I have recently switched from Firefox to Google Chrome as a web browser.
When I run CCleaner it is taking at least five times as long to clean Chrome, than it did to clean Firefox.
I am doing nothing different in the browsers.
Is this common ?
Which Windows, CCleaner, Chrome and Firefox version are you using?
Have you tried to untick "Compact Databases"?
Detail is, Firefox 11, Windows XP, Chrome 18.0, CCleaner V 3.17.
"I know nothing about "Compact Databases".
It's in CCleaner under Chrome:
It's in CCleaner under Chrome:
Thanks for that, I hadn't explored that far.
The box is not tickedI
The cleaning routines/areas/folders/files might/probably differs betmeen Firefox & Chrome so that could be the reason for the slowness.
You could try the latest CCleaner v3.18.1707.
http://www.piriform....ccleaner/builds
Do you have any other browsers installed?
Are you certain that all instance of chrome are closed? Are you running chrome sync or chrome print?
Exit Chrome
Open task manager
go to the processes tab
look for chrome.exe and/or plugincontainer.exe
kill all instances of it
If I remember correctly chrome is more likly to collect tracking and temp files than firefox.
I only have Internet Explorer installed, but I don't use it at all (was advised not to uninstall it, as it might affect the operation of Windows).
All instances of Chrome are definitely closed, I did the Task Manager check as suggested.
Rote Answer: Doesn't matter if you don't use internet explorer, Windows and many programs are still using it, so don't if you have it checked off you're leaving stuff junk on your computer. That said, it does not have to do with this answers.
Please update your ccleaner to the newest version and see if the issue remains
I have downloaded and installed the latest version.
It is improved somewhat, the cleaning process zooms to 43% in about 3 seconds, then stays there for 98 seconds , the reading is "Google Chrome Internet cache.
Not quite as fast as pre Chrome, but fast enough.
Thank you for the advice.