CCleaner
 CCleaner on Windows 7 | |
| Developer(s) | Piriform |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 23 September 2003 |
| Stable release | 2.33.1184
/ 24 June 2010 |
| Written in | C++ |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | English, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Bosnian, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic and Latin), Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese |
| Type | Utility software |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | www.piriform.com/ccleaner |
CCleaner (formerly Crap Cleaner), developed by Piriform is a donationware utility program used to clean potentially unwanted files and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer.[1] The Piriform website states that as of 25 February 2010, CCleaner had over 450 million downloads.[1][failed verification]
Features
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CCleaner supports the cleaning of temporary or potentially unwanted files left by certain programs, including Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome, Windows Media Player, eMule, Google Toolbar, Netscape, Microsoft Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip, and other applications[2] along with browsing history, cookies, Recycle bin, memory dumps, file fragments, log files, system caches, application data, autocomplete form history, and various other data.[3] The program also includes a registry cleaner to locate and correct problems in the Windows registry, such as missing references to shared DLLs, unused registration entries for file extensions, and missing references application paths.[2]
CCleaner can be employed to uninstall programs. In addition, CCleaner allows the alteration of start-up programs, similar to the Microsoft Windows MSConfig utility. Users can disable start-up programs to speed up computer boot time. As of version 2.13.8, CCleaner also allows users to delete system restore points.
Version 2.0
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CCleaner 2.0 was completely rebuilt in C++[4][failed verification] and is compatible with all 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. The scanning process was also rewritten in C++, which enabled faster analyzing and cleaning. Its design also makes it capable of being installed onto a USB flash drive, which ensures portability.
Reviews and notability
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CCleaner is featured in a number of independent publications, for example:
- It is described and its usage explained with screenshots in the textbook Effektiv Vista i hverdagen[5]
- It is featured, with instructions and screenshot, in the book PC-Tuning[6]
- It is recommended in a list of "Gotta-have software" in a Building Standards textbook[7]
See also
- Recuva – File recovery software from Piriform
- Defraggler – Hard disk defragmentation tool from Piriform
- Speccy – System information tool from Piriform
References
- ^ a b CCleaner's homepage
- ^ a b "CCleaner - Features". Official web site. Piriform. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Tuning Windows: Less Bull, More Speed". 20 May 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
- ^ "CCleaner features". Retrieved 29 July 2009.
- ^ Michael B. Karbo and Jes Nyhus. Effektiv Vista i hverdagen (in Danish). Forlaget Libris. p. 48. ISBN 9788778438621. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Jörg Schieb and Mirko Müller (2006). PC-Tuning: so wird Ihr eigener Rechner wieder richtig schnell (in German). Ralf Seelig. p. 272. ISBN 9783908497325. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Before The Architect, Ralph & Jean Pressel, Principals. Home Design Standards Home Building Standards 1Q09. p. 770. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
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