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Disk Cleanup not emptying Recycle bin?

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:21 pm
by thewolfe
What's that all about?

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 7:26 pm
by Insurrectionist
Wow, it doesn't empty all your temp files either.

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:55 am
by AlphaDoG
CCleaner is your friend!

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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:55 am
by S13driftAZ
AlphaDoG wrote:CCleaner is your friend!
X2

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:08 am
by thewolfe
Think it does different tasks. Anything I should know about CCleaner? Anything I should avoid?

I've looked at CCleaner and remember that the \"Registry\" was the part I was concerned about.

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:20 am
by BUBBALOU
Turn off desktop cleanup

use Cleanup!

Stay away from CCleaner unless you seriously like trashing your registry or cleaning specifically to installing a new video card - noobz :roll:

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:40 pm
by Canuck
Backup your registry before using CCleaner and don't eff with the reg cleaner then. No issues here.

*And oh there are other model drives on that Sony page...

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:01 pm
by thewolfe
Think I'll wait and see if we get anymore opinions.

I've always been cautious about messing with the registry although I always export a copy first.

Problem I see is that you don't always know right away that you've \"bollixed\" things up.

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 6:32 pm
by Duper
I've not had an issue with the registry with CCleaner. not recently as in the last year 1/2.

*shrug*

Backing up is always a good idea regardless of what you're doing or program you're using.

Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:37 pm
by BUBBALOU
Again Cleanup!

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Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:54 pm
by S13driftAZ
BUBBALOU wrote: Stay away from CCleaner unless you seriously like trashing your registry or cleaning specifically to installing a new video card - noobz :roll:
If it isn't too terribly difficult, give us some proof that this is legit information

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:13 am
by Insurrectionist
My son used CCleaner on my machine I had to reinstall the OS.

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:06 am
by Duper
lol, there are a whole slew of options that you only use IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. MOST people don't. Those who do don't need to use CCleaner.

Leave the greyed out stuff alone. Regedit even says the same thing. Most powerful registry \"cleaner\" will warn you on this. You mess with the OS's DNA, you run the risk of \"fubar\". :P

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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:42 am
by TigerRaptor
Duper wrote:lol, there are a whole slew of options that you only use IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. MOST people don't. Those who do don't need to use CCleaner.

Leave the greyed out stuff alone. Regedit even says the same thing. Most powerful registry "cleaner" will warn you on this. You mess with the OS's DNA, you run the risk of "fubar". :P
Click happy dummies is money making business. :P

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:16 am
by thewolfe
My decision is in. I'm un-installing and doing what I can myself.

Thanks all.