CCleaner vs. Index.dat Analyzer

CCleaner for Windows
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I use CCleaner frequently and am very happy with the product.

However, a co-worker told me that CC doesn't clean the index.dat file as efficiently as Index.Dat Analyzer

Any comments or ideas??

Thanks

TaDaa

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Hi TaDaa, and welcome to the forum.

I can't comment on a program I've never used, or your friends opinion, all I can say is CCleaner completely deletes the Index.dat file containing your browsing history on reboot.

Of course a new one is created each time by windows.

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No comments really.

We've had people on about this before, usually supplying a link to another software. It's your decision at the end of the day.

I am very happy with CCleaner also :)

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deletes the Index.dat file containing your browsing history on reboot.

I think this is why your co-worker thinks this

My guess you do the clean, you don't restart, the coworker runs his/her program and sees stuff still listed in the dat, the co-worker tells you about said program doing a clean without a restart.

So here is the Difference:

CCleaner deletes the dat file (a useless file that grows and grows) allowing the computer to remake it

Index.dat Analyzer opens and reads the dat files and allows you to change it by selectively removing entries.

Choose one of three categories from the pull down menu: History, Cookies or Cache. Mark the checkboxes for the entries you want to delete and press ? Delete Cheched ? button. You can check and uncheck all entries at once and you have nice filter that can help you shorten the list to find what you are looking for.

So, as Hazelnut stated it's more a matter of Preference (I don't, usually use CCleaner for my Internet Track Cleaning, because I prefer a product that deletes information auto-magically on browser close)