wigga whambo Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Hello, I just added portable CCleaner to my PortableApps USB stick and I'd like to configure it so it will clean not just the C:\ profiles on my HD but the USB (G:\ or F:\) portable Firefox, portable Chrome and portable Thunderbird profiles as well. All the cache files, temp files, etc that you would normally clean off your HD files that would apply to the USB stick. As much as it is technically possible to do so, within the limitations of the USB profiles. How do I set this up? Is there a special file I need to add? Or custom paths to add to Options -> Include dialog box or what? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted June 20, 2015 Moderators Share Posted June 20, 2015 Firefox and thunderbird support custom locations (it works great for me) http://www.piriform.com/docs/ccleaner/advanced-usage/ccleaner-ini-files/how-to-clean-user-data-from-non-standard-mozilla-browsers Other programs you'll need to make a winapp2 entry based to the original entry for the program (gotten by running ccleaner.exe/export ) with pointers pointing at your drive however your drive will always need to mount on the same drive letter for these entries to work ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigga whambo Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 Let's say the USB is called G:\ I have the following folder set-up shown here... http://imgur.com/QGEaId4 Where is ccleaner.ini located at? And would the following be seen as...? CustomLocation1=FIREFOX|[G:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable] CustomLocation2=FIREFOX|[G:\PortableApps\ThunderbirdPortable] There are a lot of subfolders under the G:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile folder as well. Also in Thunderbird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigga whambo Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 On a side note, can you embed images (instead of using a URL link) directly into the posts from Imgur here as well? I tried using the URL options Imgur suggested on the side of that webpage and none of them worked when clicking your forum's Image button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted June 21, 2015 Moderators Share Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) You can upload images using the "More Reply Options" button or "Use Full Editor" button. Then scroll down to attach files. Do note that it's probably wise to use an external/3rd party image host since you won't have a file storage limit like this forum has. -------- With Firefox on your drive G:, you'd need to point it to the full path where the profile folder is located, like this: CustomLocation1=FIREFOX|G:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile Edit: Don't use these brackets in your path: [ ] Edited June 21, 2015 by Andavari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigga whambo Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 With Firefox on your drive G:, you'd need to point it to the full path where the profile folder is located, like this: CustomLocation1=FIREFOX|G:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile Edit: Don't use these brackets in your path: [ ] So where would I put this path? Under Options->Include? And what about Thunderbird? This whole thing isn't terribly clear to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted June 21, 2015 Moderators Share Posted June 21, 2015 (edited) You paste it into the ccleaner.ini file. As for Thunderbird I don't know because I've never used it. Perhaps someone that uses it will chime in and paste what the correct path is. Edited June 21, 2015 by Andavari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted June 21, 2015 Moderators Share Posted June 21, 2015 Thunderbird: replace the word Firefox with thunderbird and point it at your profile path on G drive ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigga whambo Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 You paste it into the ccleaner.ini file. Where is the ccleaner.ini file at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted June 23, 2015 Moderators Share Posted June 23, 2015 Perhaps this may help you https://www.piriform.com/docs/ccleaner/advanced-usage/ccleaner-ini-files/what-do-ccleaners-ini-files-do Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted June 23, 2015 Moderators Share Posted June 23, 2015 ccleaner.ini is in the same exact folder where the CCleaner.exe file is located. So if you also have it on your drive G:\ lets say in "G:\CCleaner Portable", then ccleaner.ini would be in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigga whambo Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Ok so let me see if I understand this. I found ccleaner.ini under G:\PortableApps\CCleanerPortable and I open it as a text file? Yes? Then I add the following paths at the top of the list? CustomLocation1=FIREFOX|G:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile CustomLocation2=THUNDERBIRD|G:\PortableApps\ThunderbirdPortable\Data\profile CustomLocation3=CHROME|G:\PortableApps\GoogleChromePortable\Data\profile Then I save the txt file as an .ini file again? Yes? Sorry for all the questions but I've never done this before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted June 28, 2015 