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Offline Chim

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CCleaner Q's
« on: December 25, 2009, 06:59:25 PM »
In the Windows Tab, are the items below SAFE to have CCleaner clean them out?

Index.dat files
Explorer MRUs
Memory Dumps
Chkdsk File Fragments
Windows Log Files
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Int the Applications Tab, are the items below SAFE to have CCleaner clean them out?

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Reader
MS Office Picture Manager
Paint.NET
Windows Live Messenger
Yahoo Toolbar
Flash Player
Quick Time
Windows Media Player
IZArc
MS Management Console
MS Paint
RegEdit

CCleaner will NOT Delete these Applications, right?  Only clear out Temp Files or something?
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Re: CCleaner Q's
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2009, 07:03:26 PM »
Hello Chim ,

Here is a good guide from piriform themselves : http://www.ccleaner.com/help/tour/3-cleaner-settings

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Re: CCleaner Q's
« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2009, 07:06:32 PM »
CCleaner will NOT Delete these Applications, right
Only clear out Temp Files or something? right

Also:
CCleaner Documentation
http://docs.piriform.com/ccleaner

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Re: CCleaner Q's
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2009, 07:17:02 PM »
Yep, nothing to worry about. Use CCleaner to clean up the glutter before you defragmentate your harddisc :)

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Re: CCleaner Q's
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2009, 04:02:08 PM »
Thanks, nmb ... Kenny ... Rednose!  :)
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Re: CCleaner Q's
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2009, 04:08:10 PM »
CCleaner will NOT Delete these Applications, right
Only clear out Temp Files or something? right

Also:
CCleaner Documentation
http://docs.piriform.com/ccleaner
I just started reading the documentation.
I had wondered what the "C" in CCleaner was for.  I thought maybe it was for C: Drive.
Well, I see now that it is NOT for C: Drive, but rather ... for "Crap."  ;D
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