darkloom Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 I get a weekly notification popup saying that CCleaner has found 700 mb of files that could be deleted. I find that a lot of files for weekly deletion. I don't believe I am given a preview of which files are included. Can you enlighten me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators nukecad Posted September 27, 2022 Moderators Share Posted September 27, 2022 If you are constantly seeing the same large amount of trash then you probably have a corrupted recycle bin. It's a fairly common issue, but most people don't notice a corrupted bin unless they use a cleaning app like CCleaner. You can check by using Custom Clean instead of Health Check. Make sure you have 'Empty Recycle Bin' ticked under 'System', then do an 'Analyze', and see what it says for the recycle bin. If it's saying there is a lot in there, click 'Run CCleaner' and then Analyze again - if it still says the same for the bin then that's a corrupted bin. See below for how to fix it. This one is fine, but it shows you where to look: It's simple to fix a corrupted recycle bin, see the 4 steps here: *** Out of Beer Error ->->-> Recovering Memory *** Worried about 'Tracking Files'? Worried about why some files come back after cleaning? See this link:https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/52668-tracking-files/?tab=comments#comment-300043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted September 27, 2022 Moderators Share Posted September 27, 2022 I think they mean general trash (junk) not the recycle bin . 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 nukecad Posted September 28, 2022 Moderators Share Posted September 28, 2022 I'm going off the fact that the OP says CCleaner is generally reporting about the same amount (in this case 700 mb) each time - that's usually a sign of a corrupted bin. As said; the way to check that is by using Custom Clean and seeing what it says that 700 mb actually is. Even if it isn't the bin using Custom Clean will tell you just what it is. *** Out of Beer Error ->->-> Recovering Memory *** Worried about 'Tracking Files'? Worried about why some files come back after cleaning? See this link:https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/52668-tracking-files/?tab=comments#comment-300043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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