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29th September 2008, 04:48 PM
|  | TST Enthusiast | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 248 posts. Location: Middle of the Med Reputation:  | |  Another CCleaner Question
These are my settings, re ticked items. Can anyone advise about the unticked items, and whether it is advisable to include some of these when using this software? 
Oldie 
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29th September 2008, 04:59 PM
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Oldie tick the advanced box and you will get pop ups telling you what each one does
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29th September 2008, 05:12 PM
|  | TST Master | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 3,366 posts. Reputation: | |
I recommend you tick all boxes, except for the old prefetch data.
See HERE for info on prefetch.
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29th September 2008, 07:18 PM
|  | Security Team | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 2,555 posts. Location: Tulsa, OK Reputation: | |
I have to disagree with leaving the Hotfix uninstallers ticked all of the time. If you get a Windows update that causes problems you won't be able to uninstall it if you have run CCleaner.
Speaking of....there is a new version. CCleaner Slim (No Toolbar) 2.12.660
Last edited by evilfantasy; 29th September 2008 at 07:38 PM.
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30th September 2008, 04:42 PM
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OK .. so of the unticked boxes which would be perfectly safe to put a tick against ?
Oldie 
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30th September 2008, 05:25 PM
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To be honest Oldie i wouldn't touch the advanced features unless you have a specific problem that they can help with
Only my opinion
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30th September 2008, 05:35 PM
| | Security Team | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 2,555 posts. Location: Tulsa, OK Reputation: | |
I agree. I have never had them checked other than seeing what it is they do. Nothing in that area is going to collect much junk that needs cleaned with the exception of the prefetch but as Howard stated that isn't good to clean on a regular basis.
For a good scrubbing, once a month or so, use ATF Cleaner or Wise Disk Cleaner
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1st October 2008, 03:46 AM
|  | TST Member | | Join Date: Aug 2008, 197 posts. Location: Melbourne,Australia Reputation: | | |
But as you previously stated EF,leave the prefetch unticked also in ATF or is a once a month clean ok cleaning the prefetch??
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1st October 2008, 06:58 AM
| | Security Team | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 2,555 posts. Location: Tulsa, OK Reputation: | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Howard 
See HERE for info on prefetch.
Regards Howard | Best to read up on it and make a determination. Some don't think it is harmful.
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1st October 2008, 11:16 AM
| | TST Enthusiast | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 248 posts. Location: Middle of the Med Reputation: | |
Thanks for the replies. I will stick to what granny told me, better safe than sorry. Will stay with the default settings 
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