Hello:
I tried CCleaner 2.27 recurse feature for cleaning specific files and it does detect whatever I want, but too slowly.
This is the winapp2.ini file:
[Cache Files (thumbs.db)] Section=Others Default=True Filekey1=c:\.|thumbs.db|RECURSE[Log Files (.log log.txt log.txt)]
Section=Others
Default=True
FileKey1=c:.|.log?|RECURSE
FileKey2=c:.|.log|RECURSE
FileKey3=c:.|log.txt|RECURSE
FileKey4=c:.|log.txt|RECURSE[Error files (mscreate.dir chklist.ms .chk .err)]
Section=Others
Default=True
Filekey1=c:.|mscreate.dir|RECURSE
FileKey2=c:.|chklist.ms|RECURSE
FileKey3=c:.|.log?|RECURSE
FileKey4=c:.|.log|RECURSE
FileKey5=c:.|.chk|RECURSE
FileKey6=c:.|.err|RECURSE
FileKey7=c:.|*.dmp|RECURSE[backup files (.old .prv .bak) ]
Section=Others
Default=True
FileKey1=c:.|.old|RECURSE
FileKey2=c:.|.prv|RECURSE
FileKey3=c:.|*.bak|RECURSE[VisualStudio temp files (.pdb .nch .pch .ilk .aps)]
Section=Others
Default=True
FileKey1=c:.|.pdb|RECURSE
FileKey2=c:.|.nch|RECURSE
FileKey3=c:.|.pch|RECURSE
FileKey4=c:.|.ilk|RECURSE
FileKey5=c:.|*.aps|RECURSE[Temp files 1 (.temp .tmp .gid .diz ._detmp)]
Section=Others
Default=True
FileKey1=c:.|.temp|RECURSE
FileKey2=c:.|.tmp|RECURSE
FileKey3=c:.|.gid|RECURSE
FileKey4=c:.|.diz|RECURSE
FileKey5=c:.|*._detmp|RECURSE[Temp files 2 (.fts .ftg .sik .db$ .$db ._dd ._mp .wbk)]
Section=Others
Default=True
FileKey1=c:.|.fts|RECURSE
FileKey2=c:.|.ftg|RECURSE
FileKey3=c:.|.sik|RECURSE
FileKey4=c:.|.$db|RECURSE
FileKey5=c:.|.db$|RECURSE
FileKey6=c:.|._dd|RECURSE
FileKey7=c:.|._mp|RECURSE
FileKey8=c:.|.~mp|RECURSE
FileKey9=c:.|*.wbk|RECURSE[Temp files 3 (.$$$ .— .___ ~. .~)]
Section=Others
Default=True
FileKey1=c:.|.$$$|RECURSE
FileKey2=c:.|.—|RECURSE
FileKey3=c:.|.___|RECURSE
FileKey4=c:.|~.|RECURSE
FileKey5=c:.|.~|RECURSE
FileKey6=c:.|.??$|RECURSE
FileKey7=c:.|.?$?|RECURSE
FileKey8=c:.|.??~|RECURSE
FileKey9=c:.|.?~?|RECURSE
FileKey10=c:.|*.^|RECURSE
Now, since it was working too slowly I tried focusing only on thumbs.db (I disabled all other options from my rules and CCleaner own rules).
These are the results:
Files Existing: Windows Search: WiseDiskCleaner 4.31 Free: CCleaner 2.27.1070: Program Files: 30 instances 30 instances 30 instances Docs & settings: 3 instances 3 instances 3 instances Root: 1 instance 1 instance 1 instance Windows Folder: 2 instances Not Detected/Bug 2 instances Zip: 8 instances Not Detected/OK Not Detected/OK Trash: 6 instances Not Detected/OK Not Detected/OK TIME: 65 sec 53 sec 1359 sec (22:39)System Information:
WinXP Home SP3
Intel T2300 @1.66GHz
1.0 GB Ram
100 GB HD (36 GB used)
If I knew how CCleaner searches inside folders I would give some suggestions on how to speed up it.
Thanks!