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    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

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    @SMalik: Before we get caught in an endless discussion :), I revised the entry [Microsoft Edge *] again. Now it matches exactly with the files shown on your screenshot.

    If the entry is ok for you now, please test it. And could you please test the new Chrome entry [Logs Old *] also? Any idea for a better entry name? I will wait for your reply before updating the Winapp2.ini. Thanks!

    [Microsoft Edge *]
    LangSecRef=3022
    Detect=HKCU\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\SystemAppData\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe
    DetectFile=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe
    Default=False
    FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\#!00*\INetCookies|*.*|RECURSE
    FileKey2=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\#!00*\Microsoft\Cryptnet*Cache|*.*|RECURSE
    FileKey3=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\#!00*\MicrosoftEdge\Cookies|*.*|RECURSE
    FileKey4=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\Microsoft\Cryptnet*Cache|*.*|RECURSE
    FileKey5=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\Cookies|*.*|RECURSE
    FileKey6=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\UrlBlock|*.tmp
    FileKey7=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DataStore\Data\nouser1\*\DBStore|V01*.log;V01*.jrs
    FileKey8=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\Datastore\Data\nouser1\*\Favorites|*.ico
    FileKey9=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DataStore\Indexed\Data\nouser1\*|*.*|RECURSE
    FileKey10=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\ImageStore|*.*|RECURSE
    FileKey11=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\Recovery\Active|*.dat
    FileKey12=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\Temp|*.*|RECURSE
    FileKey13=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AppData\User\Default\Indexed DB|*.*|RECURSE
    FileKey14=%UserProfile%\MicrosoftEdgeBackups\backups\*|*.*|REMOVESELF

    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

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    On 26.9.2018 at 23:02, SMalik said:

    You twisted my question. As per my understanding, this policy applies to any backup. Therefore, the backup entries from Google Chrome should be removed.

    No, the "policy" is that backups should not mixed with other files and that they should have their own entry always. Please check the Winapp2.ini and you will find many backup entries. The community decided not to include backups of security programs (and things like registry cleaners), because that could possibly damage important system functions. Please see siliconman01s reply also.

     

    On 26.9.2018 at 23:20, SMalik said:

     

    We don't use those (winsys.ini) LangSecRefs because the entries don't appear under the correct section in CCleaner (e.g. tab "Windows", section "Microsoft Edge"). Unfortunately, they appear at the very bottom of the tab "Applications", what people don't expect. And you also would have doubled sections.

    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    Edit: Before answering, please see my latest post. Thanks.

    On 26.9.2018 at 23:04, SMalik said:

    Now, it is deleting favorites. Most programs exclude %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DataStore\Data\nouser1\*\DBStore\LogFiles from cleaning. Also, spartan.edb and spartan.jfm files from %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DataStore\Data\nouser1\*\DBStore

    The changed entry doesn't remove more files as before! It still doesn't remove the files "spartan.edb", "spartan.jfm" and "LogFiles\edb.log"! I just changed the pattern of the FileKey, therefore the ExcludeKeys aren't necessary anymore. The bug was caused by removing the file "edb.chk", that's why I changed the pattern of the FileKey. Summary: The entry removes exactly the same files as before, but additionally protects one more file. If you compare both versions you will see that also!

    This is more precise and removes the same (respectively less) files...
    FileKey7=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DataStore\Data\nouser1\*\DBStore|V01*.*|RECURSE
    FileKey8=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DataStore\Data\nouser1\*\DBStore\LogFiles|edb0*.log;edb*.jrs;edbtmp.log

    ...than:
    FileKey7=%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DataStore\Data\nouser1\*\DBStore|*.*|RECURSE
    ExcludeKey1=FILE|%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DataStore\Data\nouser1\*\DBStore\|spartan.edb
    ExcludeKey2=FILE|%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DataStore\Data\nouser1\*\DBStore\|spartan.jfm
    ExcludeKey3=FILE|%LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_*\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DataStore\Data\nouser1\*\DBStore\LogFiles\|edb.log

    Edit: It could be a side effect of the previous entry. Now the "edb.chk" file doesn't get removed anymore and it may be not correctly synced with the other files. But this should occur only once.

    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    Thanks for your fast reply and your help.

    I made some tests on another computer and was able to reproduce the issue now, but only once. I hope I will find the culprit, otherwise we have to remove the "DBStore" cleaning again.

    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, siliconman01 said:

    I have 4 different computers all using Chrome and also Edge on Windows 10x64 Pro Build 17134.286.  ALL 4 experience the same failures on Edge and Chrome with this new Winapp2.ini.

    The Chrome issue should be clear. This can be fixed by just adding the ExcludeKeys again. It seems that there are still Chrome extensions that need the ExcludeKeys.

    The Edge problem is weird. I don't think it is caused by the new "UrlBlock" or the "Recovery" FileKeys. And the old "DBStore" FileKey and ExcludeKeys were used for a long time.

    Can you please check if your trimmed Winapp2.ini includes the 3 ExcludeKeys? And that the spartan.edb file doesn't get removed? Thanks!

