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Is CCleaner still people's preferred computer cleaning app? (lemmy.today)

submitted 9 months ago by Paradachshund@lemmy.today to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Has something new come along? It's been so long since I've needed to do this that I assume CCleaner has enshittified by now.

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[-] sanataseva@kbin.social 221 points 9 months ago

Absolutely not. It was sold to a third party with nebulous privacy policy among other annoyances. Get you some Bleachbit.

[-] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 22 points 9 months ago

Awesome I'll look into that one. Thanks!

[-] penquin@lemm.ee 45 points 9 months ago

Be very careful with Bleachbit, it's very powerful and can ruin your system if you go too far cleaning. Ask me how I know 😂

[-] AlolanYoda@mander.xyz 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

How do you know?

More specificly, how did you break your system? What did you do? Did you "clean" your partition table or something?

[-] penquin@lemm.ee 14 points 9 months ago

Let's say, I checked too many boxes and messed with the root directory. Anything that shows as "slow" is dangerous

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[-] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 10 points 9 months ago

Not that person but I tried to do the secure cleaning mode where it zeros empty space but I think I was also downloading something at the same time. This was several years ago but I vaguely recall my system being unable to boot.

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[-] SharkAttak@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago

Oh joy. Must also be why they don't have portable versions anymore.

[-] supernicepojo@lemmy.world 83 points 9 months ago

Ccleaner has been a malware for at least 5 years.

[-] feef@lemmy.world 50 points 9 months ago

Are these cleaning apps still a thing?

[-] DreamySweet@ani.social 49 points 9 months ago

You shouldn't really need this kind of program. Stay away from registry cleaners especially.

[-] kakes@sh.itjust.works 49 points 9 months ago

Honestly I just run WinDirStat and do it manually.

[-] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 35 points 9 months ago

Wiztree is like a hundred times faster, fyi.

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 13 points 9 months ago

He's not exaggerating. I didn't believe it was possible but holy shit so much better.

[-] yukichigai@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago

Yeah, just grabbed it and gave it a try. Took under 4 seconds to scan the same drive that WinDirStat took a full 3 minutes to scan.

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[-] BarrierWithAshes@kbin.social 24 points 9 months ago

This but wiztree instead.

[-] Davel23@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago

This but SpaceSniffer instead.

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[-] monsterpiece42@reddthat.com 7 points 9 months ago

Spacesniffer for me. Also portable. But I'll check out wiztree for funzies.

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[-] srecko@lemm.ee 11 points 9 months ago

Spacesniffer is my preferred alternative.

[-] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 5 points 9 months ago

Kind of an unsettling name

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[-] netchami@sh.itjust.works 46 points 9 months ago

Stay away from this garbage. Use BleachBit.

[-] redline23@lemmy.world 41 points 9 months ago

I don't think I've used any cleaner product since the Windows XP days. I don't view it as necessary anymore.

One of the other programs to see file size on disk recommended on this thread should be enough.

I would highly recommend O&O ShutUp10++ to reduce built in spying in Windows. It's good at explaining what each option you're doing is. The only thing I would caution on is changing the Edge browser policies with O&O. That will lock it down into enterprise mode and you won't be able to change certain settings through the UI anymore.

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 9 points 9 months ago

I don’t think I’ve used any cleaner product since the Windows XP days. I don’t view it as necessary anymore.

I'm the same. Haven't used one since those days and I work in IT.

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 39 points 9 months ago

Oh, now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time.

[-] notexecutive@sh.itjust.works 34 points 9 months ago

do not use it. it's bad.

[-] ShustOne@lemmy.one 27 points 9 months ago

Honestly these days the built in Windows tools are more than enough. Storage settings gets the job done.

Also I love Linux too guys but those comments with nothing else aren't very helpful.

[-] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 22 points 9 months ago

This is a fucking public service announcement

[-] const_void@lemmy.ml 21 points 9 months ago

Imagine running an operating system that needs third party "cleaning" utilities

[-] lastweakness@lemmy.world 32 points 9 months ago

People like you are why the Linux community is viewed as being toxic.

[-] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 9 months ago

Imagine interacting with other human beings without being a cringelord. No really, try.

[-] wildcardology@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Let me guess. Linux user?

[-] pivot_root@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Gentoo, probably. Don't want your operating system being bloated down by having to be compatible with other people's devices /s

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[-] Grenfur@lemmy.one 8 points 9 months ago

Naa cast-iron pan user. Throw that shit in a fire, melt away the bad and star it over.

Also kidding, but maybe.

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[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 20 points 9 months ago

Let me dig up that Ubuntu ISO link right quick...

[-] joyjoy@lemm.ee 12 points 9 months ago

The last time I used it, it deleted my progress in Cookie Clicker. Never again

[-] Steve@startrek.website 11 points 9 months ago

No, it starts up and pesters you even if you disable it as a startup service. Malware.

[-] jamyang@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Bleachbit vs BCUninstaller vs WinDirStat vs Wiztree, which should I prefer? I am currently using BCU.

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

Wiztree is so much faster than WinDirStat it's silly. Never looked back. Maybe things have changed?

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[-] tordenflesk@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

BleacBit+winapp2ool

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[-] tegs_terry@feddit.uk 7 points 9 months ago

In a similar vein: Is spybot s&d still effective anti malware/virus?

[-] DreamySweet@ani.social 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Windows Defender does its job for "free".

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[-] Marsey_Enjoyer@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

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