Olyfant22 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Hi everyone, I am a longtime user of CCleaner, but I am new to this forum. I know that CCleaner creates REG-files i.g. "cc_20211009_170116.reg" if the Registry cleaner has been activated. So far so good! But lately (I think since v5.85.9170) these REG-files are placed on the Desktop instead of C:\Users\<userprofile>\ !! How is this possible and more importantly: WHY? Does anybody have any ideas? Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (x64) | CPU Intel i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz | SSD 970 EVO Plus M.2 PCie NVMe 500GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 | RAM 16GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted October 9, 2021 Moderators Share Posted October 9, 2021 the default place should be documents I believe. It remembers the last location so maybe you chose desktop inadvertently? 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...
Olyfant22 Posted October 9, 2021 Author Share Posted October 9, 2021 @ Nergal First of all, thanks for your reply and YES you're right the default folder is indeed C:\Users\<userprofile>\Documents. My question however is: HOW or WHERE does one select a different folder, inadvertently or otherwise? Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (x64) | CPU Intel i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz | SSD 970 EVO Plus M.2 PCie NVMe 500GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 | RAM 16GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted October 9, 2021 Moderators Share Posted October 9, 2021 (edited) when it goes to save you're offered an explorer window to choose. Edited October 10, 2021 by Nergal added screenshot 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...
Olyfant22 Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 @ Nergal Wow! After using CCleaner for so long, I never realized this.... I just clicked on "Yes", "Save" etcetera. I expected a "Save to folder"-setting somewhere, but I couldn't find it....duh! Thanks for bringing me back to earth: making me more aware of my movements around the app! Cool name BTW.... Nergal. Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (x64) | CPU Intel i7-7700 @ 3.60GHz | SSD 970 EVO Plus M.2 PCie NVMe 500GB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 | RAM 16GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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