Hello,
I am using CCleaner 5.25.5902 (64 Bit).
When I clean my system then not all NVIDIA Installer files are deleted although this option is selected.
The following folders still contain data (in total 10,5 GB):
I thought that these files are NVIDIA Installer files and that they are cleaned by CCleaner?
Regards
OLLI
- What was the size of the files before cleaning ?
- Perhaps those files are/were "locked" ? Can you clean them after a restart of your system ?
I actually looked into this myself. The NVIDIA Install Files entry seems to point to folders that don't exist anymore. Seems to be an old entry, I have created a new (updated entry) and submitted it. Hopefully it will get approved and in the new update.
Hello,
- What was the size of the files before cleaning ?
- Perhaps those files are/were "locked" ? Can you clean them after a restart of your system ?
@Willy2
Before cleaning I always Analyze my system
Here I saw that 0 Byres were found for "NVIDIA Installer files".
I actually looked into this myself. The NVIDIA Install Files entry seems to point to folders that don't exist anymore. Seems to be an old entry, I have created a new (updated entry) and submitted it. Hopefully it will get approved and in the new update.
[NVIDIA Install Files]ID=2357LangSecRef=3024Detect=HKCU\Software\NVIDIA CorporationDefault=TrueFileKey1=%SystemDrive%\NVIDIA|*.*|REMOVESELFFileKey2=%SystemDrive%\NV|*.*|REMOVESELFnVidia drivers no longer install to the C: drive. It goes in Program Files and ProgramData.BTW, thank you for the heads up. Plus, I haven't messed with the entries in years. I was a little rusty.
@TwistedMetal
Is that entry that you posted above the OLD or your NEW entry?
Where can these entries be found in CCleaner (there is no INI file).
Regards
OLLI
You have to extract them with a command line parameter. /EXPORT
https://www.piriform.com/docs/ccleaner/advanced-usage/command-line-parameters
Old Entry
[NVIDIA Install Files]
Hello TwistedMetal,
just to give you some results from my system:
So in total 10,32 GB are freed when you add the new NVIDIA folders
Important Question: will your changes also be applied to CCleaner Cloud?
Regards
OLLI
You are right, it's CrashDumps.
It will be up to the official Piriform staff, if they use that new entry or not. As far as the cloud goes. I have no information on that, that is beyond me. I don't work for Piriform (technically), I just help out.
Hello TwistedMetal,
for CCleaner Cloud I created a support ticket and linked to this forums posting.
I asked them to fix this issue in CCleaner Cloud too.
Thank you for your posting the correct folders so the CCleaner staff can use them.
Regards
OLLI
Your welcome. Just glad I could help out. Thanks for posting about the issue, we would have never realized that the entry didn't work.
Thank you for being a loyal CCleaner user and forum member.
removing \Installer2 folder will cause nvidia driver cannot be uninstall without reinstalling first
even in winapp2.ini, the entry for cleaning \Installer2 folder removed
the old entry still valid cause the installer will first extract all file to %SystemDrive%\NVIDIA before launching the installer
Hello TwistedMetal,
FileKey1=%SystemDrive%\NVIDIA|*.*|REMOVESELF
If I get that right this line is from the OLD entry, right?
The folder c:\NVIDIA (assuming my system drive is c:) does not exist.
Please tell me why you added it again.
If you exclude the folder C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation then 5 GB of crap files are not cleaned.
If I look in this folder and sort by date then I see that there are 23 folders with the date 06th January.
Next there 11 folders with the date 14th December.
So if you could tell CCleaner and also CCleaner Cloud to remove everything except the folders with the newest date (I would call this "the last version") than this would be perfect.
Maybe it is necessary to keep "the last version" and the "version before the last version" (so you have the last 2 versions).
I asked in the NVIDIA Forums some days ago what files can safely be deleted, but did get no answer yet.
As soon as I get an answer, I will post it here.
Regards
OLLI