Cleaning FTP Accounts?

[Newt]

Hi,

 

Recently, CCleaner has added the option under System to clean FTP Accounts. Could you please provide more information about what this does? I'm wondering what the implications are, if this is selected. I am using Windows XP Home SP 3.

 

Thanks,

 

Newt

[kroozer]

FTP is File Transfer Protocol. See here for an explanation.

[Newt]

FTP is File Transfer Protocol. See here for an explanation.

 

Thanks for your reply. I am familiar with FTP itself (I have used FileZilla client to upload files such as web pages to remote servers). However, I am not sure what "FTP Account" means in the context of my local system that CCleaner cleans.

[Nergal]

This has been asked often but hasn't yet been answered by the devs

 

however what it does is delete (which windows will remake empty) the registry key HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Ftp\Accounts

 

This key stores the information that is made when you use windows explorer to connect to a ftp (file transfer protocol) site (i.e. a remotly stored website directory where you upload your website to make it live). This key has the following information: Site, Username, Password.

 

[Newt]

Thanks for your explanation. I have not used FTP in Windows Explorer before (I use a stand-alone client, such as FileZilla).

[Nergal]

If I get a chance I plan on downloading filezilla to make a ccleaner winapp2.ini entry. So that may be coming soon (No Promises )