nikki605
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33 minutes ago, hazelnut said:
..and that's the reason you are giving as to why people who have opted out are still being tracked??
Really this has got to stop. Piriform/Avast are using users as info collecting machines.
CCleaner is supposed to be a junk cleaner.. it's now turning into something sinister.
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Got it. Thanks for the heads-up!
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If this has been discussed here before, sorry for the repeat. On the CCleaner Applications tab, a number of applications are listed for cleaning if checked. How do I find out what specific folders/files are cleaned for any given application.
Thanks
EDIT: Oops never mind. I found the /EXPORT switch. Just what I was looking for.
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You know things are bad when even the forum moderators are upset with Piriform.
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That is the most BS logic I have ever heard, Piriform! You have taken an excellent product, totally screwed it up and angered a lot of loyal users.
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For me it is way beyond annoying. I will not have a piece of software where I can't control it's updating itself.
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Nope. Later this afternoon, CCleaner updated itself to v5.46 on both my Win7 PCs when I wasn't even using them. I had left v5.40 installed for months with no problem. I am so angry I am beyond words. Looking in Task Scheduler, it still says CCupdate.exe has never run.
How is v5.46 getting installed and how do I stop it?
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I found 2 more instances of the ccupdate.exe file by looking in my firewall settings:
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp
C:\Windows\Temp
I deleted both files and removed the entries from the firewall list.
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I disconnected from the internet, deleted everything in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder and reinstalled v5.40. This time the install stayed at v5.40. I went into the CCleaner options and unchecked "Inform me of updates to CCleaner." The CCleaner Update task still shows in the Task Scheduler but the last run time is Never.
This is now all that is in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder after reinstalling with the internet disconnected. The install files are all dated back to 02/07/2018 which is correct for v5.40. I'll have to wait and see if an update check still runs and automatically updates to v5.46. I am really beginning to hate Piriform for what they have done to CCleaner.
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I don't know what you mean by "emergency updater." Here is a screen shot of what is in my task scheduler.
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Every time I try to install v5.40 Slim, it automatically updates to v5.46. I am so mad! How do I stop this unwanted update?
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Version 1.32 detects the Hitachi HDD in my Lenovo T410 laptop as an SSD, which is wrong. --> http://speccy.piriform.com/results/3GvkSQHhgxnT6Bcg1GzGJMe
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9 hours ago, mta said:
and you can also add Defraggler to that sad list.
I had to go back to Defraggler v2.21.993 for this very reason. I've stopped updating all Piriform (Avast) programs.
Sad state of affairs.
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2 hours ago, Stephen Piriform said:
We've actually been in contact with the Windows team about this. They explained that when a Windows update occurs (e.g. Spring Update), various files are held in the Windows.old folder and an automatic migration process is started. This includes items like graphics drivers, which are remain there until Windows can programmatically re-map the paths and migrate them to the correct place outside of the Windows.old folder. In this particular case, cleaning the folder of the graphics drivers would completely break rendering for some users (their screens would turn black). The average CCleaner user does not know how to reinstall a graphics driver when their screen is black, and even a more technical user would find it a PITA.
The technology in Windows for cleaning up the Windows.old folder has moved on significantly since the Windows.old rule was first included in CCleaner. This included a regular process for cleaning the folder with the added benefit of 1st-party knowledge of what exactly is in there. Based on this understanding and the fact that (in spite of the fact that the rule is disabled by default in CC and also preceded by a clear warning to the uninitiated) in a minority of cases it had the potential to do significantly more harm than good, we came to the conclusion that there was no longer a strong need for CCleaner to clean here, especially if it could not do so safely.
Thanks for the detailed explanation. Your reasoning makes sense to me.
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1 hour ago, Andavari said:
You could try version 5.40.6411 which seems to be the least bug ridden in the 5.4x versions.
Or if you wish to have a version with no influence from the owner Avast go back even further to version 5.32.6129.
Two critical bugs however:
If you use either of those never clean the Font Cache or Windows.old as it is known to break Windows 10.5.40.6411 is the version I am using on both my Win 7 machines until this mess gets straightened out.
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5 hours ago, CSGalloway said:
And why I always wait to install the SLIM version which does not include any PUPS
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37 minutes ago, corvannoorloos said:
Always verify the file when installing an older version. Just noticed there are several downloads "out there" pretending to be ccsetup540.zip.
I leave past version installation files on my PC (originally downloaded from the official Piriform website) just in case of a problem like this so I can easily revert back to an older version that I know is genuine.
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13 hours ago, Andavari said:
Every version has had bugs however in the most recent versions the bugs are too obvious so I'm staying with v5.40. and if I need it to clean other software I have installed I can make my own winapp2.ini entries for it. Since I'll stay with v5.40 I've deleted my bookmark to the download page, no need for it anymore.
I find it interesting going through my "Setups" folder and seeing how many programs I've tagged on the end with this text in it:
(Last Good Version)Like you, I'm staying with v5.40. I don't see Piriform changing now that they are owned by Avast. They are just going to ignore our complaints and wait for the uproar to die down.
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Dear Tech Support,
Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slowdown in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable programs such as: NBA 5.0, NFL 3.0 and Golf Clubs 4.1.
Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and House cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.
What can I do?Signed, Desperate
The response (that came weeks later out of the blue):
Dear Desperate:
First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an operating system. Please enter command: I thought you loved me.html and try to download Tears 6.2. Do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.
However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0, or Beer 6.1. Please note that Beer 6.1 is a very bad program that will download the Farting and Snoring Loudly Beta version. Whatever you do, DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Mother-In-Law 1.0 as it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources. In addition, please do not attempt to re-install the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.
In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend Cooking 3.0.Good Luck!
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Curious. This time it didn't redirect to the main ccleaner page and after a few seconds it did download. Gremlins, I guess.
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Hmmm.... I see the latest SLIM version is now up on the Builds page. But when I click on it, the download page briefly flashes, but then redirects to the main ccleaner page. Didn't we have this problem a few months ago? Seems familiar.
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I am running 2 Win 7 Pro PCs and have been using IE11 on both. I have been finding more and more websites that no longer work properly under IE11, so I installed Chrome V65.0.3325.146 to try it.
I ran into a problem almost immediately trying to paste passwords into various websites on both PCs. In IE11, I would copy/paste the password (CTRL+c/CTRL+v) with no problem. In Chrome, when I paste the password into the field, extra, random characters are added which causes the login to fail. In the attached screen shot, the first 10 characters are the correct password (not a real password I use - example only) but everything after the "3" are added when I paste into Chrome. IE11 and Firefox do not have this problem. It also pastes correctly into Notepad. I installed the ShowPassword extension in Chrome in order to see what was happening which is how I got the screen shot. I have tried pasting with both CTRL+v and CRTL+Shift+v but get the same results.
I have installed 2 extensions which did not help - Allow Copy and Don't F**k With Paste.
I know that Chrome has an internal password manager but I choose not to use it.
Any idea what is causing this password paste problem and how to fix it?
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Got it! Thanks for the heads-up as usual, hazelnut.
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For some reason, the familiar link to the Builds page has disappeared from the download page, but at mta posted, the direct link still gets you to the right page.
Sad state of affairs.
CCleaner - Unusual Message On Desktop
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