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1. I first Delete Restore Points/Cleanup cookies, then clean (Av likes me to scan twice?- 2nd scan Much faster!?). 2. Then scan Registry Twice, and fix All. I then go back to main startup page, and X out, and Reboot twice -My question, as I don't get long/cleaning reboot until After a cold startup, 4 Reboots, open IE11 (4 Times). shutdown. - I must be doing something wrong?- Should I X out After Registry cleaning, or what?

When cleaning cookies- I Ticked "Do not ask again". Cleaned OK, but not the next time I ran it! How do I restore the Ask prompt?

When I first installed CC 504- I remember seeing a "Scan for SSD..." setting (somewhere?), and didn't tick it - I had a HDD, and copied it to a Fast SSD- I couldn't find the CC SSD setting...? So I reinstalled CC from the original download, and still couldn't find it? How do I get the SSD option back, and what does it do different (I don't Safe delete)?

I recently installed the current version of Defraggler, as WDD doesn't defrag files larger than 64mb (system is getting slow...). I unticked replace WDD on install (no reason)- Now I have a WDD icon, as well as a DF icon on desktop. Having both icons on on desktop seems to confuse my ESET Smart Security v8 AV (Hate it, and going to try Norton Security Premium next). I have decided to go ahead & replace WDD with DF, and delete the WDD desktop icon- 1. Do I need to just tick Replace WDD in my DF settings, or uninstall DF & tick Replace on new install. 2. Do I need to then need to Disable WDD in MSC (it is currently Manual, with no Auto defrag)? 3. What is the advantage... of replacing WDD with DF?

The Latest ABS Free v1.14.5 isn't showing on my W7 SP-1 32/64-bit computers, looks like only 14 Full shows? Thanks for the confirmation about cleaning themselves though! I don't do anything but copy, so lightweight Free is working Good for me.

TIPS (but I have to agree about excluding your AV files!)- With my ESET Smart Security v8 AV (Worked with my old KIS 2013/2014 AV too, and maybe with other AV's?)- I find that if I Analyze Everything (CCleaner, Defraggler (3pass defrag too (see the Big jump in read speed!)), Twice Before Cleaning/Defrag..., It allows All... without any issues, because it's now Trusted (I find that Security Suites, with a firewall are more persnickety...!). I just ran the latest CCleaner Yesterday, the first Clean files Analyze took 9.5sec, and the second took 1.25sec, and then same faster results results with the Registry cleaner. Since doing this, I never see the same files... coming up again, and my system is Much faster after Defrag (I Run as Admin, and temp show Hidden files on defrag Only).

Win7 Pro 32-bit (desktop) & Win7 Pro 64-bit (laptop), latest CCleaner, ESS v8 AV. A couple of CCleaner versions back, the change log said Ashampoo Burning Studio was added... I have the Excellent/Fast ABS free installed on both computers, but neither shows in Applications? I uninstalled slow CDBurnerXP, as it was permanently leaving Huge/Hidden files on my C: drive, every time I copied an audio CD (also not detected by CCleaner). I would like to be sure that ABS is cleaning up on reboot, and CCleaner is checking it!? Please check this bug out...! Scott

I had the same problem until I temp disabled my AV until After Restart (Before running CC, and I always do a no-activity restart/ wait 15min for All files to release)!

I've tried several other 3d party defrags that did Not pre-disable VSS (like DF does), and they made a Horrible Mess out of my HD/OS...! BTW- Win 7 defrag is Much Faster (VSS safe), but leaves parts of programs... scattered all over my HD! I get Much Better system Performance, after DF does it's more thorough compacting...

Should I save my settings to .ini, then uninstall/reinstall?- Or is DF like CCleaner, where you just install over the old version?

Thank you for the reply, and I'm going to stop deleting old prefetch files because of issues... (I got into this habit in the old XP days)!- 2 days after this weeks Win Update- CCleaner deleted 26 old prefetch files (many System prefetch, along with 128mb of deleted files...). I closely watched the Prefetch folder for rebuild dates/times? Many didn't auto-rebuild until Late After the next days cold startup/2 restarts. Performance became slow, and there is still No increase the 2nd day (today). I also figured that there was No reason to defrag , until All the prefetch files were auto-rebuilt (compact/contiguous...). BTW- My Win7 64-bit laptop has Really slowed down, after doing similar... It seems that I sometimes make things worse while trying to make things a little better (i.e. JV PowerTools- Immunize...!). I going to try and remember!- If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

Usually a couple of days after my Windows manual Update there are 31... old prefetch files to delete, and in-between varies... 1. Following deletion, when does Win7 start auto-rebuilding them..., and how long does that usually take? I read that's at Win idle, And I should probably temp disable my KIS AV's idle scan? 2. Is it also a good idea to manually delete layout.ini once-in-a Great while, and when?

Does this also allow me to also Registry clean, which I Always do After file cleanup?

