GaryRW Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 A better question is why is MS Cleanmgr so slow?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 CCleaner's so fast because it does almost everything in Win32 API, and file deletion is pretty quick in general (in Windows, files are not zero-filled or actually deleted, but simply *marked for deletion* via the filesystem) -- MS Cleanup Wizard is slow because it does additional things such as checking for compressible files, and compressing them, etc. Click here if CCleaner Issues are re-appearing DjLizard.net DjLizard.net wiki Dial-a-fix Dial-a-fix tips DjLizard.net software support forum Do you live in Bradenton, Sarasota, Tampa, or St. Petersburg, Florida? Visit Digital Doctors where I work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpm3k Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 file deletion is pretty quick in general (in Windows, files are not zero-filled or actually deleted, but simply *marked for deletion* via the filesystem) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wish CCleaner could overwrite things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 This takes ages, but it shreds ALL free space: After files are deleted by CCleaner, shred the free space using Sysinternals' command-line utility SDelete. Extract sdelete.exe to C:\windows\system32 (if in XP) or C:\windows\command (if in 98) and start a command prompt session (Start, Run, CMD, if in XP, or Start, Run, COMMAND, if in 98) then type SDELETE -z Click here if CCleaner Issues are re-appearing DjLizard.net DjLizard.net wiki Dial-a-fix Dial-a-fix tips DjLizard.net software support forum Do you live in Bradenton, Sarasota, Tampa, or St. Petersburg, Florida? Visit Digital Doctors where I work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpm3k Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 This takes ages, but it shreds ALL free space: After files are deleted by CCleaner, shred the free space using Sysinternals' command-line utility SDelete. Extract sdelete.exe to C:\windows\system32 (if in XP) or C:\windows\command (if in 98) and start a command prompt session (Start, Run, CMD, if in XP, or Start, Run, COMMAND, if in 98) then type SDELETE -z <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Please don't link straight to the exe file. A better link would be to the Sdelete product page (eg. SDelete). I use Eraser for overwriting free space. It does take some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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