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#1 OFFLINE   TechGuru

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Posted 01 March 2010 - 03:09 AM

Hello,

Feb 2010

Vista Ultimate (likely all Vista versions) is using the following location for temporary folders / files:

C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local

as well as

C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Temp


Please add these to your cleanup list in CCleaner!

Thanks.

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Posted 01 March 2010 - 05:00 AM

View PostTechGuru, on Mar 1 2010, 03:09 AM, said:

Hello,

Feb 2010

Vista Ultimate (likely all Vista versions) is using the following location for temporary folders / files:

C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local

as well as

C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Temp


Please add these to your cleanup list in CCleaner!

Thanks.
It would be good to add such a feature but CCleaner can include individual folders for cleaning. Go to Options>Include>Add.
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Posted 01 March 2010 - 07:53 PM

C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local


is not solely a Temp folder
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Posted 01 March 2010 - 08:25 PM

View PostTechGuru, on Mar 1 2010, 04:09 AM, said:

C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local
This is NOT a temp folder, but a folder for application data.

View PostTechGuru, on Mar 1 2010, 04:09 AM, said:

C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Temp
= %Temp% (to be compatible with all versions of Windows).
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Posted 01 March 2010 - 09:35 PM

View PostAethec, on Mar 1 2010, 01:25 PM, said:

= %Temp% (to be compatible with all versions of Windows).
Yup and As far as I can tell CCleaner does now and has always cleaned it (thus it being a temp file cleaner program)

and it does :)
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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.
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Posted 29 April 2010 - 05:23 PM

This is a problem, when deleting files in TEMP folder.

CCleaner v2.30.1130 are deleting files (xxxxxxLog.ini) in folder "Users\xxxxxxxx\AppData\Temp\".
It cause "error message" when you make next boot in the computer.

I don't know why it is happend, and can't undertand how those files (.ini) where set in that folder.
Those files (.ini) where created when I made updates in motherboard drivers.

To correct I made "restauration" in the system and turn those files (.ini) as hide.

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Posted 29 April 2010 - 11:55 PM

View Postosmarelo, on 29 April 2010 - 05:23 PM, said:

This is a problem, when deleting files in TEMP folder.

CCleaner v2.30.1130 are deleting files (xxxxxxLog.ini) in folder "Users\xxxxxxxx\AppData\Temp\".
It cause "error message" when you make next boot in the computer.

I don't know why it is happend, and can't undertand how those files (.ini) where set in that folder.
Those files (.ini) where created when I made updates in motherboard drivers.

To correct I made "restauration" in the system and turn those files (.ini) as hide.
It would be better to make those files part of tools>exclude instead of "hiding" them. . . do you know what program is creating these files??? Also it is better to start a new thread and not to piggy back (post into someone elses thread a un/semi-related question)
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.
CCLEANER, RECUVA, DEFRAGGLER AND SPECCY DOCUMENTATION CAN BE FOUND AT www.piriform.com/docs
Link to Winapp2.ini explaination

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