I am trying to make use of the CCleaner.exe /DELETE "path_to_file(s)" /METHOD "0-3" command located https://www.piriform.com/docs/ccleaner/advanced-usage/command-line-parameters and it doesn't seem to be working as intended. Using it brings a CCleaner message saying if I would like to continue, when I click yes, it deletes but does a delete + empty recycle style delete. I used recuva to check and nothing was overwritten. I have tried all angles with this even screwing up the parameters to see if its just me and it just doesn't work as expected.
Following approaches were used:
- UAC set to lauch admin access
- tried 64 / 32 bit version
- removed / added quotes (though this results in a CCleaner error)
- tested on all delete types (from Simple -> Very Complex)
Nothing seems to be working and files delete BUT are recoverable.