I run CCleaner, on average, between 2 and 4 times a week. Each time, it takes forever for it to delete the files in Content.IE5. Depending on how much browsing I've done, it can can over 45 minutes, just for the files in that one folder!
I just finished a scan today: 75 minutes total.
Why do the files in this particular folder take so long to delete?? Though there are fewer files, my Recycle Bin generally has a lot more information for CCleaner to delete, but it takes mere seconds to complete that task.
You are obviously very patient. I commend you for that. I could not possibly wait that long for CC to finish a run.
I use both Firefox and IE8 and clean with CC version 2.32. It takes an average 7 seconds to finish !!
Maybe mine is so fast because I run CC more than once daily.
I'm thinking right now you need to reinstall CC to see if you can get a faster run. If that doesn't work try a clean reinstall (completely uninstalling CC followed by a new install).
Haha. Ya, I can be patient, but it drives me nuts. Today's cleanup took just over 100 minutes. I update the program regularly, so I shouldn't have to reinstall it. But, who knows?
I like CCleaner, because it does all my cleaning, and only the cleaning I want (I keep a lot of cookies).
Unchecking History does very little. It's the cache/temporary internet fils that take forever.
Yes, cleaning with IE first brought it down to 7000 files or so in my Temp Files section. Then CCleaner took about a minute. Ran it again, with no Temp Files, and it took 2 seconds.
The "content.IE5" folders have popped up on a few occasions, and it has in the past been the index.dat file in these folders which has caused problems.
Do a search of your C: drive for "Content.IE5" (no quotes), and see how many of these folders pop up. I got two different locations earlier, and one of them I could delete manually, but the other of course was in use.
I would try going into "Safe Mode", and then try deleting any you found in the search manually. You may find a corrupt index.dat file in one of them, causing the slowdown.
Or try using "Unlocker", which will try to delete in-use files on reboot.
Do you have different users on your PC with separate accounts, and if so, do you have admin rights when you run CCleaner?
EDIT: In case you don't know, how to get into Safe Mode is in my signature.
Strangely, I can't find my Content.IE5 folder. I set all my folders to show hidden files, enabled viewing of system files, and checked the pathway by analyzing in CCleaner. There is no folder named Temporary Internet Files under C://Documents and Setting/Cody/Local Settings even though CCleaner says that's where it is.
The options for hidden and system files are as they should be, and I still can't find the folder. Also, I have no "LocalService" folder in Documents and settings. I have All Users, Cody, Default User, and Intel (no idea why that's there...). I've checked all those folders for it, and it's not in any of them.
Just out of interest Mysta02 what does it say if you right-click on the ''my computer'' icon, choose properties, then the advanced tab, and press the Environment Variables tab at the bottom?