Is CCleaner safe or effective? - Microsoft Community
Replied on March 31, 2023. Report abuse. Hi Jason, I'm John D, and I am an independent advisor. Thank you for your message regarding CCleaner's safety and effectiveness. It's true that CCleaner was once hijacked by hackers, but the developers have taken measures to ensure the security of the software, and it is now considered safe to use.
Is CCleaner still compromised? : r/Windows10 - Reddit
CCleaner also offers to create a backup of the registry before making alterations, which is something that should always take plans when altering a registry (especially by hand). If you were to end up with unexpected or hard to debug issues, it’s trivial to return to the way it was - though i’d be willing to bet that you’d still have the ...
CCleaner Recommends Driver Updates - Microsoft Community
Mar 2, 2022 · I check Driver Updates pretty frequently on the Windows Update option built into Windows, and I'm usually in good shape. For giggles, I let CCleaner recommend a list of drivers - and it told me I had 23 that were out of date. The first was "Surface Display" - so I checked in Device Manager, and it says that the version I have is up-to-date.
What was the last good version of CCleaner? : r/software - Reddit
Dec 6, 2022 · 5.40.0.6411.0 is the last non-spyware version of CCleaner, before it was bought by Avast 19 July 2017. v5.40.0.6411.0 was a version number cited by someone on the CCleaner forums. EDIT: Don't forget to use Winapp2 and CCEnhancer, plugins to improve CCleaner (though I have a feeling they're literally the same thing)
Is Ccleaner still good to use? Any other cleaners?
Mar 18, 2022 · Report abuse. CCleaner is fine. It is completely safe as long as you don't us its registry cleaning functionality. CCleaner's registry cleaning is much safer that that of other registry cleaners, bot none of them is completely safe. Moreover, none of them are needed. However, most of what Cleaner does isn't needed.
Open Source Alternatives to CCleaner? : r/software - Reddit
Jul 6, 2022 · BleachBit is a good open source alternative for CCleaner’s cleaning function. BleachBit doesn’t perform CCleaner’s other functions, such as registry cleaning, which I wouldn’t recommend doing anyway. 14. Cicorie.
Is CCleaner good? : r/buildapc - Reddit
Aug 11, 2021 · CCleaner is good, just be sure to double check each box to ensure you're not getting rid of anything you don't want to. It isnt malware, but it also isn't essential. Furthermore, it is now owned by avast if I'm not mistaken, which means your data is harvested and sold to the highest bidder with absolute certainty. (could be classified as ...
Alternatives to CCleaner? : r/Windows10 - Reddit
You can use Disk Cleanup, win+R > > Select All > Delete, win+R > > Select All > Delete, win+R > > Select All > Delete. And the cherry on the cake: Windows Debloater. By the way CCleaner is not snake oil, because it can delete unused and wrong registry keys. The thing is, unused or wrong registry keys are one in the same.
Avoid Their New Driver Updater : r/CCleaner - Reddit
Jun 24, 2021 · 2. Reply. Individual-Jury-7355. • 6 mo. ago. Ccleaner's driver update isnt malicious or intentionally trying to cause problems to your pc, but you're better off using the updater that comes with your hardware (ie. Nvidia Geforce should be updated with geforce experience) OR just checking updates using Windows.
Can we use CCleaner? Is it safe to use CCleaner? : r/software - Reddit
CCleaner is great if you know how to use it, what options to not touch, which ones to disable. I use it for quickly deleting temporary files, it's convenient to be able to delete browsing history from several apps/web browsers in one click. I shut off all analytics, system health monitor, automatic updates, automatic launching of program etc.