warning=Deletion of the Installer2 folder will not affect any of your currently installed NVIDIA drivers or software. At most, it will prevent complete installs from occurring in the case of using an older driver from the OS driver store. Watch: http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3333
LangSecRef=3023
Detect=HKLM\Software\NVIDIA Corporation
Default=False
FileKey1=%ProgramFiles%\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2|*.*|RECURSE

new

 

 

Already included in this entry:

[Nvidia Graphics Driver Installation Files*]
LangSecRef=3023
Warning=You will not be able to do an uninstall of your drivers without first reinstalling them.
Detect=HKCU\Software\NVIDIA Corporation
Default=False
FileKey1=%SystemDrive%\Nvidia|*.*|REMOVESELF
FileKey2=%ProgramFiles%\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2|*.*|RECURSE

[Winapp2.ini additions]

Don't you just hate some programs. Just spent half an hour going through Steam directories and making an entry to remove all non-English language files, lots of them in various directories (20Mb worth), then find Steam reinstalls when you try to launch it. Go through the 11-12 filekeys to try to find the troublesome one only to find if you tounch ANY of them, Steam reinstalls when you start it!

[Winapp2.ini additions]

Winapp2 is supposed to delete craps, for me: it's not craps and it takes a lot of time for rebuild it!

For YOU it's not crap (your words), it may be for someone else. You don't have to use every entry (in fact it's encoraged NOT to). There are many entries I don't use because what they clean is valuable to me. I hate WMP adding stuff to libraries, playlists, ratings etc, so have no problem with the entry. If I used those functions, I'd simply not use that entry (or edit out the filekey for the item I wanted to keep). The entry does have a fairly clear warning and as winapp2 entries are user created extra care should ALWAYS be taken when adding them, Winapp2 (the member) simply cannot check every single item is safe and without him there would BE no entries.

[Winapp2.ini additions]

 

I don't think it's random at all if we look at Automatic Updates/Windows Updates as a culprit of where it unpacks files which is always the hard disk with the most free space available - it's a very Microsoft thing to do even if drive C:\ has more than enough room for temporary setup files which annoys the living piss out of me, we have a Temp folder on the system drive for a reason.

 

I personally don't know how to code a cleaner for winapp2.ini (file) to look on other hard disks without specifically specifying things like E:\, P:\, T:\, etc., which wouldn't be suited for everyone's system, unless of course we included all possible hard disk locations running the alphabetic drive gauntlet going from C:\ to Z:\

 

Edit:

I'll use this on my system since those are the hard disks I have, it should work as a template for others to modify for their own.

[VCRedist Temp Setup Files*]
Section=VCRedist Temp Setup Files
Default=False
DetectFile=%systemdrive%\VC_RED.cab
DetectFile2=%systemdrive%\VC_RED.MSI
DetectFile3=D:\VC_RED.cab
DetectFile4=D:\VC_RED.MSI
DetectFile5=E:\VC_RED.cab
DetectFile6=E:\VC_RED.MSI
FileKey1=%systemdrive%\|eula.1028.txt;eula.1031.txt;eula.1033.txt;eula.1036.txt;eula.1040.txt;eula.1041.txt;eula.1042.txt;eula.2052.txt;eula.3082.txt;globdata.ini;install.exe;install.ini;install.res.1028.dll;install.res.1031.dll;install.res.1033.dll;install.res.1036.dll;install.res.1040.dll;install.res.1041.dll;install.res.1042.dll;install.res.2052.dll;install.res.3082.dll;VC_RED.cab;VC_RED.MSI;vcredist.bmp
FileKey2=D:\|eula.1028.txt;eula.1031.txt;eula.1033.txt;eula.1036.txt;eula.1040.txt;eula.1041.txt;eula.1042.txt;eula.2052.txt;eula.3082.txt;globdata.ini;install.exe;install.ini;install.res.1028.dll;install.res.1031.dll;install.res.1033.dll;install.res.1036.dll;install.res.1040.dll;install.res.1041.dll;install.res.1042.dll;install.res.2052.dll;install.res.3082.dll;VC_RED.cab;VC_RED.MSI;vcredist.bmp
FileKey3=E:\|eula.1028.txt;eula.1031.txt;eula.1033.txt;eula.1036.txt;eula.1040.txt;eula.1041.txt;eula.1042.txt;eula.2052.txt;eula.3082.txt;globdata.ini;install.exe;install.ini;install.res.1028.dll;install.res.1031.dll;install.res.1033.dll;install.res.1036.dll;install.res.1040.dll;install.res.1041.dll;install.res.1042.dll;install.res.2052.dll;install.res.3082.dll;VC_RED.cab;VC_RED.MSI;vcredist.bmp

That's what I've done, just added detect and delete keys for the E drive as well. I'm guessing wildcards wouldn't work for drive letters?

[Winapp2.ini additions]

 

That I didn't know. Do you think that original cleaner I made in this post would be better as this instead?

