Include/Exclude rules and smart cleaning

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Hello,

CCleaner pro v6.2 on Windows 11 Home. I see in the Smart Cleaning panel that this feature uses the same rules as Custom Clean. So simply to confirm, Smart Cleaning does _not_ use any rules set in the Options -> Include or Options -> Exclude panels, correct? 

TIA.

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No they DO apply.

The Includes and Excludes apply to Custom Clean - so they do apply in Smart Cleaning too.

(The note about which rules Smart Cleaning uses is because Health Check uses different rules).