This is a very slow process. However, for users that have multiple drives this time could be slashed big time!
Very simply stated, start multiple threads for each physical drive that is listed to be wiped. There is no reason this has to be a sequential process by ccleaner. CPU usage is not an issue here, but disk access is.
Have an option for the user to start multiple processes for each drive to be wiped, all processes running in parallel.
Art Zerger
+ 1 from me.
Wiping 5 drives at the time can be really slow when done sequentially...
A test I have not done yet, is seeing if I can launch multiple copies of CCleaner & thus, a separate CCleaner for each drive wipe. You can see if that actually works. I have not had time to yet, but it is possible, I suppose.
Others here may have objections, but I think it would be super to be able to multi-wipe!
I am able to launch two copies of Portable CCLeaner, each with different versions of WinApp2.ini,
and Analyse my system with each and compare on screen side by side the results of each.
I guess CCleaner would not have problems if both copies were to clean the same junk simultaneously,
but I always fear for the sanity of Windows and its potential for BSOD's.
Using 5 copies of CCleaner to simultaneously wipe 5 drives what put more excitement into my life than I can handle