![]() It certainly makes sense to have a closer look at these and to deselect those that could harm your installation. ![]() CCleaner allows you to analyze your disk first and lists all of the changes it intends to do. However, you should always back up the entire system before running the tool. Of course, you can always use Windows System Restore to revert all changes CCleaner has made. Thus, I am missing an undo function in CCleaner. This applies to all kinds of automatic PC cleaning tools however, messing with the Registry is certainly the most dangerous. The problem with automatic Registry cleaning is that you might end up with a PC having zero speed that is, with a non bootable system or perhaps with some apps that no longer work properly. A bloated registry is sometimes the reason for a sluggish PC. You can also use CCleaner to uninstall applications and to manage auto starting applications, although both features have only limited functionality. Unfortunately, CCleaner's homepage doesn't list all of the supported applications. Most important thing is that CCleaner can also remove remnants of third party applications. ![]() Furthermore, it empties the Recycle Bin, Chkdsk file fragments, memory dumps and more places where the operating stores temporary information (see screenshot above for complete list). It is also possible to remove Windows Explorer traces, such as recently opened documents or the thumbnail cache. CCleaner supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and Safari, although the website doesn't say what kind of traces can be removed for the latter three browsers. The tool removes information such as the temporary file cache, the URL history, cookies etc. CCleaner also allows you to remove unwanted traces that web browsers have left on the hard disk. ![]()
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