Don’t most OS’s have that stuff built in?

I have used the free version CC for more or less since it came out (it was called Crap Cleaner then) and I still regularly use it to tidy up the registry, remove duplicate files and uninstall software I no longer use. (Windows 10)

I too have let CC look for ‘drivers that need updating etc’ but have never felt the need to buy the ‘Professional’ version.

I close CC after using it and also have disabled it from running in the background (which I think it does by default)

Ian P

I’ve used the older (free) versions of CCleaner for years without (AFAIK) any issues.

I don’t let it anywhere near the Registry or update Drivers.

I recently (by mistake) let Windows update my mouse driver …. the mouse immediately started misbehaving. Seems Logitech has removed most mouse drivers from their Support page and rely on Windows to supply legacy drivers. Not good.

I use CC to clean Browsers’ caches (even the Browsers that apparently shouldn’t be running). I run Firefox which clears it’s cache when it closes, but belts and braces.

CC also cleans junk from Applications I select in the CC list.

I know that most of this stuff is doable manually, but CC is a one-click solution so saves a lot of time and hassle.

Sadly, Avast acquired CC in 2017, so who knows what ‘extra’ telemetry is now going on behind the scenes.

Ches