kiddingguy Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 CCleaner is listing several updates on system things. However, MyAsus (on my Asus notebook) is not reporting anything new & to-be-updated. So... how reliable is this CCleaner? And is it wise to update to the newest version (they are suggesting)? Or... can I better stick with my current setup (with no -noticeable- bugs, errors etc). I mean, if it ain't broken.... ; however, it's always nice to have the latest updates 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Brandon H Supervisor Posted October 11, 2022 Supervisor Share Posted October 11, 2022 personally I haven't trusted CCleaner period since they were bought out by Avast back in 2017 foolsfolly, Joe User and cork1958 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cork1958 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 11:49, Brandon H said: personally I haven't trusted CCleaner period since they were bought out by Avast back in 2017 Yeah, that was about the time I gave up on it for anything also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SnoopZ Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Same here i wouldn't touch Ccleaner with a Barge Pole now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 kiddingguy Posted October 11, 2022 Author Share Posted October 11, 2022 (edited) "Better" to uninstall it?? Brandon H, SnoopZ and foolsfolly 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SnoopZ Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Yes, and Avast if you use that. foolsfolly 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Driver updates are garbage. I tried once and it completely screwed my system. But... It can be useful if you have some Realtek drivers as those are sort of a mess and if you really want to update, go to the website and download the official driver. Also, if someone know a better alternative than CCleaaner, that would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TechGuy8 Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 I will occasionally still use CCleaner for its basic 'cleaning' functions. Though, like others comment, it took a sad dive after its purchase by the Avast parent company. I'm probably old-school, I prefer the pre-Avast user interface of CCleaner. And I would second these recommendations to not use CCleaner as your driver update management tool. But if you wish to continue to use it, I'd suggest to turn off all of its automatic or scheduled activities -- these used to be accurately called "Monitoring" and Avast renamed to the meaningless and confusing "Smart Cleaning" phrase. I'd suggest to run only the basic cleaning functions occasionally when you feel the system needs a bit of extra cleaning out. It is pretty good at removing a lot of old browsers history and reference files -- though I suggest you carefully examine its settings to determine for yourself what you are willing to let it remove, as my evaluation is that in default setting, it removes too much. Best,,, Xenon 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CCleaner is listing several updates on system things.
However, MyAsus (on my Asus notebook) is not reporting anything new & to-be-updated.
So... how reliable is this CCleaner? And is it wise to update to the newest version (they are suggesting)?
Or... can I better stick with my current setup (with no -noticeable- bugs, errors etc).
I mean, if it ain't broken.... ; however, it's always nice to have the latest updates 😁
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