CCleaner is a tool that cleans out temporary Internet files, temporary Windows files, cookies, history and numerous other items from the hard drive, increasing performance, security and privacy.
The Temporary Internet files area is one of the big areas that viruses and malware like to hang out (along with anywhere they can find!) and cleaning out these areas with this tool really helps keep things running faster, smoother and helps protect your privacy and security.
I frequently work on customer computers that have 2 or more GIGABYTES of crud in the temporary Internet files. That can slow down your Internet browser to a crawl.
The program is straight forward and easy to use. Just download and install it, accepting all the defaults unless you know there is something you would like to change.
When you run the program, you will see the above window, and all those check boxes, I normally leave them all checked off. That way it gets a good deep cleaning.
You do not need to run any of the other little features if you do not feel comfortable, especially be careful with the Registry cleanup tool. It works great, but it can also cause problems if you are not careful. Always say yes to the backup of the registry if you dare use this feature. Be warned.
One problem I had when I first started using it, is that I like some cookies on my computer. I visited several websites daily, and I like them remembering my location, etc. So for those, they have a solution.
Click on the Options button on the left, and then click on cookies. All the cookies you have had on your computer (and there can be a lot) will show up in alpha/numeric order and you can choose cookies to keep, or just leave them in the left column to remove. Very easy and nice feature.
Those are the only things you really need to mess with, and this will really help keep things running smoother. I would suggest running this once a month, or once a week, depending on how much surfing you do.
If you have anything over 1 GB, then you should do it more often. If you only have 300k, then you probably don't need to run it as often.
This program is easy to use, and it is Free. If you do use it and like it, they do ask that you donate to show your appreciation.
I recommend the slim version, which does not have the added bloat of toolbar junk that you do not need. This link will take you to Major Geeks website and you just click on the yellow bar on the top to download, you do not need to click on any other link on the page.
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