BleachBit vs CCleaner

[justinlee]

I have always used CCleaner and been happy with it but i have now heard of a similar program called BleachBit, which i know very little about so far.

Who has used both and in your opinion which is better?

[Pondus]

Never tried it...and i have used CCleaner for years and never had a problem with it, so therfor trust it


here is a review http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/linux/BleachBit-Review-121825.shtml

[Telegraph_Sam]

I have used CC for years and now use both!

[I am replying partly because I cannot find how to now post a new topic - the administrators have made this a well concealed secret ..]

[DavidR]

Having seen the softpedia review, screenshots, I'm not impressed. I too have been using ccleaner for years, interface isn't complex, covers a great number of applications and as they say if it isn't broken don't fix it.

[DavidR]

I have used CC for years and now use both!

[I am replying partly because I cannot find how to now post a new topic - the administrators have made this a well concealed secret ..]

No secret a so**ing great New Topic button at the top of each different forum listing

You will have to have seen a listing to be able to find this topic. So depending on what your topic subject is about, choose the relevant Forum from the forum.avast.com/index.php and open that forum click the New Topic button and you're off and running, give the topic a meaningful title.

[Telegraph_Sam]

"No secret a so**ing great New Topic button at the top of each different forum listing

You will have to have seen a listing to be able to find this topic. So depending on what your topic subject is about, choose the relevant Forum from the forum.avast.com/index.php and open that forum click the New Topic button and you're off and running, give the topic a meaningful title."

It certainly wasn't there whilst I was searching around for it (as you indicate) but I have since stumbled on it by some roundabout reply route.  Don't want to progress here as I suspect this is off topic and I risk getting shot by the moderator.

[DavidR]

You won't get shot, hung, drawn and quartered perhaps

[Joe S]

Never heard of it. I've used Ccleaner on Windows 98, XP, Vista, and Windows 7 and never any problems. I have with some other products in the past.  So if it ain't broke don't fix it. 
Joe

[Coolmario88]

I been using CCleaner for a long time and i like it.

[Shiw Liang]

Ccleaner is light, simple and is doing a great job for me

[CraigB]

Having seen the softpedia review, screenshots, I'm not impressed. I too have been using ccleaner for years, interface isn't complex, covers a great number of applications and as they say if it isn't broken don't fix it.

DavidR's reply say's it all for me 

[Marc57]

As David said, I'll stay with CCleaner.

[FreewheelinFrank]

Open source alternative to CCleaner- tried it on Linux almost a year ago- it works well and I still have it.

http://dontsurfinthenude.blogspot.com/2009/09/ccleaner-for-ubuntu.html

Multi-platform and works on Windows too- here's the web site.

http://bleachbit.sourceforge.net/

[Telegraph_Sam]

What experience do you folk have with the CCleaner "Registry" option?  I just use the default "applications" clean myself because I have heard horror stories about people using "registry cleaners", optimisers etc and regretting it. It would be useful to know if CC's registry cleaner is safe and idiot-proof

[Pondus]

What experience do you folk have with the CCleaner "Registry" option?  I just use the default "applications" clean myself because I have heard horror stories about people using "registry cleaners", optimisers etc and regretting it. It would be useful to know if CC's registry cleaner is safe and idiot-proof

I use CCleaner and Eusing free http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm
I run these with default settings and have never had a problem

I used PC Tools Registry Mechanic once ...... and that ended with a reinstall   :'(