Double Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Can i install CCleaner without having to uninstall the previous version? Or should i uninstall the old first, then install the new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroozer Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Can i install CCleaner without having to uninstall the previous version? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted December 31, 2014 Moderators Share Posted December 31, 2014 I had fallen into the habit of uninstalling first before updating to a newer version. (before I went to the portable build) Admittedly 99.6% of the time it is not necessary but there have certainly been occasions when this has been required. There also are a couple of threads that seem to be having an issue updating to the newest v5.01 and having to uninstall the previous one first. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 I had fallen into the habit of uninstalling first before updating to a newer version. (before I went to the portable build) Admittedly 99.6% of the time it is not necessary but there have certainly been occasions when this has been required. There also are a couple of threads that seem to be having an issue updating to the newest v5.01 and having to uninstall the previous one first. I think it's good advice to uninstall first, but some of these newer programs (e.g. Malwarebytes) seem to install updates right on top of existing installations. That reminds me, can CCleaner be uninstalled using CCleaner? Are there any differences in the portable version over these exe versions? With the portable ones, i think you can just delete them..? I would actually prefer that, but only if there were no major sacrifices in features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted January 1, 2015 Moderators Share Posted January 1, 2015 No sacrifices at all I run and have always run portable (maybe no monitoring but likely if you're asking, then you don't want monitoring). ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted January 1, 2015 Moderators Share Posted January 1, 2015 can CCleaner be uninstalled using CCleaner? Are there any differences in the portable version over these exe versions? With the portable ones, i think you can just delete them..? can't say I have even thought of that, but then, since CC only calls the program in question normal uninstall process anyway, I don't use CC to uninstall. why use a third party to do the job when you can do it natively through the software's uninstall or through Control Panel. my guess is it won't work, it'll call the right uninstall process but probably hang when it finds the program, CC, in use. there are no differences with the cleaning processes in CC in using the portable version. and yes, it can simply be deleted as opposed to uninstalled. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Thanks guys for the advice, i really appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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