CCleaner Payment
Jul 10, 2022 08:05:55 #
Do any of you use the CCleaner subscription? I just ran the free version - with no problems revealed - and it showed how I could put thirty-five other programs to sleep and ease the workload on the computer. It would cost me $35 annually to do that, though.
It also found 102 Registry issues that it could correct - without paying, I think. I hesitate to mess with the registry, though. From what I've seen online, it's not worth the trouble.
Opinions?
It also found 102 Registry issues that it could correct - without paying, I think. I hesitate to mess with the registry, though. From what I've seen online, it's not worth the trouble.
Opinions?
Jul 10, 2022 08:21:55 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Do any of you use the CCleaner subscription? I just ran the free version - with no problems revealed - and it showed how I could put thirty-five other programs to sleep and ease the workload on the computer. It would cost me $35 annually to do that, though.
It also found 102 Registry issues that it could correct - without paying, I think. I hesitate to mess with the registry, though. From what I've seen online, it's not worth the trouble.
Opinions?
It also found 102 Registry issues that it could correct - without paying, I think. I hesitate to mess with the registry, though. From what I've seen online, it's not worth the trouble.
Opinions?
Norton says there are X registry anomalies on my computer.
I won't touch the registry either.......
I have programs running in the background that I don't need all the time. Like EOS utility; iTunes helper; Kies; SansaDispatch; ...
They can manually be ended, but no need right now. Computer speed is acceptable. Possibly the only way to stop them is to remove them.
BUT, one has to understand the reason for, and any interactions/associations with other software they may have.
I might connect my Sansas Fuse once a year.......Speaking of which, I have to go check the battery in it.
Jul 10, 2022 08:25:23 #
I use BitDefender for about the same each year. It is constantly running and checking for viruses and attempts at intrusions. It also has an optimizer that will check for registry issues as well as other files (junk files) that could be deleted. I've never really had a registry issue. By running the optimizer, it keeps my laptop running fast. One thing it gets rid of is cookies, so I have to restore saved passwords.
Jul 10, 2022 08:27:36 #
SteveR wrote:
I use BitDefender for about the same each year. It is constantly running and checking for viruses and attempts at intrusions. It also has an optimizer that will check for registry issues as well as other files (junk files) that could be deleted. I've never really had a registry issue. By running the optimizer, it keeps my laptop running fast. One thing it gets rid of is cookies, so I have to restore saved passwords.
One problem with deleting cookies is signing in to websites again. I try to be careful about what cookies get deleted, but I just had to re-sign in to a few sites.
Jul 10, 2022 08:35:08 #
jerryc41 wrote:
One problem with deleting cookies is signing in to websites again. I try to be careful about what cookies get deleted, but I just had to re-sign in to a few sites.
With Firefox, I can view what sites stored cookies and sort by when (or what, or size).
I can go in and delete cookies I don't want from sites that I didn't open in a private window.
Correct, I don't delete cookies from sites I regularly use either. Not a problem so much as maybe an added step if the cookies are deleted.
Jul 10, 2022 09:11:20 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Do any of you use the CCleaner subscription? I just ran the free version - with no problems revealed - and it showed how I could put thirty-five other programs to sleep and ease the workload on the computer. It would cost me $35 annually to do that, though.
It also found 102 Registry issues that it could correct - without paying, I think. I hesitate to mess with the registry, though. From what I've seen online, it's not worth the trouble.
Opinions?
It also found 102 Registry issues that it could correct - without paying, I think. I hesitate to mess with the registry, though. From what I've seen online, it's not worth the trouble.
Opinions?
I used CCleaner for years, along with Malwarebytes, both the free version. Now, since it has been vastly improved, Windows Defender is sufficient. I do have to say, however, that I always allowed CCleaner to do just about everything that the free version would do, and NEVER had even one slight problem. I used Malwarebytes for several years, and it also performed flawlessly, though occasionally it would block something, saying it was a low level potential problem. Inasmuch as I usually knew whatever it was blocking to be OK, I would let it through. So - with both, perfect performance over the years, but now not necessary at all. I might mention, also, that many of the anti-virus programs really slow down your computer - a real drag!!! There is no need to pay for anything!!!
Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City
Jul 10, 2022 09:12:26 #
I've used the free CC cleaner on my Samsung tablet for years. I never had a problem with it cleaning up my registry and cookies.
Jul 10, 2022 09:21:39 #
Warhorse
Loc: SE Michigan
I too believe that Windows Defender does everything that needs to be done, all for the low price of $0.
Haven't had a problem...ever.
Haven't had a problem...ever.
Jul 10, 2022 09:28:24 #
An IT guy from my company put CCleaner on my computer. It took him quite a while to uninstall it.
Jul 10, 2022 09:42:34 #
jerryc41 wrote:
One problem with deleting cookies is signing in to websites again. I try to be careful about what cookies get deleted, but I just had to re-sign in to a few sites.
