Before about CCleaner, I would like like to introduced a little more details and explain how its used CCcleaner. CCleaner is mainly used for removing temporary files and cleaning history details in Windows. Its customizability and many features make it one of the best tool to perform these maintenance projects. There are four main functions showed by control buttons on the left side, these control buttons are:
- Cleaner: - allows you to remove files or objects from Windows and other installed programs. These include temporary Internet files, cookies and the history of several web browsers, system files such as the Recycle Bin and log files and Windows Explorer information such as recent documents or thumbnail cache. Also, third party programs such Adobe Reader, Quicktime and Javas well as Windows related programs like Wordpad and paint can be cleaned as well.
- Registry: - this area contains all the common items which are normally included in Operating program cleaning solutions, such as missing shared dlls that have stayed on the program after removing software on the computer, rarely used file additions, programs and outdated application. It allows you to back-up records before you remove.
- Tools: - contains a application uninstaller, start-up programs manager and a system restore manager. The uninstaller plenty much quicker than Add/Remove Programs which you find out in the Windows Control Panel. In the start-up programs manager you can also change your programs that are set to run when your computer starts.
- Options: - this area allows you to tune your CCleaner settings. It’s also where you mark any cookies you want to keep and folders to exclude from cleaning.
Using CCleaner:
It is quite easy to use CCleaner because with only few mouse clicks you can clean your complete computer. The “Analyze” button is used if you just simply want to see what is there to be cleaned before cleaning. To run the better “Analyse” and then simply click the “Run Cleaner” button or just simply click the “Run Cleaner” button if you want to run straight through it. The outcome window above will display a complete list of the analysis or washing procedure.
The computer registry area will help you to find out errors and old records in the system registry. To use, basically media the “Scan for Issues” choice and once completed media the “Fix All Selected Issues” option. You will be persuaded to create a back-up, select “Yes” and you will be brought through the procedure, it’s best to save the back-up in your records in case of anything going wrong.
Now after you finished with cleaning you may go to Tools tab where you have the options “Uninstall” and “Startup”. These two functions you already have in Windows and they are not any different to those in CCleaner, but CCleaner is quicker. Remove programs by simply clicking them to emphasize them and then basically click “Run Uninstaller”. Removing programs that are not essential from StartUp” can speed up your computer, but be careful because some programs are necessary and windows cannot work without them. You can just basically select any and then basically click “Disable”.
I usually run Ccleaner and do a complete MalwareBytes and anti-virus check out once a month, its a good addiction to get into for a well kept computer.