CCleaner or Crap Cleaner has always been my favorite program when it comes to cleaning the temporary files and the unwanted registry entries. The trouble with most of the cleaning software, of course, is that it’s hard to tell how effective they are in cleaning your computer. This is where CCleaner deserves even more praise for expanding beyond its roots to become a simple but incredibly powerful (and still free) utility for a broad range of system tasks.
Cleaning registry is just part one of the many jobs that can be done using ccleaner. CCleaner also scans the temp files, history, and cookies of all major Web browsers (and plenty of minor ones), giving you the choice to erase some or all such details with a single click. You get the same treatment in Windows for memory dumps, Recycle Bin contents, log files, and on and on. This is your one-stop place to wipe away all of that old detritus clinging to the innards of your system’s pipes.
Not finished yet. You don’t have to go to control panel to uninstall programs. Uninstallation can be done using ccleaner. I find it very effective in removing software entries which cannot be removed using the add/remove program. You can also control which entries needs to be loaded when the operating system boots up. By controlling this, you can improve the speed of windows boot up time.
Probably the most favorite and advanced feature of all is Drive Wiper. When you delete a file from your computer, the file is not really deleted. Only the index reference vanishes, leaving the data intact for any retrieval tool. Real deletion requires actual bit-by-bit overwriting. However, whereas most wiping tools only let you specify files, folders, or drives and the number of overwrites to apply, Ccleaner gives you more overwrite pass options (one, three, seven, or the ridiculously redundant 35), as well as the excellent choice to only wipe free space, thus eliminating potential and irrevocable accidents.
CCleaner will sweep up loose debris left by applications ranging from Windows Media Player to Adobe Acrobat. Most of the scans are completed in well under two minutes, which is incredibly faster than most of the softwares in the market. The user interface is very clean and simple and very user friendly for newbies. I recommend using it atleast twice a week or depending on the extend of how much you use your computer. Finally, ccleaner is highly recommended and a must have software for any computer using Windows OS. Download CCleaner.
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