Ashley_F

Understood. Thanks for explaining. This part, not understood. You said similar programs do not include files the user may want to keep, which is why CCleaner cleans them by default. I'm sorry, but I don't follow. Let's use SUPERAntiSpyware (SAS) as the example. Why wouldn't SAS also have files of its own that the user may potentially want to keep? Yes, it's always nice to have authoritative answers laid down for the record. It removes any speculation and provides a source to refer other users to when similar questions arise. Absolutely. That's why I tried reading everything I could about the operation of CCleaner before doing anything with it, and for any questions that I couldn't find answers to on my own, I'm asking about them on here.

I was wondering about that, wondering what part(s) of MBAM it actually cleaned. What are your thoughts on that? I mean, should CCleaner even be doing that? Unlike, say, surfing on the Internet, where your computer picks up and stores tons of files that are more or less nothing but junk, programs like SUPERAntiSpyware or MBAM do not generate junk files that need to be cleaned by a program like CCleaner — or do they? And even if they do, wouldn't it be better to just delete them through the UI of the program in question, especially with security programs? Exactly. Can I contact Piriform support staff directly? Do you know if they answer questions from users of the free version?

It certainly does. Thanks!

Hi again. I'm new here and just finished posting a topic regarding a different question, but I have another one that I would like to ask. I just noticed that, under Applications > Utilities, there is no checkmark in the box for Malwarebytes. Cleaning of Malwarebytes appears to be disabled by default. (See attached screenshot.) My question is this . . . Why is cleaning of Malwarebytes disabled by default? I have Spybot S&D and SUPERAntiSpyware installed on my computer as well, but their boxes are pre-checked, so I'm curious, what makes Malwarebytes special in this regard? Why is cleaning for it turned off by default but enabled by default for SUPERAntiSpyware and Spybot? Thanks again.

Hi. New user here with a question . . . . When CCleaner's user interface is opened, there's a column on the left with an Applications button and a Windows button at the top. Below the Windows button, a list of the Windows files and programs that CCleaner cleans is displayed. Clicking the Applications button changes the view to a list of the various non-Windows programs that CCleaner cleans. The view can be changed by toggling the Windows and Applications buttons back and forth. What I would like to know is this . . . By default, when a scan is run, does CCleaner only clean the items displayed by whichever button happens to be the one currently toggled? In other words, if I click the Applications button (which then displays a list of the non-Windows items), will these be the only items cleaned by CCleaner (i.e., the ones shown under Applications)? Or instead, will CCleaner automatically clean the Windows items too — even if the Windows button isn't the one currently highlighted? (Screenshots are attached to illustrate exactly what I am referring to.) Thanks.