CCleaner 3 suggestions

[mr don]

- Redesign CCleaner tabs - Applications | Internet | Windows - Navigation is easier when -> Applications (3rd party apps) | Internet (all web browsers) | Windows (All Windows locations)

- Collapsible menus - Currently, there is no way to collapse Firefox options, Internet Explorer options, Windows Explorer options. User sees all options instead of being able to collapse them.

- Autosize windows - Automatically shrink CCleaner to fit the new collapsed icons. Hiding (collapsing) the options under Internet Explorer makes it take up far less space. Great for portable.

 

- Startup Tab - Show icons of programs under Startup tab -> Make it easier to identify what to remove.

- Startup Tab - Collapse startup results into groups -> Make it easier to identify what to remove.

- Startup Tab - Include ALL startup locations -> BHO | Tasks Folder | User Run. Many newer programs abuse the tasks folder startup.

- Hosts File - Include ability to delete any non-default hosts entry. Hosts file is no different from Startup locations needing cleaning.

 

- Registry - Show icons of registry clean results -> Make it easier to identify what to remove.

- Registry - Collapse registry clean results into groups -> Make it easier to identify what to remove.

- Registry - Include a find as you type search feature that can show all items matching a search term.

- Registry - Cleaner seems to miss a lot of files that no longer exist. It could be stronger in this area.

- Registry - Many boards have users complaining of the dangers of allowing casual users to take out "Unused File Extensions" under registry cleaner. I agree. Take it out, please.

 

- Custom Folders -> Include option to delete registry keys too

- Custom Folders -> Include option to delete not just files in a folder, but folders too. Example: AVG folder is safe to remove. All options are accessible from tray icon, anyway.

(Just protect the default system start menu items such as Startup/Accessories/Games + system folders like C:\Windows, C:\Windows\System32 etc.)

 

- Include a Launch button next to Remove under System Restore control -> Make it easier to launch & run System Restore (run command restore/rstrui - Works all windows platforms)

- Include option under advanced to turn off warning on first run that CCleaner deletes files permanently. I feel like a dummy having to checkmark it the first time I run it.

- Checkmark the save to .Ini by default. Why write to the registry (by default)?

- Include a "Default All" setting -> Sometimes users check a lot of things & forget the default settings. Make it easy, please.

 

- Include right-click uninstall option to program shortcuts when CCleaner is open. CCleaner would remove these when closed (retain portability).

- Include right-click option in uninstall tab to navigate to the file you have selected. Great for seeing what *strange file name* is.

* CCleaner does NOT update the uninstall list automatically if you are running CCleaner while installing a program. I hate having to close, then open CCleaner to update...

 

Comments welcome.

[ishan_rulz]

Part of what you want is available in CCleaner w/ Windows 7.

[mr don]

List has been edited to be much more concise & easier to comprehend.

 

Regards,

Don

[hazelnut]

MrDon please keep on topic which is the one you made yourself, namely what you would like to see in ccleaner and not your assessments of Windows 7 features.

[ishan_rulz]

MrDon please keep on topic which is the one you made yourself, namely what you would like to see in ccleaner and not your assessments of Windows 7 features.

Dude, seriously! Its like you DESPITE Windows 7. Wherever '7' is mentioned you start to write down your thesis on how XP is better, etc.

In Windows 7, when CCleaner is running in background, it shows a progress bar on the Superbar.

 

I haven't understood some things that you have written but a +1 to the icon in the Start Up List.

 

P.S. Use some spacing between different points to make it more readable and friendly to the eye.