dg27 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) I've been a CCleaner Free user for many years and have always liked that it cleared recent documents and places from Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel). Apparently it is no longer doing this. Is there a way to set to clear? (I have "Recent Documents" checked under Windows Explorer and this has no effect.) Edited December 30, 2017 by dg27 typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted December 30, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 30, 2017 the option to do so was defaulted to do so, this has been turned off in the last update (or two). go to CC > Applications tab and untick any Office entries under the Applications group. also check on the Windows tab, Windows Explorer group, that Recent Documents is not ticked. 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...
dg27 Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 Thanks, mta. Office 2010 was unticked, but Recent Documents was (I ticked it). Just to be sure I understand, I should untick Recent Documents if I want CCleaner to clear the recent documents? I thought the ticked entries would be cleared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted December 31, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 31, 2017 No, ticked items are cleaned like it logically makes sense 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...
dg27 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 26 minutes ago, Nergal said: No, ticked items are cleaned like it logically makes sense This is what I assumed. I want recent docs and places cleared, which is why I think I need to have both Office 2010 and Recent Documents ticked. I only noticed that this weren't being cleared in the last version or two and when I checked an hour ago Office was unticked, which is why I think these weren't being cleared. Thanks for clarifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted December 31, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 31, 2017 sorry, my mistake. I'm so used to members asking why did CC wiped my recent file list to which I have instinctively told you8 to untick those items. you are dead right, to clean Office and Windows MRU list, you need those two boxes ticked. they are now unticked by default. 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...
dg27 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 No problem, mta. I had a feeling that was the case. I Googled this before coming here and didn't see a single hit where someone wanted them cleared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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