CCleaner
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CCleaner 5.04 on Windows 7
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| Developer(s) | Piriform |
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| Initial release | 23 September 2003 |
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Windows XP and later Mac OS X Snow Leopard and later |
| Platform | IA-32 and x64 |
| Available in | 47 languages |
| Type | Utility software |
| License | Freemium |
| Website | www |
CCleaner /ˈsiːkliːnər/ (formerly Crap Cleaner), developed by Piriform, is a utility program used to clean potentially unwanted files (including temporary internet files, where malicious programs and code tend to reside) and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer.
A public version 1.10 for Mac OS X has been released along with a commercial Network Edition.
CCleaner is mentioned on different software directories, like Softonic, Softpedia, FILEHIPPO, 01Net, where it has been downloaded over 1.5 billion times.
CCleaner has been reviewed by Chip.de,TechRadar,PC Magazine,TechRepublic
CCleaner can delete temporary or potentially unwanted files left by certain programs, including Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, Windows Media Player, eMule, Google Toolbar, Netscape, Microsoft Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, McAfee, Adobe Flash Player, Sun Java, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and GIMP along with browsing history, cookies, recycle bin, memory dumps, file fragments, log files, system caches, application data, form history, and various other data. The program also includes a registry cleaner to locate and correct problems in the Windows registry, such as missing references to shared DLLs, unused registration entries for file extensions, and missing references to application paths. CCleaner v2.27 and later can wipe the MFT free space of a drive, or the entire drive.
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