After upgrade I lost my settings (cookies to keep)

Hi,

I noticed that I had an old version of CCleaner - I had a collection of "Cookies to keep" . I searched for a list of them on my PC to no avail. I then thought that if I uninstalled the old version the list would remain as normal uninstallation routines just erase the original installation. The list is gone.

- To avoid repeating this in future could you tell me where is this list as I could copy it safely when doing an upgrade.

- Do you recommend upgrading over the old version as opposed to uninstalling/installing.

Thanks

John

Hi,

I noticed that I had an old version of CCleaner - I had a collection of "Cookies to keep" . I searched for a list of them on my PC to no avail. I then thought that if I uninstalled the old version the list would remain as normal uninstallation routines just erase the original installation. The list is gone.

- To avoid repeating this in future could you tell me where is this list as I could copy it safely when doing an upgrade.

- Do you recommend upgrading over the old version as opposed to uninstalling/installing.

Thanks

John

Hello John,

"Cookies to keep" is kept in the Registry unless you Check the option at Option > Advanced Save settings to INI file.

I recommend doing this . Once you get all your settings and "cookies" set up then you should copy this file to another safe place. It is kept in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder . It will be deleted if you uninstall CCleaner. So you definitely should keep a copy. It also can get corrupted if you turn the option off by accident.

http://www.ccleanerbeginnersguide.com/

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The file is called (cc)leaner.ini file .( the name begins with 2 small cc's.)

Good luck,

:) davey

P.S. You can install the new version right over the prior version.

P.S. You can install the new version right over the prior version.

I've been doing that for years myself. There's really no reason to uninstall unless someone is having a very specific problem.