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LaunchCC.bat Link Click here for LaunchCC.bat in "Advanced Usage and Trimming" (spoiler) in OP #1 presents as Error 403 - same result using mozilla browser (Palemoon) and MS IE - and at http://www.winapp2.com/downloads.html I am logged into Piriform forum ? --------------- Have been using CCleaner for years but only discovered Winapp2.ini to day

@ Augeas A shame Mtang appears to have dropped out. But all is not lost! At least the varied ideas might be helpful to others AND ... The three golden rules to save all the pain before things go wrong ... Backup, backup and backup ... and don't overwrite the previous backup I have ... last five days end of last week one copy of all weekly backups in the month end of month backup ... deleting the oldest first Don't backup onto the primary drive (C:\) ... or partitions on the primary disc - use a separate HDD device, - USB SSD can die and when they do they are really dead

@ Mtang78 Q1: Is your machine a laptop or a "box" ? Q2: Do have another machine to use while your lost photos are resolved ? (we hope) One consideration might be an IT tech who can rescue your photos for you. - installing more programs or creating more files on your problem PC is not a good idea, because each "new" episode will overwrite the existing "deleted files" ------------- I found this through the Linux Mint forum ... How to recover lost files after you accidentally wipe your hard drive It envolves (if your machine is not a laptop) adding two HDD into the rig ... 1. one for an extra OS (Linux Mint?) 2. to download the photo files onto ... using 2 programs "TestDisk" and "PhotoRec" (the latter would be installed on the MINT OS HDD) ------------- If you have a laptop the rescue might be a lot tougher... maybe impossible. - I am trying to locate a portable rescuer that will write to an external device No promises ... but I will keep looking

I am very interested in the outcome of this problem and hope Mtang78 finds a solution. To repeat ... I know zero about Recuva. Available space on the HDD is the theoretical -- ie, the empty "bits" including the invisible deleted files. - I suspect Mtang78 has close to "none" empty bits if Hac0c's points are considered. - and if Mtang78's drive is "full" of deleted files ... could the sheer volume be the problem ? - (60GB of occupied "available" space will not fit into 2GB RAM) - and if RAM is at its max Windows writes to the HDD, which Mtang78 won't want to do because deleted photos might be lost. - any ideas from anyone ? ... I don't have an answer Has anybody tried my theory using portable Recuva on a thumb-drive ? - just asking I wonder if a Linux OS (eg, Mint) booted from an external USB device can read deleted files on Mtang78's machine - because it sure can read existing (visible) files My wife had 1000s of photos on a single disc rig. I could never convince her to backup, - the worst happened and the HDD crashed, she lost the lot. A lot of tears and frustration. - now her rig has 2 HDDs, one for OS and the second for data -AND- she backs up the data drive onto another HDD For myself a laptop and I am in the process of partitioning an external mains powered HDD into 3 drives - never done it in my life before but I have done it - so all my data is separate to the OS physical drive. If my OS goes pear-shaped I still have my data that can be connected to another PC in a blink. Sorry to state the obvious Mtang78 .. I do appreciate your disappointment and frustration. Sorry I am not much help Mtang78 ... my expertise in in AutoCad ... but I will trot over to Linux now and do some research. I will be back.

I was just passing to post a thread my self Some suggestions ... I am new to Recuva .. but some issues to consider. If your PC is a laptop (or even a tower/rig) with pre-loaded OEM operating system - there are two hidden drives (apart from C:) that occupy the HDD. - C: is a partition on the HDD (plus the two other hidden partitions) - those hidden drives are crucial to your OS, so don't fiddle with them - you have used 62% of your available C:\ ... ie, visible folders and files in WinExp - over time you have added and deleted files/folders ... but in fact they are never really deleted until Windows needs the space for new files - so deleted files are still on C:\ - that is how Recuva locates "deleted" files ... we hope. When you clear "Recycle Bin" ... those files/folders are not actually deleted, only the NTFS table is changed to indicate the file is deleted - Windows NTFS keeps a record of every file on the HDD (present or past) in a "table" - unfortunately Windows fragments all files anywhere on the drive - when you create a new file, Windows looks at the NTFS table and grabs what ever it needs from anywhere on the disc, including fragments of deleted files. - NTFS does not keep any files in one tidy location, files are scattered all over the disc, and the NTFS table keeps track of those "scatterings" At a guess over time with adding and deleting files, I wonder if your C:\ has become saturated with both current and especially deleted files. - so maybe Recuva thinks it has no empty spaces to write to (only smarter Recuva experts might clarify this one) - and in the process the files you are trying to rescue will be over-written with Recuva scan If your copy of Recuva is an installed version it is already over writing available space (ie, marked as deleted in the NTFS table) - if you have access to another PC download portable Recuva and save it onto a thumb drive - maybe portable Recuva (on the thumb drive) will look for space on the thumb drive, instead of the C:\ drive - might be worth using a new Thumb drive for the operation. - not sure (I cannot remember) how FAT32 formatted (thumb) drives behave If no luck here at Piriform ... Music, Pictures & Video forum at sevenforums.com might be of help

