Re: CCleaner - IMPORTANT by oops!!
oops!!
Wed Feb 06 09:04:46 PST 2008
Dan,
Do reboot whenever you run CCleaner and please do it immediately after the
cleanup.
Better safe than...
Zee
"Dapper Dan" <dapperdan@home.com> wrote in message
news:O8yq$2NaIHA.5088@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Zee & 'Loom
>
> Actually I did reboot, not because I knew I had to, but rather because I
> usually do my maintenance in a "tricked" CLEAN BOOT environment (mvp Gary
> S Terhune recommendation way back in the days of 98SE). Hmm, I'm just
> thinking, I went in there again this morning and saved whatever cookies I
> thought I needed and then reinserted the checkmark in COOKIES and ran it
> one more time but this time I did not reboot.
>
> If there's a chance that it messes up SR, should I flush it and start
> anew?
>
> Thanks for the support Gentlemen, it is certainly appreciated.
>
> Dan
>
> "Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message
> news:OVjM6SNaIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Zee......I was just getting on to mention that!!! Hope Dan got it
>> in time. Another item I thought about after I saw Cookies
>> mentioned.....is the index.dat file setting. If you have Cookies
>> unchecked and the Index.dat files set to remove, it will remove the
>> /index.dat/ file from the Cookies folder, effectively rendering them
>> unuseable!! If you have specific websites, i.e. Weather, customized to
>> certain areas, you will lose this customization when the Cookies
>> index.dat file is removed at next boot. I have looked for a way to keep
>> the Cookie index.dat and remove the others, like from History, Temp
>> Internet, etc........but, no luck yet. Haven't really looked that hard
>> :-).
>> Heirloom, old and if someone know how, let me
>> know!!!
>>
>>
>> "oops!!" <notme@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23uviE9MaIHA.5160@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Something I missed that is a must on WinME:
>>>
>>> ALWAYS, and I do mean ALWAYS, reboot after the cleanup or it may mess up
>>> System Restore!
>>>
>>> Zee
>>>
>>>
>>> "oops!!" <notme@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OksNH7MaIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Dan,
>>>>
>>>> Just adding on:
>>>>
>>>> After the cleanup you can see the "Details of files deleted".
>>>>
>>>> You can even save the details to a text file (Right-click and save).
>>>>
>>>> You can also use Options > Cookies and select the "Cookies to keep".
>>>>
>>>> After selecting these you can safely delete all cookies, because
>>>> CCleaner will keep the ones you want.
>>>>
>>>> Zee
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> "Dapper Dan" <dapperdan@home.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:u6QhtYMaIHA.5088@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Thanks 'loom.
>>>>>
>>>>> I used the utility last evening. I had just manually deleted all
>>>>> things temp; at least I thought I had.
>>>>>
>>>>> I used Disk Cleanup in System Tools, then deleted TIF, rebooted and
>>>>> deleted %temp% via the run command. I then ran the "cleaner" component
>>>>> of CCleaner, excluding Cookies, and it found an additional 44 MB of
>>>>> junk. I didn't pay much attention as to where the junk was located but
>>>>> I'm curious for the future because I thought I was clearing all the
>>>>> junk in my weekly maintenance schedule.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll play with it over the next week or so and see how much more of
>>>>> the utility I can use. Could be very interesting!
>>>>>
>>>>> Dan
>>>>> "Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message
>>>>> news:ujZ5JCIaIHA.1960@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> 't'weren't me that issued the caution, and, I am NO expert! I did,
>>>>>> however, state that I use the reg cleaner portion of this app for
>>>>>> specific cleanups...just because I find it easier than doing manual
>>>>>> cleaning when I wish to dispose of, for example, all things Norton
>>>>>> after dumping the app. As Zee stated, the reg cleaner can be risky,
>>>>>> especially, if left to its' own devices. I would never allow any
>>>>>> 'auto' cleaning, I heavily scrutinize the items found and ALWAYS make
>>>>>> a backup of anything removed. As a result, I have never had any
>>>>>> problem with CC or what it does. I like it.
>>>>>> Heirloom, old and may have to turn the A/C off
>>>>>> tonight
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Dapper Dan" <dapperdan@home.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:uNwYlzGaIHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>> Thanks Zee
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "oops!!" <notme@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:Oop91XFaIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>> The risky part is the registry cleaner, as with ALL registry
>>>>>>>> cleaners.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The rest, IMO, is totally safe, useful and usable.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Zee
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> "Dapper Dan" <dapperdan@home.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:umXdYCFaIHA.4880@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>>> The recent thread on the CCleaner update prompted me to look at
>>>>>>>>> this utility again. It has been several years but I seem to recall
>>>>>>>>> one of the experts (Alias or Heirloom??) issuing a caution to use
>>>>>>>>> only the CLEANER component and nothing else.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I have just looked at the utility and it appears to have some
>>>>>>>>> interesting tools. Has anything changed over the years to make
>>>>>>>>> this utility safer?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Dan
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