Why Is cCleaner updated so Frequently

CCleaner for Windows
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Did not know where to put this as you have nothing that I can find for general questions and such.

but I am just wondering why so many frequent updates ? it has really become an inconvenience for me. And I can not tell any difference from one update to the next. So , now I no longer update but twice a year. Every six months I will update ccleaner as I consider that enough for updates.

Thanks for an excellent product that i would not be without.

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frequently is a relative term.

There is no issue here. CCleaner is updated approximately every 30 days.

Why? An ever-changing world of browers and improvements.

Differences? Look here: http://www.piriform....iriform+Blog%29

Geoff

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Also some (not all) updates will fix bugs that have been discovered.

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One major reason for a monthly release is that so many app are covered they are bound to have (at least) one update which then may require a change in CCleaner's removal for that program (q.v. Firefox, Chrome, WINDOWS)

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Thanks for the replies.

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I find the same issue as the O.P. but its not a simple update, it is a whole new program where you have to uninstall the old program and install the new program. How do I update the version without doing what I am doing?

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44 minutes ago, matt4x4 said: 
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Other than this past update (5.47 to 5.48 where there was a security certificate change) there was no (or rarely a) need to uninstall first, ccleaner has always been install on top of old version. I don't particularly find 1 update a month as too often, especially with things changing so fast in browsers (ccleaner has to keep up with that or you lose the main point of using it).

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Personally I find it more of a marketing ploy with all the constant updates...alot of the security crap they are claiming to be updating can be done within the program without requiring a complete download and install. Too many software programs get bugs if you install over the top of them...which, like several posters here, I delete the original program and install the new one so the install is fresh. Still think it is a marketing ploy since every time you download you get a ton of upgrade marketing spam. Well it is free, but it is still BS to have to go thru such crap just to update.