The last time I used Ccleaner I found that it was deleting the recent files lists on Office 2007--without my having checked anything. Is there any way to make sure that it won't automatically delete files of newly-installed programs, without my checking the boxes?
Hi Paul.
Office 2007 should be listed in the "Applications" section of CCleaner. If so just uncheck it, as it's probably checked by default.
Post back if that doesn't fix it.
Hi Paul.
Office 2007 should be listed in the "Applications" section of CCleaner. If so just uncheck it, as it's probably checked by default.
Post back if that doesn't fix it.
Thanks for the reply, Dennis. My point (probably didn't make this clear in the initial post) was that CCleaner did this by default, and after much time was spent in troubleshooting, I realized that CCleaner was the program erasing my recent files. But I'm just not in the habit of opening up Ccleaner after every installation to make sure that it won't erase stuff I don't want erased. Is there an option to prevent Ccleaner from this behavior?
Once that box is unchecked Paul, it should stay unchecked.
I take your point about it being enabled by default, but most things that CCleaner cleans are enabled by default, which is the whole point of them being in there.
New users should really check all the options of a program like CCleaner before running it, including checking out the Piriform Guides site.
I hope that doesn't come across as being sarcastic, as that's not the intention, but with any program like CCleaner, I would check it out fully to see exactly what it does before running it.
Hope that helps.
EDIT: Forgot to mention, check the "Save All Settings To INI File" in "Options\Advanced" to retain your settings. Sorry about that.
"Save All Settings To INI File" in "Options\Advanced" to retain your settings.
I wish the INI file was the default!
"Save All Settings To INI File" in "Options\Advanced" to retain your settings.
It isn't necessary. To be the default or to check it, I mean. Settings are retained without the ini file.
If you don't save to an INI file, you lose all your personal settings when installing a new version of CCleaner.
This is all you Includes, Excludes, Boxes Checked/Unchecked etc. I would hate to do that again each time.
If you don't save to an INI file, you lose all your personal settings when installing a new version of CCleaner.
This is all you Includes, Excludes, Boxes Checked/Unchecked etc. I would hate to do that again each time.
Are you really sure? I ever install a new version over old one and all my settings are always retained.
I'm really 100% sure. All I have to do is temporarily rename the ccleaner.ini, and when CCleaners opened it's back to the "out of the box settings".
The excluded and included list of files are both gone, as is the list of cookies in the "cookies to keep" window, all personally selected check boxes are back to the original settings, and even the warning dialogue is back "This will permanently delete files from your computer".
And just to be sure, in case something has recently changed, I've just reinstalled the latest CCleaner again without the ccleaner.ini file in CCleaners folder, and all settings were gone as I expected.
Well .. there's a thing.
I don't mind admitting when I'm wrong, but on this occassion I'm right and wrong. This might be news to others as it's news to me, but I tried this out of curiosity.
Since first using CCleaner I've always used the "Save Settings To INI File" option, and if you use this method, that's the only place your settings are saved. Lose, damage, move or rename that INI file and all your settings are gone with it.
Start afresh and set CCleaner up with Includes, Excludes, Cookies To Keep, etc without the INI file option being checked, and all the settings are still retained, even after an update.
So thanks Pegas for questioning that, otherwise I wouldn't have checked this out.
Well .. there's a thing.
I don't mind admitting when I'm wrong, but on this occassion I'm right and wrong. This might be news to others as it's news to me, but I tried this out of curiosity.
Since first using CCleaner I've always used the "Save Settings To INI File" option, and if you use this method, that's the only place your settings are saved. Lose, damage, move or rename that INI file and all your settings are gone with it.
Start afresh and set CCleaner up with Includes, Excludes, Cookies To Keep, etc without the INI file option being checked, and all the settings are still retained, even after an update.
So thanks Pegas for questioning that, otherwise I wouldn't have checked this out.
Glad to serve you . The INI file does ultimately the trick because I never use "Save Settings To INI File" and all settings remain as they are.
I have never lost any CCleaner settings, and I don't use the .INI file.
I always install over the existing version; this does keep the current settings.
I wish the INI file was the default!
But that would mean that the same settings would be used for ALL users, which isn't a good option.
I've only been use the INI option for the past 3 or 4 months, its quicker. I used to save CC settings from the registry to a reg file.
If you change to the INI option and you do a registry scan it picks up the ccleaner software there is nothing in there only the name no settings. So changing to INI removes all settings from the registry and writes them to ccleaner.ini.
It isn't necessary. To be the default or to check it, I mean. Settings are retained without the ini file.
If you don't save to an INI file, you lose all your personal settings when installing a new version of CCleaner.
As you've found out Dennis you don't loose any settings if you use the INI option or the registry which is by default. All previous settings are retained whether your using registry or INI when you update to a newer version.
I'm really 100% sure. All I have to do is temporarily rename the ccleaner.ini, and when CCleaners opened it's back to the "out of the box settings".
And just to be sure, in case something has recently changed, I've just reinstalled the latest CCleaner again without the ccleaner.ini file in CCleaners folder, and all settings were gone as I expected.
Yes if you rename ccleaner.ini CC goes back to its default settings. CC looks for ccleaner.ini on startup if its not there then the default settings take over.
This all goes to show that you can take something as a given for years, and then discover by chance that it isn't.
Computers, don't you just love 'em.