    Winapp2.ini additions

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    Posted

    13 minutes ago, SMalik said:

    Works fine with Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. There is no issue whatsoever.

    Thanks for your fast feedback, too.

    Unfortunately, siliconman01 reports a problem with a Chrome extension. Therefore, we have to add the ExcludeKeys to the entry [Logs *] again.

    Suggestion: Should we move the *.old cleaning into a new entry, e.g. [Logs old *]?

    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    1 hour ago, siliconman01 said:

    OOPPS!  One of the most recent changes to MS Edge is removing the Favorites in the Favorites Bar <_<  We had this problem once before when we started including some of the Edge files.

    Thanks for your fast feedback.

    Unfortunately, I can't reproduce this problem. This should only happen if the spartan.edb file gets removed, but the file is protected by an ExcludeKey. (The "DBStore" FileKey and ExcludeKeys were used for a long time previously, without any problem report.)

    1 hour ago, siliconman01 said:

    Plus we are now damaging Chrome Extension when running this new Winapp2.ini

    Not good, then we have to add the ExcludeKeys to the entry [Logs *] again.

     

    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    9 hours ago, SMalik said:

    It is not an actual backup. These are definition update leftovers.

    What you say about the backup entries showing in the screenshot?

    Sorry, but I didn't define that "policy". The community decided not to include such files from security programs! Feel free to start a survey on whether the community wants to include the definition backups in Winapp2.ini again. (BTW I use that FileKey in my custom Winapp2.ini also.)

    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    52 minutes ago, siliconman01 said:

    I thought it was our "policy" not to remove Backup files from security programs and the like. ??

    Correct, the entries for cleaning old definitions of "Microsoft Security Essentials" and "Windows Defender" are in Winapp3.ini already.

     

    I opened a pull request for all revised entries and suggestions: https://github.com/MoscaDotTo/Winapp2/pull/301.
    If no one objects on GitHub, I will merge it on Wednesday.

    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    19 hours ago, SMalik said:

    It does not remove these files because of the ExcludeKey's...

    Thanks for the hint!

    19 hours ago, SMalik said:

    I remember removing *LOG.*;Log;*.log files from the exclude keys locations would break some Chrome extensions like Adblock Plus. Today, I removed all of the exclude keys and ran CCleaner. It deleted all of the *LOG.*;Log;*.log files from the exclude keys locations. All of the extensions are working fine. I recommend removing all of exclude keys from this entry.

    I don't use Chrome, therefore I can't test it. I will wait 2-3 days before updating Winapp2.ini, because maybe someone will object.

    7 hours ago, siliconman01 said:

    I do believe that the %WinDir%\Logs|waasmedic folder is typically a locked folder and CCleaner will not be able to clean it unless the user "Takes Ownership" of the folder.  And as you know, that ownership will return to Windows when various Windows Updates are run.

    I can confirm this. CCleaner can't remove the files.

    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    17 hours ago, SMalik said:

    I think we should add the removing of Google Chrome .old files.

    Chrome_LOG.old_files.png

    Thank you for your revised entries.

    The entry [Logs *] should remove those .old files already:
    FileKey23=%LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome*\User Data\*|*LOG.*;Log;*.log;*.old|RECURSE

    CCleaner Beta v5.47.6700

    in Beta Releases

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Ben Piriform said:

    Thanks for the feedback Michael, can you elaborate more on the safe mode crash? What action were you performing when it crashes?

    Like nukecad has described already: CC disappears without any error message as soon as "Analyze" or "Run Cleaner" reaches 100%. JFYI: This doesn't happen when using "Safe Mode with Networking" (boot option 5).

    CCleaner 5.45 how to clean Waterfox?

    in CCleaner Bug Reporting

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Reto said:

     ...My problem is: how to make CCleaner find the Waterfox profiles in order to clean them.

    CCleaner doesn't change the "CustomLocationX" entries. Your "CustomLocationX=FIREFOX|..." entries for Waterfox should work (Waterfox).

    1 hour ago, Reto said:

    I do not know if it's strange, but, as I already mentioned this is not my problem, as I can access it anyway...

    If the option "Save all settings to INI file" is checked and you don't have a correct "ccleaner.ini" file in the installation folder, then the installation is corrupt. That's probably the reason why the "CustomLocationX=FIREFOX|..." entries don't work also.

    On 11.8.2018 at 19:09, Reto said:

    ...In the .ini it says: "If you would like to create custom entries then create a new file called winapp2.ini which follows the same format as this one...

    I assume that you have accessed the build-in "winapp.ini" (this "file" isn't visible by default) with Resource Hacker and not the "ccleaner.ini" file, because that phrase isn't in a "ccleaner.ini" file, but in the build-in "winapp.ini". You have to add the "CustomLocationX=FIREFOX|..." entries to the "ccleaner.ini" file in the installation folder (not to the build-in winapp/winreg/winsys.ini).

    CCleaner Windows 10 problem

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    Edge is a system app and you can uninstall it only with "workarounds". Did you really do this?

    Apart from this, please check the following:
    - Open the "Settings" App.
    - Click on "Apps".
    - Click on "Default apps".
    - Check that Edge is not the "Web browser".

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