Cleaning Your PC with CCleaner
In a nutshell, CCleaner is a PC optimization tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It's small, fast & free! (If you really like it you can make a donation)
CCleaner effectively cleans out the 'junk' that accumulates over time such as: temporary Window files, browsing history, temporary internet files, broken shortcuts, and other files left behind.
CCleaner can also clean unneeded files from various programs saving you hard disk space, remove unneeded entries in the Windows Registry, help you uninstall software and manage which programs start automatically.
This entry will show you step by step how to use CCleaner to clean up your PC and how to clean up the Windows Registry.
CCleaner effectively cleans out the 'junk' that accumulates over time such as: temporary Window files, browsing history, temporary internet files, broken shortcuts, and other files left behind.
CCleaner can also clean unneeded files from various programs saving you hard disk space, remove unneeded entries in the Windows Registry, help you uninstall software and manage which programs start automatically.
This entry will show you step by step how to use CCleaner to clean up your PC and how to clean up the Windows Registry.
Download CCleaner by clicking here and install it on your PC.
Step 1 - To Clean your PC:
1. Start CCleaner, click the CCleaner icon.
2. Choose the Windows features you want to clean by selecting their check boxes (you can clean everything under Internet Explorer, for example, by selecting the check box next to the heading). When you select or clear certain options, warning text will appear. Read the text and click OK to dismiss the dialog box.
3. Click the Applications tab. The programs listed on this tab will depend on the software you have installed on the system.
4. Choose the applications or features you want to clean.
5. Click the Analyze button. CCleaner analyzes the files and Registry keys belonging to the Windows features and applications you have selected. This may take some time.
6. Once the analysis is complete, you can review which files will be deleted in the text window. To save the list of items to be deleted, right-click in the text window and then click Save to text file...
7. Click Run Cleaner. You are warned that CCleaner is about to permanently remove files from the system. Click OK to proceed.
8. When the cleaning is complete, CCleaner displays a report of deleted files in the text window.
9. You should run the Cleaner application a second time to be sure you got everything.
Step 2 - To clean Your Registry:
Over time, the Registry can become cluttered with missing or broken items as you install, upgrade, and uninstall software and updates. CCleaner can help you clean out the Registry so you'll have fewer errors. The Registry will run faster, too.
1. In CCleaner, click the Registry icon at left.
2. Optionally, select the items under Registry Integrity you wish to scan (they are all checked by default and we recommend you leave them checked).
3. Click Scan for Issues. You'll see a progress bar and a list of potential issues.
4. Once the scan is finished, you can review the list of issues
5. Click Fix selected issues... to fix the Registry problems.
6. You are prompted to backup the Registry first. We strongly recommend you click Yes.
7. Save the Registry backup to you're My Documents Folder the file ends in .REG. Click Save.
8. CCleaner displays the first Registry problem and a proposed solution. For example:
This dialog box shows an example of an issue found by CCleaner's Registry Cleaner.
9. To fix all issues at once, click Fix All Selected Issues. You will be prompted to confirm this selection. Click OK. Once all issues have been fixed, click Close.
10. Again as above, we recommend that you run the Registry cleaner more than once.
Step 1 - To Clean your PC:
1. Start CCleaner, click the CCleaner icon.
2. Choose the Windows features you want to clean by selecting their check boxes (you can clean everything under Internet Explorer, for example, by selecting the check box next to the heading). When you select or clear certain options, warning text will appear. Read the text and click OK to dismiss the dialog box. 3. Click the Applications tab. The programs listed on this tab will depend on the software you have installed on the system.
4. Choose the applications or features you want to clean.
5. Click the Analyze button. CCleaner analyzes the files and Registry keys belonging to the Windows features and applications you have selected. This may take some time.
6. Once the analysis is complete, you can review which files will be deleted in the text window. To save the list of items to be deleted, right-click in the text window and then click Save to text file...
7. Click Run Cleaner. You are warned that CCleaner is about to permanently remove files from the system. Click OK to proceed.
8. When the cleaning is complete, CCleaner displays a report of deleted files in the text window.
9. You should run the Cleaner application a second time to be sure you got everything.
Step 2 - To clean Your Registry:
Over time, the Registry can become cluttered with missing or broken items as you install, upgrade, and uninstall software and updates. CCleaner can help you clean out the Registry so you'll have fewer errors. The Registry will run faster, too.
1. In CCleaner, click the Registry icon at left.
2. Optionally, select the items under Registry Integrity you wish to scan (they are all checked by default and we recommend you leave them checked).
3. Click Scan for Issues. You'll see a progress bar and a list of potential issues.
4. Once the scan is finished, you can review the list of issues
5. Click Fix selected issues... to fix the Registry problems.
6. You are prompted to backup the Registry first. We strongly recommend you click Yes.
7. Save the Registry backup to you're My Documents Folder the file ends in .REG. Click Save.
8. CCleaner displays the first Registry problem and a proposed solution. For example:
This dialog box shows an example of an issue found by CCleaner's Registry Cleaner.
9. To fix all issues at once, click Fix All Selected Issues. You will be prompted to confirm this selection. Click OK. Once all issues have been fixed, click Close.
10. Again as above, we recommend that you run the Registry cleaner more than once.