Thanks Nergal, No need for an apology. I had figured 1PC per license. Beyond my budget at the moment.

I am considering buying CCleaner Pro for home use. Q1: How many PCs am I allowed to install Pro on. ? - My wife and I each have a laptop and rig. 4 machines in all. Q2: Does PRO behave in the same way as free CCleaner ? Q3: What does "Complete Cleaning" actually mean ? Q4: does PRO have to monitor all installs to remember what to clean ? Q5: free CCleaner does not detect/clean everything, so I assume PRO is more thorough ? Q6: can Real Time Monitoring be disabled ? I would appreciate any advice, thank you

I am not that experienced with CCleaner, to know what the keys and key-values represent. It is only in the last few days that I realised cleaning up after a program uninstall CCleaner filters have to be carefully considered ... And I NEVER assume to a blanket clean all. One program uninstall cleanup yesterday took me over an hour to check EVERY result item, files registry ... etc. With an INI file, I will use the UI Options and watch the changes in the INI file -- to learn. If I opt to use INI file for settings is anything still written to registry ?

I am more inclined to use portables (on a USB stick between PCs) Pros: - portable, portable and portable - no stuf in Registry (I hope) Cons: - settings, white list are different on each PC -------- ... but as the devils advocate ... Installer: Pros: - dedicated to the PC Cons: - ?? In ... Options > Advanced ... [x] Save all settings to INI file - and backup the INI file before uninstalling/installing - reinstate the INI file in new version -OR- use the old INI as a reference Torture

Thanks mta, Probably a good practice to uninstall-old, reboot, install-new ... my mantra from here on.

I have just downloaded v4.14.4707 installer Should the old existing installation be uninstalled or will the new EXE file overwrite the older version Thank you

Have downloaded portable version and discovered there is 64bit and 32bit versions in the zip download Which answers one of my own questions.

To remove tempation by users to tinker with CCleaner, I am considering using the portable version. - my small business of 6 AutoCad rigs plus 3 laptops - installing/updating CCleaner on each machine falls back onto me which I have to do after hours. - 4 of the rigs are stand alone and we do not have a network (very nervously considering NAS for the past 12 months) PC's and laptops are a variety of Win7 32bit/64bit ... AND... Win-XP 32bit - all XP machines are to be upgraded (clean installed) to Win-7 ... when I get some time Does CCleaner Portable write to the registry ? If CCleaner is started by a script will "Run as Administrator" be applied to the CCleaner process. ? - I have a collection of portable PC tools on a thumb-drive that I can use on various PCs. - Scripts determine the bit-type and where bit-type is crucial the correct bit-version is run - I assume CCleaner Portable is ambidextrous? Handling 32bit and 64bit ? My major concern is "Run as Administrator" - logging on as admin is an obvious solution, - But admin account is rather sparten for access to user-account programs and applications. (eg, Browser bookmarks) Do I have to right-click CCleaner.exe to run as admin (in user accounts) ? - or will running the script-file as administrator, translate into running CCleaner.exe as administrator. ? The only other solution is to install CCleaner in a hidden folder, but my troops are rather nosey and clever. After-hours updates/upgrades are getting quite demanding of my time. I have not downloaded Portable CCleaner yet. Would appreciate any advice

My first thread. Hope I am in the appropriate place. Referred here by sevenforums.com Have just downloaded and installed CCleaner v0.05.4250 ... and run a Registry clean. There are 59 "ActiveX/COM Issues" but I don't know what to do with them. I have used the CCleaner feature and created a "registry.txt" file All the "Data field" strings are prefixed with "InProcServer32\" The path after the prefix (eg, "C:\BVTin\...) does not exist in WinExp ... even with Folders Options ... (•) Show hidden files, folders or drives ... as TRUE [ ] Hide protected operating system files ... as FALSE Would appreciate any help registry CCleaner-ActiveX .txt