It started out as an optimization tool for PCs. But its developers rolled out iterations for macOS and Android in and , respectively. All in all, CCleaner has been downloaded more than two billion times and records more than five million desktop installs every seven days.
In , global cybersecurity leader Avast acquired Piriform. It was a watershed year for negative reasons. It was the time when the first infamous cyber assault on CCleaner made headlines.
To make it worse, CCleaner got hacked again in So, is CCleaner safe? Is CCleaner Pro worth it in ? CCleaner has different apps and subscriptions for individual and business users. But the enterprise editions of this program are outside the scope of this CCleaner review. So, I focused on what it can do for personal use. Compatible with Windows 10, 8. Certainly, its feature set can put the privacy and security of common web browsers to shame.
This is a fairly new freemium feature for CCleaner for Windows 10 , 8. After a quick evaluation, it would suggest what to remove, what to disable, and what to update. It also provides improvement proposals in the areas of Privacy , Space , Speed , and Security.
If you use a free license , you can carry out only the recommended fixes for the first two categories. This free cleaner enables you to manually delete junk by app.
You can get rid of internet cache, browsing history, temporary files, and more. CCleaner can find and erase old, invalid, and corrupted entries in your Windows Registry. Detrimental entries could trigger error messages and slow down your computer. The CCleaner Registry Cleaner does serve a logical purpose.
But it may do your hardware more harm than help. In general, Microsoft warns against registry cleaning utilities. For incorrect registry maintenance can render Windows unstable. Using CCleaner, you can select which programs should run as your PC loads. You can also do the same for the plugins for your web browsers.
This tool can comb through your folders and drives in search for duplicate files that you can delete. You can also tell it to ignore some files. This tool is available in the CCleaner app for macOS. It can identify oversized files that have been weighing down your system. With its search filter, you can also set a minimum size requirement. With this tool, you can delete scheduled checkpoints , except for the latest one for system safety.
Drive Wiper it can overwrite data on different levels to meet varying security needs without compromising your normal files. This helps ensure that unwanted files never accumulate on your device. This freemium monitoring tool keeps a lookout for junk files and notifies you where to find them. Smart Cleaning follows the same rules Custom Clean does. Also, the paid edition gives you access to Automatic Browser Cleaning too. Something with your Windows seems to be broken.
Well I found out what the problem was. It was Windows Defender Beta. I uninstalled it and that solved my downloading problem.
A big Thank You to all who replied. I figured it had to be some installed anti-virus or anti-spyware. I'm glad you were finally able to get the download to work! That's strange I'm using Windows Defender on my development machine and it hasn't interferred with any downloads before.
The next release is going to be digitally signed so that may help the situation. But I'll run a few tests. I don't remember the fourth one. Look through the forum and find the various threads about the toolbar, hint there is a search function on the forum and there's also a Google search for it that you could have did. However, I now understand a key point that I was not sure of earlier today, which is that the only difference between the Basic version and the Standard version is the Yahoo toolbar.
Seems strange to create two versions of the downloadable file when the only difference is the bundling of the toolbar and the user can easily elect not to install it when downloading the Standard version, but now I understand those are the facts.
What for? Although there are numerous PC optimization tools on the market, CCleaner still manages to stand out, even after all these years. Even so, CCleaner remains one of the most important players in the computer cleanup software industry. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Home Software. What is CCleaner and how does it work?
Including both bit and bit versions. View full version history Find out more. System Requirements Runs on Microsoft Windows 10, 8. Windows 10, 8. Including both bit and bit versions, but not RT tablet editions. Rescue valuable files fast — even if they were deleted weeks ago. Restore pictures, music, documents, videos, emails or any other file type from PCs, portable or rewritable media.
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