That's why I keep a list of all my passwords. Deleting all the cookies and other detritus, however, keeps things running smoothly. I do it on a regular basis. I may not log into as many websites as you do, however.
Jul 10, 2022 12:36:03 #
I have used the CCleaner paid Pro edition for years and now the current version - yes they are paid. I use all the features. Works great.
When it does a registry cleaning you first get to look at what it found and save a copy to restore things in case something goes wrong. I find that most of what it finds in the registry are unused file extensions etc. that a program put there for a specific task. And those are often from sites I visited.
When it does a registry cleaning you first get to look at what it found and save a copy to restore things in case something goes wrong. I find that most of what it finds in the registry are unused file extensions etc. that a program put there for a specific task. And those are often from sites I visited.
Jul 10, 2022 13:05:38 #
robertjerl wrote:
I have used the CCleaner paid Pro edition for years and now the current version - yes they are paid. I use all the features. Works great.
When it does a registry cleaning you first get to look at what it found and save a copy to restore things in case something goes wrong. I find that most of what it finds in the registry are unused file extensions etc. that a program put there for a specific task. And those are often from sites I visited.
When it does a registry cleaning you first get to look at what it found and save a copy to restore things in case something goes wrong. I find that most of what it finds in the registry are unused file extensions etc. that a program put there for a specific task. And those are often from sites I visited.
Again, I used CCleaner for years - the free version - including the registry cleaner, without even the hint of a problem. I saw no necessity to upgrade to the paid version. It, of course, is NOT an anti-virus program. Before I switched over to Windows Defender, I used the free version of Avast, which performed very well. Previously, I had been using Bitdefender, which is well rated, but really slows down the computer, which Avast does not do - at least noticeably. I don't even know that Defender is running, unless it issues some warning. I still will run CCleaner maybe once a month, and Malwarebytes, occasionally, but don't really believe them to be necessary. A tech friend says he runs only Defender, and never has had a problem.
Loren - in Beautiful Baguio City
Jul 10, 2022 13:42:28 #
robertjerl wrote:
I find that most of what it finds in the registry are unused file extensions etc. that a program put there for a specific task. And those are often from sites I visited.
That's what it found on mine - 102 mostly unused files and bits and pieces.
Jul 10, 2022 20:04:32 #
I have multiple apps that I bought lifetime subscriptions to or come as part of my Cable/Internet bundle:
1. Malwarebytes is set to monitor real-time with all features turned on.
2. Iolo's System Mechanic Ultimate I run all its features once a week.
3. CCleaner I run once a week or whenever the crud builds up and things start slowing down.
4. Defender I have set to run periodically on demand.
In the past, I have used others, like McAfee which came with my Cable. (Spectrum now calls their security app "Security Shield" - probably just the name for a custom version of McAfee or one of the others made just for Spectrum(formerly Time Warner in my area).
Why the different ones? Long ago I read an article, and also got advice from a Professor of Computer Sciences at UC Irvine who used to live in our community, about how the different code writers for these kinds of apps often thought and came at things a bit differently. The result was that you could run two or three of them and though the vast majority of what they found was the same you would often have a few things pop up in one that the others missed. So as long as you had disk space etc. go ahead and use multiple apps. Just keep all but one on manual so they run on-demand only. Otherwise, you get conflicts and a slow machine with multiple antivirus apps all scanning and sometimes IDing each other as a problem.
1. Malwarebytes is set to monitor real-time with all features turned on.
2. Iolo's System Mechanic Ultimate I run all its features once a week.
3. CCleaner I run once a week or whenever the crud builds up and things start slowing down.
4. Defender I have set to run periodically on demand.
In the past, I have used others, like McAfee which came with my Cable. (Spectrum now calls their security app "Security Shield" - probably just the name for a custom version of McAfee or one of the others made just for Spectrum(formerly Time Warner in my area).
Why the different ones? Long ago I read an article, and also got advice from a Professor of Computer Sciences at UC Irvine who used to live in our community, about how the different code writers for these kinds of apps often thought and came at things a bit differently. The result was that you could run two or three of them and though the vast majority of what they found was the same you would often have a few things pop up in one that the others missed. So as long as you had disk space etc. go ahead and use multiple apps. Just keep all but one on manual so they run on-demand only. Otherwise, you get conflicts and a slow machine with multiple antivirus apps all scanning and sometimes IDing each other as a problem.
Jul 11, 2022 03:34:21 #
I use Firefox, and delete my History and Cookies every time I exit FF. Doesn't bother me at all. You are wise, jerry, to avoid allowing CCleaner to "fix" your registry. When MS decided .ini files were no longer 'cool', they somehow parsed all those ini files into a small number of large, binary files. In the future I hope they turn the registry in .cfg files, like Linux.
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