Hello,I recently started using ccleaner and I am still confused about a feature.I want to wipe the free space on my drive but I am confused.Will it delete the large file afterwards or will I have to do it myself(can you include the location of the file please).Secondly will this slow down my computer or break my drive and lastly how long will it take.I have a Windows 7 pc w/ 2.00 gb of RAM.
it will delete the large file(s) at the end of the wipe.
it will take a good amount of time, though without the size of free space on the drive (and even with) and number of wipes it's not possible for us here to estimate.
That said wiping freespace is a disc intensive action and can reduce the lifespan of the drive.
Thank you very much.I was also wondering whether there is anything I can do to speed up the process such as not use the computer during the wipe.
Also i have a somewhat unrelated question does ccleaner completly remove all traces of index.dat files and temporary internet files because I read on some forums including this one that it leaves behind some hidden index.dat files. .I use google chrome and I wanted to make my browsing history completly irretrievable by anyone
Thank you very much.I was also wondering whether there is anything I can do to speed up the process such as not use the computer during the wipe.
Also i have a somewhat unrelated question does ccleaner completly remove all traces of index.dat files and temporary internet files because I read on some forums including this one that it leaves behind some hidden index.dat files. .I use google chrome and I wanted to make my browsing history completly irretrievable by anyone
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You shouldn't being doing anything with your computer when using CCleaner. Let it do its job first.