Geogemas

A 500GB hard disc. Look, I'm going to have to let this go ... at the moment I just cannot get it to lock up, but no doubt as soon as I log off here it'll happen again! I can use it in non-wipe mode and rely on Privazer to do the wiping. It just seems odd to me that this should happen on two different operatings systems in exactly the same way - sounds like a bug to me. Thanks for your time, -- Geo

Sometimes in Analyse sometimes in Cleaning, but always at Windows temp files or Firefox temp files. I haven't tried it that way, but neither Task Manager nor any other application can be run when CCleaner locks up. -- Geo

Haven't tried it. Yes. -- Cheemag

As I recall, on both Windows 7 and XP Home the problem only occurs in overwrite mode. Anyway I can't now get it to stall in non-overwrite mode.

I can't run Task Manager: when CCleaner locks up NOTHING CAN BE RUN, not even Task Manager, only a restart gets me out of that. Windows' and Firefox's temporary files, I'll try, but if it locks up there's no possibility of a log as the SYSTEM will crash. Catch 22. I suppose I can manage without the overwrite; there are other tools available for that, although it rather defeats the object of an all-in-one CCleaner. Regards, Geo.

Yes. That said, the lockups will happen (on the XP machine certainly) whether or not the other machine on the network is running. The machine's clean. Bitdefender Internet Security 2013, Malwayre Bytes Pro run weekly, Vipre Rescue Scanner is also run weekly (although that's not what it's designed for, it does work as a scanner) . It just goes back to the [General] tab without saying anything. I'm using Firefox 18.0.1 in private browsing mode. Maybe there's nothing to delete in that. Could that be the problem? -- Cheemag

Unwisely perhaps ! That seems very reasonable. I'll do that, but I seem to remember I never had this problem without secure erase. You've shed a new light on the problem. Thanks. -- Cheemag

It can be either. The XP machine also crashed twice in CCleaner this evening. As regards the Window-7: it's running now, locked up in ANALYSE at 2% Internet Explorer History. (I seldom if ever use Internet Explorer, so there should be little history to clear!). The XP machine has started misbehaving in much the same way at 40% - it was OK for over a week. This one locks the whole system up when it stalls ar 40% and has to be rebooted - neither Task Manager nor any other application can be started. The Windows 7 one's been stalled at 2% for over an hour, jbut doesn't stop other programmes being launched. I halted it in Task Manager. Restarted it and it completes ANALYSE in less than a second and CLEAN in about 10 seconds. There was no system lockup this time and everything seems to be running normally. Hope this helps.

Fine, but if the machine locks up, will a log be saved? Should I let CCleaner run to completion or should I try to cancel or close it? Regards, Geo.

I reported recently that CCleaner was locking up in both XP Home and Window 7 64-bit. I had hoped that the answer I had 'not to secure erase certain temp files less than 24 hours old'. All is well in XP Home - that works. However in Windows 7, the cleaning is very slow, stalling at 40% every time. That doesn't matter as eventually it will complete, but if an attempt is made to do anything in CCleaner other than minimising it, the machine locks up. That's v3.26.1888 (64-bit) on Windows 7 Pro 64-bit SP-1. The settings are identical on both machines (a one-pass wipe with the 24-hour temp files parameters). Possibly CCleaner would lock up on the XP machine if I tried to cancel or stop it - I haven't tried it! Regards, Geo

Yes, on one XP machine and the Windows 7. The other isn't in use today, but presume result will be the same.Thanks a lot.Geo.

Hello. I have CCleaner v3.26.1888 and earlier versions on two XP machines, one XP Home SP-3 the other XP Pro SP-3 and one Windows 7 Pro 64-bit SP-1. On all three machines, if I attempt to use secure delete mode (single wipe) the machine will lock up the OS while apparently trying to delete Windows temporary files. On all three machines. It appears to work normally if secure wipe is not implemented in Settings. On all three machines, two totally different operating systems. Must be a bug, surely ? Regards. Geo.