Gregarious Greg

Oh ok...sure...another helpful tip...will address the default setting to be Custom Clean...for a Cleeeeean Masheeeen haha! Thanks again!

Thanks for your patience and detailed responses in this stream. I was about to post a reply last night but it was simply too late...and I was going to hone in on the fact that you displayed screenshots that depicted Firefox and attributes to check/or not...and I believed I had attempted to toggle back and forth between the WIndows and Applications tabs at the top as you discussed because that did seem like a stone un-turned as it were...but for some weird reason I saw no change on my screen in that moment so was stymied. But now that you have presented everything in the manner you did and I revisited each step...I WAS able to see the Applications tab generate a whole long list of all the browsers that I had listed in my prior post. And funny thing is...I had accessed that very tab in the past and checked/unchecked boxes beneath each and every browser...with every one of the delete browsing history tabs unchecked...so... What your tutelage provided for me was the one final point I had failed to grasp...that being I had been setting things up in the Custom Clean feature precisely as I had desired only to then screw up by running Health Check as if my settings under Custom Clean would be prioritized. Oh contrare mon frar!!! That's why all the things I did NOT wish to be deleted WERE...Haha...got it...THANKS nukecad!

Thanks for the replies...which prompted me to re-examine the Custom Clean parameters as I had last adjusted them...and yip...I had actually already interfaced with each category that was listed...and had already "unticked" all "internet or browsing history" boxes in each category. Problem that I see now is that I am limited for some bizarre reason...with respect to the browsers that I typically/regularly use as they are not even listed. What generates in the Custom Clean area is limited to Edge Chromium, Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer, System and Advanced - with a list of boxes beneath each to custom check or uncheck. But I use Firefox overwhelmingly...with occasional use of Avast, Brave, Opera and least of all Vivaldi...none of which are listed in the Custom Clean portion of my CCleaner as it displays. So it seems odd that even though I routinely download each new/updated version of CCleaner directly from the piriform website...and do so using my Firefox browser...that the Custom Clean options are limited in the manner defined above. To clarify...I am wanting to reserve the deletion of any and all browsing History to my personal time and whims...which I do every day along with Cookies and Cache multiple x's each day...sometimes even multiple x's during any internet session...if for no other reason than to discover which and how many nefarious sneaky intruders have imposed tracking/data-hungry greedy hounds and any other sort of surveillance BS that I simply resent to the hilt! So...why doesn't each newly updated version of CCleaner recognize the five (5) browsers that I have installed and use regularly...even though it recognizes and lists Edge and IE, neither of which I use nor have downloaded on my PC? And why does it routinely delete Browsing History in Firefox even though it is not listed? This just keeps gettin weirdo-er..

Is it possible to remove the "Delete Browser History" portion of the Health Check/CCleaning process as a specific item in the process? Or perhaps, is it possible to "White List" specific, limited Browser History sites per my own preferences - so that when I run CCleaner all OTHER Browser History would be deleted upon completion while leaving sites I wish to remain active? If so, would someone please advise?

Thanks for your considerate reply Justin - and your attempt to assist by providing an alternate work-around given the CCleaner glitch/shortcoming. As to "Dave CCleaner" editing your reply post by deleting the alternative suggestion you provided...I can understand the motivation/reasoning as this IS a CCleaner comment stream...but in all truthfulness, Dave - if you would have provided at least some substantive narrative, suggested remedy...or even assured me that you were alerting/forwarding my concern to any other Tech with the necessary skill-set to potentially resolve my issue - I would have felt much more positive about your engagement here. Just sayin'

Thanks Andavari...but keep in mind that the scan has found registry errors during some scans while not in others...over an extended period of many years that I've monitored. The green progress bar always takes some time to inch and jerk along - it has never been instantaneous even when it comes up with nothing. Now it does, repeatedly. That is the motivation for my concern and query. Even with a Win 10 and SSD your registry scan takes SOME time...eh? Mine with Win7 and no SSD takes NO time. Bizarre.

Yes, agreed...it is instant...not something that seems right. I do not have a SSD system drive. Yes, I have already uninstalled/reinstalled fresh CCleaner; same result. I have not changed to Windows 10, keeping with 7 as long as I can. In any event, I'm gleaning that I should not be wanting to keep registry clean via CCleaner regularly?? If so...it seems it would be prudent and helpful advise for the good folks at piriform to provide that guidance up front, eh? What's the situation with that aspect? And finally...if I continue to get an instantaneous generation of a fully complete green progress bar...what other steps can I take to seek guidance for remedy or explanation?

In recent times I've experienced what appears to be an anomaly in the Registry "Scan for Issues" feature of CCleaner - that has me wondering if some sort of glitch has developed. Whenever I click on "Scan for Issues" the green progress bar instantly appears completed...which is a major departure from what I've experienced over many years now...which is a gradual progression of the horizontal, green scan bar as the system scans the registry...which has typically taken around 30 seconds or thereabouts. Has there been some sort of incredible, technical update development that enables a registry scan to be instantaneous or does this represent some sort of error in the process? I'm simply not confident it's doing its job.

Was not asked along the way if I wished to upgrade...merely automatically navigated to the screens depicted above with no choice to continue with update...unable to update. Perhaps there is some bug imbedded with the say the CCleanerupdate interacts with my computer...and perhaps I should simply log onto piriform.com and directly access the most recent version to download and install? I await your reply for any further suggestions or explanations...thanks again!

You asked about my C:\ProgramFiles\CCleaner directory: which I've tried to copy/paste several times in different ways with no success. What I find there are 2 folders up top for Lang and Setup followed by 4 application files CCleaner, CCleaner64, CCupdate and uninstall similar to what you depicted without the ".exe" file type extensions on the application files.

Hey thanks Dave! Ok...so you understand that I am not able to simply update and go on my merry way...this prompt to update appeared on my screen as soon as I logged on today. New CCleaner Update is available...Update now...or...Remind me Later options. A pop-up appears when I try to update. It tells me a new version is available, current version is v5.76.8269; new version v5.77.8448...and when I click on update now...new pop-up informs that CCleaner could not be updated...then offers choices to Purchase, Register or Cancel...no actual update option without directing me to screens requiring input of license number (which I do not have as a free CCleaner user of course)...so I hope this clarifies my situation a bit better...I'm being prompted automatically to respond to a new CCleaner update available...that somehow does not end up being available per the description provided above. Thanks again!

Hi, newbie here...not sure where or how-best to post my query so since it relates to the CCleaner Update Feature topic involved here I just dive in. Hope the water's crystal clear and refreshing so things might go swimmingly, haha! First, I love CCleaner and have used it for years after a few geek-tech buddies of mine recommended! One problem I hope to resolve/better understand is how/why I am prompted to act as a new version is available and asked if I want to do so now or later...and when I go ahead ad attempt to update I am then met with requirements to enter license numbers and such...which I understand are certainly necessary for versions beyond the free CCleaner but not for the free version. With this being the case, and only occasionally...most times I simply proceed with the download of the newest update with no problems...this sure seems more like an "Upgrade" as opposed to an "Update"...surely we agree, yes? So my question is, why am I occasionally prompted to download a new update that is actually an upgrade...and what can be done to avoid these occurrences? Thank you!