This is truly an incredible utility that comes for free! The cleaning capability of CrapCleaner can easily match that of overtly priced cleaning tools advertised on the internet.
A clear-cut user interface shows a list of things it can clean out. You can check/uncheck each item in the list. From Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, it can clear out History, Recent URLs, auto complete info, cookies, temp files, and all other private data you wish to remove. Temp files and recent entries can be deleted from applications like Photoshop, Nero, Office and others. Any personal data from Windows OS can be removed – like recent documents, run menu, search menu, clipboard, temp files, memory dumps, log files, shortcuts, and much more. Other popular third party applications like Yahoo are supported too.
The Registry cleaner is complete in itself. An integrity scan throws up the possible issues affecting your registry. Missing shared DLLs, unused file extensions, invalid files, files that were unable to be removed by uninstall programs, orphaned entries, obsolete keys, missing references and any other junk can be safely resolved. A backup of the registry is taken before any changes are done, so if anything goes wrong you can revert back to the original.
A lot of us have faced problems with the Windows uninstaller when some programs simply refuse to uninstall. The uninstaller provided in this application takes care of that problem. And if you don’t want some applications from starting up with Windows so that boot up is speeded up, there’s a tool available that can disable or permanently delete them from the registry. This is much like the MSConfig tool built in Windows, but with additional capability.
All in all, a fantastic application.
Pros
- Selective cleanup
- Boosts PC performance by cleaning unwanted files and freeing disk space
- Protects privacy by removing personal information from Windows, internet browsers and third party applications
- Complete registry cleaner with features like startup manager and uninstaller
- Rich in features
- Completely free
Cons
- Messaging services not included in the cleaner
- Online help instead of built-in
This program received 15 awards
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Nice & very good program
Have full version, very good product! Could have more features for system optimisation though, like offering a driver update package (like it gives recuva e.g separately), though it is excellent for what it does.
Bjorn I, no way on using CCleaner to update drivers. I did that two years ago (in 2021) on a laptop with Windows 10 and one of the driver updates through the program caused BSOD. Being I was not doing driver updates individually myself, I never could figure out which driver update in particular caused it but it took me all weekend to even get to the point where I could even reinstall the OS because Windows 10 required administrator and WiFi access. But the WiFi was knocked out so I could not sign in and verify my credentials. It's a miracle the laptop did not need professional repair. I steer clear of ever even clicking driver update on newer versions of CCleaner. In fact, after what happened I prefer using older versions now before it was a feature. I would just like to see it removed entirely after this experience. Otherwise, CCleaner is an excellent program.
Could be better, must be free for a full featured version.