Add to Exclusion entries not working.

[FirstSpear]

Hidy,

 

CC is including my Desktop shortcuts and links, and my self-created (Right-click) "Send To" links in its cleaner. I want all these left alone; though, in truth, I don't know if leaving them in place would actually result in them being removed.  I have tried to exclude the entire Desktop by ADDing...

 

C:\Users\(Me)\Desktop\*.*

C:\Users\(Me)\Desktop\*.lnk

C:\Users\(Me)\Desktop\*.url

 

... to the Exclusion list. But they all continue to be presented.

 

Not tried Excluding "Send To" links yet.

 

I cannot add each file individually or in groups to the Exclusion list as I am not given that option on the right-click menu for those entries.

For the first entry, I used Browse to get to the Desktop to ensure I got the path exactly as CC wanted it, and typed in the other entries myself.

 

Advice appreciated.

Many thanks.

[mta]

what version of CC are you running?

what OS?

are you using winapp2.ini or any other enhancements to CC?

have you changed the default options?

what about any INCLUDE's?

 

natively, CC shouldn't go anywhere near those files you have listed.

[Andavari]

As long as you have this unticked in CCleaner it won't scan to remove any invalid Desktop shortcuts:

Windows (tab) > System > Desktop Shortcuts

[mta]

and even if it is ticked (which it is by default) it only removes invalid ones.

so that shouldn't be the cause (unless they were all invalid)

 

there must be something else at play here...

[Andavari]

there must be something else at play here...

 

OP never mentioned why the wanting to exclude them. Some things in CCleaner are difficult to get it to properly exclude, so perhaps try excluding the "Desktop" as a folder instead of the files stored in it like .URL, .LNK.

[FirstSpear]

Sorry about delay, was waiting for notifications to appear on my phone. Cheers for responding.

 

CC: v5.00.5050 (64-bit), OS: Win 7 x64

 

Not aware of running any enhancements, but just reinstalled system from a Macrium image so... will check.

 

I did try to exclude the entire Desktop, and also added entries to exclude both lnk and url.

 

All links working. I want to exclude them because I want to keep them.

 

Will check "Windows (tab) > System > Desktop Shortcuts"

 

Cheers.

[FirstSpear]

HIdy,

 

Sorted. Although the path given was C:\Users\(ME)\*.lnk, it was actually looking at the Recycle bin. I noticed that several links listed no longer existed on the Desktop. I Emptied the bin, and they were no longer offered by CC.

 

So, "there must be something else at play here..." was right. Could do with a Bin icon alongside those files, maybe?

 

You live and learn, eh?

 

You can stop worrying now. Ta.

[mta]

glad you got sorted and thanks for the feedback.

[Andavari]

Could do with a Bin icon alongside those files, maybe?

 

It can most definitely use a Bin icon as you stated!

 

On several occasions the way it lists stuff to be deleted has had me go looking, only to find out it was in the Recycle Bin which has a Windows icon next to it in the cleaning list, probably because it's listed under System in the Cleaning (tab). The confusion for me comes from using the Detailed view ("classic") which doesn't label where things are from, although I prefer the Detailed view.