ccleaner

I recently tried to use ccleaner on my computer and I have it set to secure deletion of 35 passes. Well anyways in normal deletion mode it deletes the recycle bin but if I change it to secure deletion it hangs on 30 percent and goes no where. I have even tried uninstalling and reinstalling to later version and it still does the same thing. I have been using ccleaner for a long time and never had a probleme till now can someone please help me.

We may be able to help more if you give a bit more info such as which operating system you use, build of ccleaner used and any alterations you have made to ccleaner's default settings.

You do not need to set it to 35 passes, it is generally considered a waste of time and your computer's energy.

You say you've just recently tried to use ccleaner on your computer, and then further on you say you've been using it a long time. Can you clear up the confusion I have here?

Have you recently tried to delete something big such as a video etc?

Just to add. There could be something stuck in the recycle bin that's hidden. Download windirstat http://windirstat.info/ run the scanner and see if there is a file located in the recycle bin.

This could be the cause of why it's taking a long time. As hazelnut said 35 passes is a waste of time.

We may be able to help more if you give a bit more info such as which operating system you use, build of ccleaner used and any alterations you have made to ccleaner's default settings.

You do not need to set it to 35 passes, it is generally considered a waste of time and your computer's energy.

You say you've just recently tried to use ccleaner on your computer, and then further on you say you've been using it a long time. Can you clear up the confusion I have here?

Have you recently tried to delete something big such as a video etc?

I use windows seven ultimate 64 bit and I have used ccleaner for atleast 2 years give or take a few months so not really a rookie when it comes to ccleaner. I also update the program on a regular basis. I am running version 2.36.1233 which is the current build. It would get stuck on a .rar file. I would manualy check the recycle bin and there was nothing there which was weird. Anyways hazelnut I left it running this morning when I went to bed and about 6 hours later I got up and the clean was complete weird also. The only alteration to default settings I make are from simple file deletion to secure which after this post I will be bringing it down to secure single pass. Even with vids or images I never had the problem and it was fast and precise. Thanks for your input if you still think I need to change something please let me know so it won't happen again.

Devilman

Just to add. There could be something stuck in the recycle bin that's hidden. Download windirstat http://windirstat.info/ run the scanner and see if there is a file located in the recycle bin.

This could be the cause of why it's taking a long time. As hazelnut said 35 passes is a waste of time.

I don't think I will have to install the program your talking about but it would be interesting to use if I ever need too. Just read my post to Hazelnut, and I will be moving the secure deletion to single pass. Thanks for your help.