After upgrade I lost my settings (cookies to keep)

[kalten_jm]

Hi,

I noticed that I had an old version of CCleaner - I had a collection of "Cookies to keep" . I searched for a list of them on my PC to no avail. I then thought that if I uninstalled the old version the list would remain as normal uninstallation routines just erase the original installation. The list is gone.

 

- To avoid repeating this in future could you tell me where is this list as I could copy it safely when doing an upgrade.

- Do you recommend upgrading over the old version as opposed to uninstalling/installing.

Thanks

John

[davey]

Hi,

I noticed that I had an old version of CCleaner - I had a collection of "Cookies to keep" . I searched for a list of them on my PC to no avail. I then thought that if I uninstalled the old version the list would remain as normal uninstallation routines just erase the original installation. The list is gone.

 

- To avoid repeating this in future could you tell me where is this list as I could copy it safely when doing an upgrade.

- Do you recommend upgrading over the old version as opposed to uninstalling/installing.

Thanks

John

Hello John,

"Cookies to keep" is kept in the Registry unless you Check the option at Option > Advanced Save settings to INI file.

I recommend doing this . Once you get all your settings and "cookies" set up then you should copy this file to another safe place. It is kept in the C:\Program Files\CCleaner folder . It will be deleted if you uninstall CCleaner. So you definitely should keep a copy. It also can get corrupted if you turn the option off by accident.

http://www.ccleanerbeginnersguide.com/

CCleaner Beginner's Guide.com Bookmark and save to Favorites

The file is called (cc)leaner.ini file .( the name begins with 2 small cc's.)

Good luck,

davey

P.S. You can install the new version right over the prior version.

[Andavari]

P.S. You can install the new version right over the prior version.

I've been doing that for years myself. There's really no reason to uninstall unless someone is having a very specific problem.