CCleaner - anyone use it? Or can any computer experts tell me it is safe to use?

Posted by: max in hampshire on 08 March 2005

Hi

I have seen ccleaner recommended in both The Sunday Times and the Telegraph for clearing out all kinds of computer clutter. It is free (at www.ccleaner.com) so I have installed it and to my horror it wants to clean out 420MB of stuff and has produced a huge list of what this is made up of

cookies
history
recent URLs
Index.dat files
Last Download Location
Recent Documents
Run (in Start Menu)
Memory Dumps
Chkdsk File Fragements
Windows Log Files
Old Prefetch data

Most of which is gibberish to me and pretty scary.

I am reluctant to press the go button for fear that I might be about to lose valuable stuff.

Has anyone used it that can vouch for it? Or can any of you computer experts tell me if there is anything there I should not be deleting please?

Cheers

Max

Posted on: 09 March 2005 by cunningplan

quote:
Clive,
are you trying to steal my thunder
Mick baiting was my allotted role here.

or perhaps it was oldie baiting by Mick I'm not sure any more
oldie.

Sorry Oldie, I'll leave it to the experts, Mick has landed a few low blows on me

Where's Adam when you need him

Regards
Clive

Posted on: 10 March 2005 by max in hampshire

Hi Maria
Thanks for your help. Yes, you explained it very well. I will se how I get on with it.

Max

Posted on: 11 March 2005 by TomK

I just had to reinstall Firefox after using CCleaner so be aware it may have unanticipated side effects. That in itself is no great hardship but I spent a couple of nights unable to work out why a few web sites just didn't work.

Posted on: 12 March 2005 by max in hampshire

Hi Tom

Well I gave it a go a day or so ago. It got rid of all the 420MB and, as far as I can see, no problems - yet. I think, on reflection the 420 MB has something to do with the fact that I make a lot of use of the pc for photo and video editing.

Max