Moderators Share Posted June 28, 2015 If those are the profile locations then yes that should be correct ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigga whambo Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 And this will clear out browser cookies, temp files, cache files, active sessions, etc... for the Firefox and Chrome browsers when I run CCleaner portable. Yes? All just by pointing to each one's profile folder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted June 29, 2015 Moderators Share Posted June 29, 2015 Yes ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigga whambo Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 Well it seems to work. This is the contents of my .ini file ~ [Options]CustomLocation1=FIREFOX|G:\PortableApps\FirefoxPortable\Data\profileCustomLocation2=THUNDERBIRD|G:\PortableApps\ThunderbirdPortable\Data\profileCustomLocation3=CHROME|G:\PortableApps\GoogleChromePortable\Data\profileUpdateKey=01/19/2015 03:05:55 AMWipeFreeSpaceDrives=G:\CookiesToSave=*.piriform.com|google.comRunICS=0CheckTrialOffer=0WINDOW_MAX=1WINDOW_LEFT=240WINDOW_TOP=80WINDOW_WIDTH=800WINDOW_HEIGHT=600WipeMFTFreeSpace=0AnalyzerTypes=1|1|1|1|0|0|0SystemAnalyzerDrives=G:\FinderInclude1=PATH|C:\|*.*|RECURSEFinderInclude2=PATH|F:\|*.*|RECURSEFinderInclude3=PATH|G:\|*.*|RECURSEFinderIncludeStates=0|0|1(App)Mozilla - Site Preferences=True(App)Mozilla - Compact Databases=False(App)DNS Cache=True(App)Java=True(App)ImgBurn=TrueShowCleanWarning=FalseMonitoring=0(App)Google Chrome - Compact Databases=False(App)Thunderbird - Compact Databases=False(App)Game Explorer=True ~ Does that look right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted July 4, 2015 Moderators Share Posted July 4, 2015 The custom locations look alright. If you want to clean even more in those browsers have a look at the community winapp2.ini file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigga whambo Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 The custom locations look alright. If you want to clean even more in those browsers have a look at the community winapp2.ini file. I've heard about that. I also hear it slows down CCleaner quite a bit. Any way to speed that up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted July 6, 2015 Moderators Share Posted July 6, 2015 I've heard about that. I also hear it slows down CCleaner quite a bit. Any way to speed that up? The only part of it that slows ccleaner down is using the whole file as it is. A user should either comb through the file and pick only the applications that they use (takes a long time to do) or run the trim.bat file which you can also find on the winapp2 distribution site. Here's a thread on this .bat file http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=34642 ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigga whambo Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 At this point in time, the only thing I would want to add to the standard ccleaner.ini would be the urlclassifier3.sqlite and the webappstore.sqlite for those supercookies that don't normally get cleaned out of the temp files. How would I add just those? And can I clean those out of Chrome as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdbane Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 you can try winapp2.ini to clean the files or you can use "Include" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigga whambo Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 I don't really want to add winapp2 and it's hundredes of entries to a portable version of CCleaner. I just want to add those two. Sorry for the silly questions but I'm pretty new to this. How would I use "include"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdbane Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I don't really want to add winapp2 and it's hundredes of entries to a portable version of CCleaner. I just want to add those two. Sorry for the silly questions but I'm pretty new to this. How would I use "include"? https://www.piriform.com/docs/ccleaner/using-ccleaner/including-files-and-folders-for-cleaning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigga whambo Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 https://www.piriform.com/docs/ccleaner/using-ccleaner/including-files-and-folders-for-cleaning Again, that doesn't add only the urlclassifier3.sqlite and the webappstore.sqlite to the list. I have to add hundreds of other entries to the list that I don't want to. It either adds all or nothing to it. I don't want to clean all those system files using a portable version of CCleaner. I only want to clean those two sqlite browser files that are located on my USB drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdbane Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Again, that doesn't add only the urlclassifier3.sqlite and the webappstore.sqlite to the list. I have to add hundreds of other entries to the list that I don't want to. It either adds all or nothing to it. I don't want to clean all those system files using a portable version of CCleaner. I only want to clean those two sqlite browser files that are located on my USB drive. are you sure you read the instruction correctly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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