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Piriform only supports the cleanup rules built into CCleaner. The Winapp2.ini is only a tolerated extension of CCleaner users. If you deviate from a standard system and redirect folders, it is questionable whether Piriform will correct this. You will probably have no choice but to use your own Winapp2.ini in which you rewrite the problematic cleanup rules. Correct, CCleaner does not show deleted folders, it never has. Obviously, users are not interested enough. But there have been one or two requests for it here. But Piriform has not yet implemented it. You can possibly make a post in the "CCleaner Suggestions" forum.

As far as I can remember, this behavior has always been like this. If a folder is empty (and no longer contains any files), it is always deleted by REMOVESELF. The exclude rule only protects the contents of a folder, but not the folder itself. However, deleting an empty folder should not be a problem in most cases. But if it is, the FileKeys of the Winapp2.ini entry must be adjusted accordingly. It is therefore not really a bug, but rather an overly "aggressive" FileKey.

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DetectOS uses the version number, as Windows 11 also has a version number starting with 10, the build number must also be specified. This is how it should work: DetectOS=|10.0.21999 From version 10.0.22000 it is Windows 11: DetectOS=10.0.22000|

The entry was moved to Winapp3.ini at the time, as it can cause problems with a few extensions. Winapp3.ini, Version: 220615: [Edge Indexed Database Extended *] Section=Dangerous Edge Chromium DetectFile=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge* Warning=This may cause some extensions to not work as intended. FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge*\User Data\*\IndexedDB|*.*|RECURSE

@nukecad: Many thanks for the good and detailed explanation. I hope Leandro can solve the problem with it.

It could be the "Performance Optimizer" ... - Check in CCleaner under "Performance Optimizer" if the affected applications are in sleep state. If so, wake them all up again. ... or the antivirus program. - Which antivirus program do you use? Perhaps Avira? If so, the following folder should be excluded: "C:\Windows\Temp\sentry_temp"

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You can try disabling the following cleanup rules: CCleaner built-in: Windows > Windows Explorer > [Network Passwords] Winapp2.ini (v230901): Applications > Windows > [Windows Credential Manager Saved Credentials *] Applications > Windows > [Windows Mail and Calendar *]

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There are a few extensions that lose their data after the "Internet Cache" has been cleared. Please try whether one of these workarounds works for you: https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/32310-winapp2ini-additions/?do=findComment&comment=336417 https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/32310-winapp2ini-additions/?do=findComment&comment=310357

This issue has been fixed. Thank you for the quick fix!

Thank you very much for your answer and the information. I have tried it with both releases of version 6.18. I can recreate the crashes at any time by simply deleting the "Piriform\CCleaner" registry key under "HKLM\SOFTWARE". I am aware of Piriform's lack of interest in bug fixes. There are still numerous reports of problems and bugs here in the forum that have never been fixed. JMHO: It's a real shame that CCleaner is being bloated with one unnecessary feature after another and that the basic idea of CCleaner has been completely lost.

On a clean system on which "CCleaner" has never been run, "CCleaner v6.18 Portable" crashes immediately (not even the GUI appears). However, if an HKLM registry key from a previous version is present on the system, "CCleaner v6.18 Portable" works without errors.

The following FileKey matches the folder and removes it: Version: 230901 [Microsoft Edge Caches *] FileKey17=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge*\User Data\*Cache*|*|REMOVESELF