TEMP Files

[LoneGeek]

Why doesn't ccleaner delete temp files from AppData\Local\Temp? I have to use [a competitive software] for this. I would love to only use ccleaner for ALL my cleaning.

 

[Nergal]

This is an usual place for a temp folder, i'm not sure I've seen it on my machines, however you can add this (or any other) folder to be emptied (or even removed) in the ccleaner includes/excludes options.

Or to have a separate entry you can make a winapp2 entry for it (instructions on winapp2 in my signature)

[mta]

it's not part of my Win8 system, but I did already have the INCLUDE for it.

 

%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Temp\

 

so it must have been back in XP or Win7 days.

[LoneGeek]

I'm using win 7...I have worked on several pc's and they are always filled with tons of crap in the "C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Temp" folder and ccleaner always misses it. Thanks for the info to include special folders, but why doesn't ccleaner delete it by default?

[mta]

can't answer that one sorry.

the inner workings of CC are a mystery to us mere forum members, and same to Mods too for that matter.

the Devs do see these posts so if you are lucky, one may chime in and enlighten you - but it's very rare.

 

I went through a stage when I first used CC where I would run those competitors software to discover what areas they covered that CC didn't just to add them as INCLUDES into CC.

[Andavari]

Some software will create Temp folders and files outside of areas that just aren't the norm or even logical to those of us that like a clean system.

 

That's why there's the Suggestions forum to easily notify of new areas to clean, that way either Piriform can add them into the default CCleaner setup for everyone to benefit from, or someone will create a winapp2.ini cleaning routine for them.

 

Other strange areas some software either during setup or when running will create a Temp folder are in:

* %allusersprofile%\Temp

* %userprofile%\Temp

* %Documents%\Temp (aka "%userprofile%\My Documents\Temp", "My Documents/Temp")

[trium]

I have for some time the temp-folder with included in the cleaning. there was once a forum topic, as it was generally to the temp-folder. that's been a few years with my xp. since then I always add the temp-folder in the cleaning. at least those which I find

 

[LoneGeek]

Thanks guys. I will go to the suggestions forum to add this.