[VCRedist Temp Setup Files*]
Section=VCRedist Temp Setup Files
Default=False
DetectFile=%systemdrive%\VC_RED.cab
DetectFile2=%systemdrive%\VC_RED.MSI
FileKey1=%systemdrive%\|eula.1028.txt;eula.1031.txt;eula.1033.txt;eula.1036.txt;eula.1040.txt;eula.1041.txt;eula.1042.txt;eula.2052.txt;eula.3082.txt;globdata.ini;install.exe;install.ini;install.res.1028.dll;install.res.1031.dll;install.res.1033.dll;install.res.1036.dll;install.res.1040.dll;install.res.1041.dll;install.res.1042.dll;install.res.2052.dll;install.res.3082.dll;VC_RED.cab;VC_RED.MSI;vcredist.bmp

Perhaps some modification of that entry could be added, as I coincidentally just installed Abiword, remembered seeing this entry, then saw that there were no VC Redist files on my system drive. Just now discovered all those files have been extracted to, and left, on my second partition E: drive

[Winapp2.ini additions]

among others?

 

and I suppose I can do weekly releases. I just hate making http://www.winapp2.com/changes.html

I don't see the need for weekly releases (and additional work for you). Anyone that's that keen on having the newest possible entries can just subscribe to this thread and copy them from here.

[Winapp2.ini additions]

Will do!

 

Edit: Is that with or without the RECURSE? Or does it not matter?

Doesn't matter. That folder consists or a series of folders, one folder for each tracked install.

[Winapp2.ini additions]

Unsure

Just tested and it does indeed remove the logs Revo uses to uninstall traced programs, so I think this entry should be removed.

[Winapp2.ini additions]

 

[Revo Uninstaller Logs*]

LangSecRef=3024

DetectFile=%LocalAppData%\VS Revo group

Default=False

FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\VS Revo Group\Revo Uninstaller*\Logs|*.*|RECURSE

 

 

Doesn't this remove the logs Revo uses to uninstall tracked programs???

[What's your favorite Christmas song?]

[The Firefox/Mozilla Thread]

Some comments about update to 26. (In particular the removal of the downloads progress bar)

 

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/979052

What is it they are complaining has been removed? I still get a progress bar in the taskbar button, still a progress bar on the download button, what progress bar has gone???

[Remove Old Windows Updates]

Not to practice the forbidden art of threadcromancy, but I've just run

dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded /hidesp

and it killed another 2.6gb (from winsxs, didn't track total change) on top of what was previously removed, so I think that the Disk Cleanup may not be as thorough as dism is.

Interesting, just ran it myself and got the message "Unable to proceed, no service pack files found"

[Winapp2.ini additions]

If someone having this issue please let me know, I have a solution.

 

Or you could just post it

[Winapp2.ini additions]

Shows up for me though

Same here (just added both back to check). Either way, the shorter entry needs removing.

[Winapp2.ini additions]

These are not duplicated FileKeyx.  One is for Nvidia folder Updates and the other is for Nvidia folder Updatus.  Note the spelling difference. 

Oh yeah, so it is, whoops

[Winapp2.ini additions]

More suggestions - there are several Photoshop related entries spread across 3 separate sections, I would suggest they all go in 'Applications' and therefore the following corrections:

[Adobe Bridge CS6 Cache*]
LangSecRef=3021
Detect=HKCU\Software\Adobe\Bridge CS6\
Default=False
FileKey1=%AppData%\Adobe\Bridge CS6\Cache|*.*|RECURSE

[Adobe Camera Raw Cache*]
LangSecRef=3021
DetectFile=%LocalAppData%\Adobe\CameraRaw\Cache
Default=False
FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Adobe\CameraRaw\Cache|*.*|RECURSE

[Adobe CS6 Service Manager*]
LangSecRef=3021
DetectFile=%AppData%\Adobe\CS6ServiceManager
Default=False
FileKey1=%AppData%\Adobe\CS6ServiceManager\Cache|*.*
FileKey2=%AppData%\Adobe\CS6ServiceManager\Logs|*.*

[Adobe Incompatible Icons*]
LangSecRef=3021
Detect=HKCU\Software\Adobe
Default=False
FileKey1=%CommonProgramFiles%\Adobe|*.icns|RECURSE
FileKey2=%ProgramFiles%\Adobe|*.icns|RECURSE

Also the following entry name change to fit in with the above entry names (changed from Photoshop CS Filebrowser):

[Adobe CS File browser*]
LangSecRef=3021
Default=True
Detect=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop
FileKey1=%userprofile%\application data\Adobe\FileBrowser\PhotoshopCS|*.*

Also have a new Adobe entry to add (I believe this cache location also exacts in Adobe Premiere Plus, and possibly other Adobe products, but only have Photoshop to test it with so detect key MAY not pick up those programs):

[*Adobe Media Cache]
LangSecRef=3021
Default=True
Detect=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe
FileKey1=%appdata%\Adobe\Common\Media Cache|*.*
FileKey2=%appdata%\Adobe\Common\Media Cache Files|*.*

[Winapp2.ini additions]

(Post deleted to save winapp2 dealing with my dumbness )

[Winapp2.ini additions]

