[CCleaner isn't cleaning Google Chrome]

Hello Flaboy,

 

MANY THANKS for your persistent research and solution.

My thanks to all the others who were involved in this detective work.

 

This solution worked for me as well. What a relief.

(GChrome v. 9.0.597.84, CCleaner v. 3.03.1366).

When I ran CCleaner I found 356 MB of data in the Cache of GC & 24MB in GC Net History. It had really piled up there in just a few days. (Note: GC seems to be really bad about caching stuff.)

 

I'll elaborate slightly on your pathway to making the change.

Tools(GC) > Options > UnderTheHood > Content > Content Settings > Cookies > Uncheck box that says "Clear cookies and other site data...".

 

I have a feeling that something was changed in Chrome that prevents CCleaner from accessing the temp files to clean them when the "Clear Cookies..." box is checked in Chrome. I don't think the clearing is very effective when the box is checked.

 

Also, I'll add a strong endorsement for Piriform Speccy. It's a wonderful utility for finding all the "intimate" details of your system without the headache of searching all over for the info.

 

Cheers, Ed

 

Vista Home Premium, 32bit, SP2

Athlon 64x2 8600GT

3Gig DDR2 RAM

Nvidia GEForce 8600GT, 512MB

 

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Hello again. I have discovered the reason why the new version of CCleaner 3.03.1366 totally ignores Google Chrome on my W7 X64 computer.

 

In Google Chrome options, under the hood, content settings -- if the box next to "clear cookies and other site data when I close my browser" is checked,

CCleaner 3.03.1366 WILL NOT SHOW any Google Chrome files after running analyze and it won't clean the browser. If this box is unchecked, the new version of CCleaner

WILL SHOW all Google Chrome files after analyze and the browser will be cleaned.

 

Unfortunately, having the box checked does not clear Google Chrome's history when you close the browser -- CCleaner is needed for that. But, as I discovered on my computer, if the box is checked, CCleaner 3.03.1366 doesn't show any Google Chrome files at all.

 

[Speccy - Loving it so far]

Great job Piriform team,

 

Small foot print, portable, and detected all under the PC hood no problem.

 

The temperature gauges were a welcome surprise. Did note (but your already aware) that the CPU temps were available for my Dual Core rig, but not for standard single core chips

 

Love it

 

Thanks

 

DWatcher...

I agree with you completely.

I just discovered this little program today and have had a ball with it.

WOW!! Neat program that displays LOTS of info.

It detected my external hard drives, the printer, the added video card and the webcam.

It's neat as he** to see all the stuff under the hood and to see if it's performing correctly.

It's a fun 'toy' and a very useful as well.

The crowning feature is its ease of use. Speccy is VERY user friendly.

Keep up the fine work Piriform!!

Cheers, Ed