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Registry Cleaners

  • 30-04-2011 11:54am
    #1
    gnolan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭


    I've heard conflicting reports about the safety and effectiveness of using registry cleaners.

    Would CCleaner be ok to use? The warnings i've heard is that they can delete files that could be essential the operating system. Is there any truth in this or would this program be advanced enough that this wouldn't be a concern?


Comments

  • #2
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    I've never had a problem running ccleaner on default settings for a registry clean.


  • #3
    johndoe99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,882 ✭✭✭johndoe99


    i've never used the free versions myself, i use this
    http://www.winferno.com/guides/software/registry/1/fix-registry/

    as my Mcafee antivirus package recommended it, and it dooes the business, really sped up my PC first time i ran it. The CCLeaner looks good too, CNET users have all given it great reviews:

    http://download.cnet.com/ccleaner/?tag=contentMain;contentBody;1d


  • #4
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Seeing this thread prompted me to run CCLeaner 2.14 the programme informed me of a
    more recent version and took me to the website http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner where it asked me for 20 dollars for "priority support" home version. The free links are underneath so just be careful :)


  • #5
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    CCleaner is as far as I'd go on registry cleaning, it doesn't go too deep like other programs


  • #6
    gnolan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,501 ✭✭✭gnolan


    I used to use it quite regularly until i read somewhere on techguyforums that they weren't a good idea, for the reasons mentioned in the OP.

    I think i'll start using it again though. A scan i did there found over 400 objects.


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  • #7
    norbert64
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,192 ✭✭✭norbert64


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    CCleaner is as far as I'd go on registry cleaning, it doesn't go too deep like other programs
    +1

    TBH though, unless you're actually having some REAL registry problems, I don't think you need to worry about these type of appz OP.

    CCleaner is a nice tool though, for other things like clearing up your temp files etc.
    You can probably just ignore the registry feature though as the benefit is negligible. :cool:


  • #8
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    norbert64 wrote: »
    You can probably just ignore the registry feature though as the benefit is negligible. :cool:

    Perhaps if you're running it every day. If it's run on a 3 or 4 year old system for the first time you will notice a difference.


  • #9
    vanman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 43 ✭vanman


    eusing free registry cleaner is the business-try it and see-and its free!


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