Need Help Configuring CC Cleaner.

Hi every one, I made an account here & a forum to find out how I can configure CC cleaner to optimize my computer at its max. My goal is to have CC cleaner clean all that I don't need, yet keep my personal files and other necessary system information intact. However, there are many options and terms within the program that I have no real clue what they mean or if they should be checked off or not. At the moment I have it set to clean the following as shown in the attacked screen shot below. Although I need some expert advice as to what else I can or shouldn't have checked off in order to clean to the max yet still preserve my personal files & settings. One particular option that I can specifically mention is the option to clean FTP accounts. If this is done will it cause problems in how my computer connects to the internet? Since I had no actual software installed to connect, all the man from the company did was type a command in DOS so my computer would know how to connect to their server. Will the enabling the cleaning of FTP accounts disable my computer from connecting to the internet? Or is it something different entirely? On a last note, under the secure deletion options. Which one is best to have it set to: Normal File Deletion, Simple Overwrite, DOD 5220.22-M, NSA or Gutmann? If any one could please get back to me on these questions ASAP I'd greatly appreciate it.

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Looks ok and safe since ticks are default. I don't clean History and I like to clean the Recycle Bin manually, but that's just my choice.

Here is a discussion on FTP. http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=30259&pid=180911&st=0entry180911

A Simple one pass overwrite provides sufficient obliteration of data, and is the fastest overwrite. If you try to recover you will get just meaningless letters, numbers & symbols.

when cleaning cookies make sure to check the part of ccleaner under

options>cookies

and move those sites you want to remain logged into (facebook for example) to the righthand column

also don't forget that when you click clean, it is also cleaning the applications tab (it's only temp information from those applications not the applications them selves) so you may want to make sure you do or don't want any of those clicked (for instance if you use firefox you may not want autocomplete forms cleaned in it either)

Looks ok and safe since ticks are default. I don't clean History and I like to clean the Recycle Bin manually, but that's just my choice.

Here is a discussion on FTP. http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=30259&pid=180911&st=0entry180911

A Simple one pass overwrite provides sufficient obliteration of data, and is the fastest overwrite. If you try to recover you will get just meaningless letters, numbers & symbols.

Thanks!

I'd recommend disabling the secure deletion method for everyday use, since it increases the cleaning time significantly and if you accidentally delete a file you may need to recover with something like Recuva, if it's securely deleted recovery is impossible. It only needs enabled if there's something you'd really like to banish from your hard disk.

I would also recommend not using secure deletion unless you're expecting the FBI to break your door down any minute. There's no reason whatsoever to use it (unless you sell your computer or hard drive) and lots of reasons not to. If you share the computer with others and you're worried about privacy, set up your own account with a secure password.

You may also wish to check out winapp2.ini for extended cleaning.

when cleaning cookies make sure to check the part of ccleaner under

options>cookies

and move those sites you want to remain logged into (facebook for example) to the righthand column

also don't forget that when you click clean, it is also cleaning the applications tab (it's only temp information from those applications not the applications them selves) so you may want to make sure you do or don't want any of those clicked (for instance if you use firefox you may not want autocomplete forms cleaned in it either)

I'd recommend disabling the secure deletion method for everyday use, since it increases the cleaning time significantly and if you accidentally delete a file you may need to recover with something like Recuva, if it's securely deleted recovery is impossible. It only needs enabled if there's something you'd really like to banish from your hard disk.

I would also recommend not using secure deletion unless you're expecting the FBI to break your door down any minute. There's no reason whatsoever to use it (unless you sell your computer or hard drive) and lots of reasons not to. If you share the computer with others and you're worried about privacy, set up your own account with a secure password.

You may also wish to check out winapp2.ini for extended cleaning.

Thanks for your help everyone, my main concern was that I wasn't sure if CC cleaner was optimizing all that it should. Since there are many things down in the advanced part that I still have no clue about. None the less, I figure I'll just leave it at simple 1 overwrite & leave the rest of the settings at pretty much default. Although if any one can still provide me with information as to what those advanced settings mean in particular I'd greatly appreciate it.

Although if any one can still provide me with information as to what those advanced settings mean in particular I'd greatly appreciate it.

Some info here. http://www.piriform.com/docs/ccleaner/ccleaner-settings