First where can I find the original/default checkbox settings for CCleaner?
Second I have been running CCleaner with the history file box checked and typically clean every day or two. Today I ran a free program called IEHistoryView and it found all of my history for over a year. What settings would I have wrong on CCleaner that after all this time it did not find these under Analyze?
I have Temporary internet files, cookies, history and last download location checked in the IE upper box, all checked in Windows Explorer, all but start menu shortcuts and desktop shortcuts checking under system, and until today I only had old prefetch data checked in Advanced section. I have, from a forum entry, added the Custom files and folder but don't understand why this is there. The impression I had was that if I had anything other than default boxes checked I needed this one checked also.
First where can I find the original/default checkbox settings for CCleaner?
Mike I'm pretty sure CCleaner all are checked by default
Second I have been running CCleaner with the history file box checked and typically clean every day or two. Today I ran a free program called IEHistoryView and it found all of my history for over a year. What settings would I have wrong on CCleaner that after all this time it did not find these under Analyze?
I have Temporary internet files, cookies, history and last download location checked in the IE upper box, all checked in Windows Explorer, all but start menu shortcuts and desktop shortcuts checking under system, and until today I only had old prefetch data checked in Advanced section. I have, from a forum entry, added the Custom files and folder but don't understand why this is there. The impression I had was that if I had anything other than default boxes checked I needed this one checked also.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
Mike
IeHistoryView (Nirsoft) seems to have issues where it sees alot of stuff; CCleaner's been pretty good about cleaning everything out for me but I then started to use IE PRIVACY KEEPER on autoclean and so I stopped using CC for that section. But iehistoryview still says it's there (see attached screengrab)
Mike I'm pretty sure CCleaner all are checked by default
IeHistoryView (Nirsoft) seems to have issues where it sees alot of stuff; CCleaner's been pretty good about cleaning everything out for me but I then started to use IE PRIVACY KEEPER on autoclean and so I stopped using CC for that section. But iehistoryview still says it's there (see attached screengrab)
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I guess I don't understand how if the files are erased/deleted by any program that another program can still find them. Whether CCleaner or Privacy keeper if they say they remove them then they should not be there, especially a whole years worth.. Are they stored in multiple place by chance?
I guess I don't understand how if the files are erased/deleted by any program that another program can still find them. Whether CCleaner or Privacy keeper if they say they remove them then they should not be there, especially a whole years worth.. Are they stored in multiple place by chance?
Hi Mike,
You don't say that you also have Index.dat files ticked for cleaning under Internet Explorer.
The Advanced Cleaning option User Assist History should also be ticked every now and then. Be aware that you will lose all your un-pinned Start menue icons when you do this. They will start to fill back in when you untick this cleaning option.
There are other places that CCleaner can't touch and we need not go there anyhow.
How often do you use Recuva to "secure delete" all deleted files ?
Good luck,
davey
Edit to correct name of Piriforms program "Recuva". This program has also been updated to * "secure delete" files that it finds while scanning. *It will overwrite the data areas that remain for previously deleted files that are found outside of the Windows "MFT".
You don't say that you also have Index.dat files ticked for cleaning under Internet Explorer.
The Advanced Cleaning option User Assist History should also be ticked every now and then. Be aware that you will lose all your un-pinned Start menue icons when you do this. They will start to fill back in when you untick this cleaning option.
There are other places that CCleaner can't touch and we need not go there anyhow.
How often do you use Recova to "secure delete" all deleted files ?
Good luck,
davey
Not sure what your talking about on the "Recova" Google search comes up w/ face cream LOL. There is a Piriform Recuva but that is for recovery not secure delete.
Not sure what your talking about on the "Recova" Google search comes up w/ face cream LOL. There is a Piriform Recuva but that is for recovery not secure delete.
Thanks
Mike
Sorory mieke I never make missteaks butt I did this one tiyem.
Sorory mieke I never make missteaks butt I did this one tiyem.
Please see my edited Post above.
davey
No problem, I actually could read and understand the last post. Made geraate since ot mee
lol
I"ll have to check out recuva and make sure I understand just what it will do before I start blasting files etc. Can't afford to zing the wrong ones. That 's why I don't trust registry cleaners as I don't know what they are doing for sure.