Me again lol. These two entries could probably be combined

[stellarium Cache*]
LangSecRef=3021
DetectFile=%AppData%\Stellarium
Default=False
FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Stellarium\Cache|*.*|RECURSE

[stellarium*]
LangSecRef=3021
DetectFile=%AppData%\Stellarium
Default=False
FileKey1=%AppData%\Stellarium|log.txt

...into:

[*Stellarium]
LangSecRef=3021
DetectFile=%AppData%\Stellarium
Default=False
FileKey1=%AppData%\Stellarium|log.txt
FileKey2=%LocalAppData%\Stellarium\Cache|*.*|RECURSE

[Winapp2.ini additions]

Also a duplicated entry:

[Windows Log Files More*]
LangSecRef=3025
DetectFile=%windir%\Panther
Default=False
FileKey1=%windir%\PANTHER|

[Windows Log Files More*]
LangSecRef=3025
Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows
Default=False
FileKey1=%WinDir%\inf|setupapi.offline.log
FileKey2=%WinDir%\Panther|cbs.log;DDACLSys.log;miglog.xml;Migrep.html
FileKey3=%WinDir%\winsxs|poqexec.log
FileKey4=%WinDir%\debug\WIA|*.log
FileKey5=%WinDir%|SIGVERIF.TXT
FileKey6=%WinDir%\System32\sysprep\Panther\IE|diagerr.xml;diagwrn.xml
FileKey7=%WinDir%\Panther|PostGatherPnPList.log;PreGatherPnPList.log
FileKey8=%WinDir%\Panther\UnattendGC|diagerr.xml;diagwrn.xml

[Winapp2.ini additions]

Didn't we agree these shouldn't be in winapp2?

[ERUNT - Windows Vista Registry Backups*]
LangSecRef=3024
DetectOS=|6.0
DetectFile1=%ProgramFiles%\ERUNT\ERUNT.EXE
DetectFile2=%ProgramFiles%\ERUNT\NTREGOPT.EXE
Default=False
Warning=This will remove all Registry backups made by "Emergency Recovery Utility NT".
FileKey1=%WinDir%\ERDNT|*.*|REMOVESELF
FileKey2=%WinDir%\system32\config|*.bak;*.tmp.LOG1;*.tmp.LOG2
FileKey3=%UserProfile%|NTUSER.bak;NTUSER.tmp.LOG1;NTUSER.tmp.LOG2
FileKey4=%SystemDrive%\Boot|BCD.bak;BCD.tmp.LOG1;BCD.tmp.LOG2
FileKey5=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows|UsrClass.bak;UsrClass.tmp.LOG1;UsrClass.tmp.LOG2
FileKey6=%WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService|ntuser.bak;ntuser.tmp.LOG1;ntuser.tmp.LOG2
FileKey7=%WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService|ntuser.bak;ntuser.tmp.LOG1;ntuser.tmp.LOG2

[ERUNT - Windows XP Registry Backups*]
LangSecRef=3024
DetectOS=|5.1
DetectFile1=%ProgramFiles%\ERUNT\ERUNT.EXE
DetectFile2=%ProgramFiles%\ERUNT\NTREGOPT.EXE
Default=False
Warning=This will remove all Registry backups made by "Emergency Recovery Utility NT".
FileKey1=%WinDir%\ERDNT|*.*|REMOVESELF
FileKey2=%WinDir%\system32\config|*.bak;*.tmp.LOG
FileKey3=%UserProfile%|NTUSER.bak;NTUSER.tmp.LOG
FileKey4=%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows|UsrClass.bak;UsrClass.tmp.LOG
FileKey5=%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Administrator|NTUSER.bak;NTUSER.tmp.LOG
FileKey6=%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data

\Microsoft\Windows|UsrClass.bak;UsrClass.tmp.LOG
FileKey7=%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\LocalService|NTUSER.bak;NTUSER.tmp.LOG
FileKey8=%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Application Data

\Microsoft\Windows|UsrClass.bak;UsrClass.tmp.LOG
FileKey9=%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\NetworkService|NTUSER.bak;NTUSER.tmp.LOG
FileKey10=%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\NetworkService\Local Settings\Application Data

\Microsoft\Windows|UsrClass.bak;UsrClass.tmp.LOG
FileKey11=%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Default User|NTUSER.bak;NTUSER.tmp.LOG

[Winapp2.ini additions]

updated

Just a thought - would it not be better to release winapp2 updates well apart from CCleaner releases? Doesn't releasing at the same(ish) time increase the chances of potential bugs caused by winapp2 being erroneously reported elsewhere on the forum as CC bugs?

[Old Windows installation folder cleaning]

It's in the announcement topic for CCleaner 4.07 as "Added old Windows installation folder cleaning"... ...but since they don't explain new features.

Yeah that's where I saw it to start with, just my muddled brain thought it had read somewhere it was the same as the new disk cleanup option (or perhaps just read someone suggesting that should be added around the same time and added 2+2 and got 793 )

 

On top of the lack of explanation though I notice we now can't comment on announcement threads to ask about additions (and have a permanent record of queries within the most obvious place)