Under XP (and further versions ?) it seems to be a sort of browser history for the System, it seems to be harmless to clear it. Why not doing this ?
I do not understand though what it is used for. Internet browsing activity is not each time associated with changes of the files in it. But most of the time a session ends with a new file.
C:\Documents and Settings\Propriétaire\Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache
There are 84 entries of it cleaned via winapp2.ini for games and Windows.
For XP specifically I made this for winapp2.ini for my own XP system:
[CryptnetUrlCache] LangSecRef=3025 Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows Default=False FileKey1=%AppData%\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache|*.*|RECURSE FileKey2=%windir%\System32\config\SystemProfile\Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache|*.*|RECURSE
There are 84 entries of it cleaned via winapp2.ini for games and Windows.
For XP specifically I made this for winapp2.ini for my own XP system:
[CryptnetUrlCache] LangSecRef=3025 Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows Default=False FileKey1=%AppData%\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache|*.*|RECURSE FileKey2=%windir%\System32\config\SystemProfile\Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache|*.*|RECURSE
Thanks but I discovered at this occasion, that I got no winapp.ini nor winapp2.ini : ??? I transfer custom settings by a ccleaner.ini file.
See the explanation of winapp2.ini in my signature
Yes, so I wanted to point out that it is dangerous to make believe the people that we can easily clean all traces, as the reality is all different !
First we had the problem of the PrivacIE index.dat I had posted %appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\PrivacIE\index.dat
and recently I discovered 3 problems :
> this cryptURLcache
> 2 other doubtful items with Firefox : \%profilefolder\storage\default\ and \%profilefolder\storage\temporary\ content twitter items among others
> one I had just discover because it stops last version Adlice Roguekiller's filescan : C:\Documents and Settings\%user%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recents
WTF ?
Yes, so I wanted to point out that it is dangerous to make believe the people that we can easily clean all traces, as the reality is all different !
It just takes someone to ask to clean a certain file/path, or for someone to supply the means to clean it such as via winapp2.ini.
C:\Documents and Settings\%user%\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recents
on my xp with office xp it has also not been cleaned. despite checked application in ccleaner 4.19 and 5.10.
C:\Users\Heldin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\
C:\Users\Heldin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\
+
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\
C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\
i have it in my include-list
why its not a feature from ccleaner? perhaps as subpoint of "windows-advanced" or "windows-system"
trium if you ask for help in the winapp2.ini topic someone may be willing to make a cleaner for it - if it's not already in the winapp2.ini file.
already in winapp2.ini
[Cached Certification Files*]
LangSecRef=3025
Detect=HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows
Default=False
FileKey1=%LocalLowAppData%\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content|.|RECURSE
FileKey2=%LocalLowAppData%\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData|.|RECURSE
FileKey3=%AppData%\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache|.|RECURSE
[LocalService Cached Certification Files*]
LangSecRef=3025
Detect=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows
Default=False
FileKey1=%WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content|.|RECURSE
FileKey2=%WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData|.|RECURSE
[LocalSystem Cached Certification Files*]
LangSecRef=3025
Detect=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows
Default=False
FileKey1=%WinDir%\System32\config\SystemProfile\Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content|.|RECURSE
FileKey2=%WinDir%\System32\config\SystemProfile\Application Data\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData|.|RECURSE
FileKey3=%WinDir%\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content|.|RECURSE
FileKey4=%WinDir%\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData|.|RECURSE
FileKey5=%WinDir%\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content|.|RECURSE
FileKey6=%WinDir%\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData|.|RECURSE
[NetworkService Cached Certification Files*]
LangSecRef=3025
Detect=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows
Default=False
FileKey1=%WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content|.|RECURSE
FileKey2=%WinDir%\ServiceProfiles\NetworkService\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData|.|RECURSE