I have a WD VelociRaptor 10kRpm Hard Drive, that softly clicks Furiously upon the next days Cold startup (the HD activity light blinks Rapidly too). I have no idea what files are being processed...? I also have similar HD activity the next day after a manual Windows Update? ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Defrag TIP (mostly from my KIS forum)!- This is also why I Never defrag at the end of the day (Analyze the next day will show a Badly fragmented HD!), but Only after a cold startup (3d no-activity reboot)/ disconnect from internet/temp disable AV (Self-Protection for KIS... too)/Show Hidden Files & Protected OS (also allows indexes/System files... to be compacted...), & Defrag- Run As Admin!- I also wait 1min+... between All of these steps, for HD activity to settle down..., print this out, and a digital kitchen timer Is a Must! -Now reverse the above..., and reboot Twice Before Any activity. Full Performance won't show until After the next days Cold Startup (3d no-activity reboot!).

I've noticed that files don't appear to Fully delete..., until After the next Cold Startup. May be my KIS AV...?- as I have to temp disable until reboot, or it blocks Registry Cleaning (I Run as Admin, and CC is a Trusted KIS Application)?- Would it be best to manually shutdown after CC, or do a reboot first, or...?

I see this option, but don't know if I should be using it?- I don't wipe free space/MFT, and using latest CC version.

I am running v.4064 on 2 win 7 computers (One 32-bit, and one 64-bit (1st time installation/no AV yet) ), with check for Updates ticked (double checked)- Neither of them reported a new version when opened (KIS AV temp disabled) , but when I ran FH Update Checker it reported that CCleaner 4.01.4093 is available!? I then re-opened the CC Gui on both, and clicking the lower right check showed v.4093 is available? I ran negative AV/Rootkit scans. Q?- Is there a bug with .4093 & it is not being offered, or what...?

I replaced Win defrag with DF (run as admin)- I disabled Win auto-defrag, then set Win to Manual in services.msc (run as admin). My thinking is that leaving Win Defrag in Manual allows it to continue building layout.ini (I assume that DF uses this?). Are my settings correct for Best DF system performance, or should I use different...? ~~~~~~~~~~ -The main reason I'm asking is that my contiguous MFT shows a couple of inches from the front of the C: drive one time, and then a couple of inches from the end other times? What is moving data around?- Does DF use layout.ini, or what is moving my data...?

Thank you for the reply, as I never received an email notification to my earlier post (I'll check my Spam settings?)- I'll stop going on about about WFS default...!

Then there's the SSD-specific Win 7 TRIM command, which helps to clear left-behind data and file fragments. Without this software garbage collection, SSDs actually slow down over time — an effect that plagued many of the first-generation SSD devices until engineers figured out what was going on. (Wikipedia explanation of TRIM.) Very important to run the Quick normal maintenance TRIM command, and doesn't kill SSD's as badly as WFS. WFS killed 3 Crucial C300 SSD's, until I discovered it somehow got turned on...? ~~~~~~~~~ I got tired of messing with SSD's, and "upgraded" to a Fast WD Raptor, 10kRPM sata6 32bit Hard Drive!- With CC & Defraggler (7 full passes..., Until 0sec- I Run as Admin), it outperforms my old SSD in Many areas..., especially IO's (i.e. overwrite a file...).

This didn't work out for me as I was Very Confused trying to figure out Ultradefrag's umpteen Boot Script Options (more confusing than JKdefrag...)? I was trying to figure out how to defrag Just the MFT, but it appears that I'd have to boot defrag the whole drive? Any help would be appreciated!?

Re: Ultradefrag (Thanks!)- I didn't like Ultradefrag as a full defrag (really slowed system), but I'll try running just the MFT part...? Re: DF include MFT defrag? DF would probably have to make MFT defrag an separate option... from Boot defrag everytime (I love this performance option!), as MFT can take awhile, whereas Boot everytime is about 1sec. BTW! DF v2.10.424 is working Good (un-like v.413 for me)! No leftovers at end of HD, that have to be manually defraged... (like .391). No problem with 1sec fast boot defrag everytime (Love this performance setting!). No need for more than 2 passes (best for performance!), to get 0sec completion. HD activity Seems to settle down faster (I 10min reboot 4-times after a full defrag, to get best performance).

Is There anyway to defrag the MFT?- Even by another program... (I replaced Win defrag as default, with DF) Boot Time Defrag Boot-Time Defrag – defrags the system disk during the boot time, before the whole operating system is loaded. This allows Defraggler to defrag the files which are blocked after the operating system is loaded. At the moment following files are defragmented during the boot time defrag: C:\pagefile.sys C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\AppEvent.Evt C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\default C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\SAM C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\SecEvent.Evt C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\SECURITY C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\software C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\SysEvent.Evt C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\system

Be sure to Disable CCleaner Wipe Free Space (default), and use Normal file delete, as it ruined my C300 SSD (twice!)! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Other Thoughts for you guys thinking about SSD's...!?- I've given up hassling/babying SSD drives for Normal computing with lots of I/O ... I have big folders on my desktop, and my SSD became slower & slower (had to disable indexing (with all the rewrites), and System Restore too!)... CCleaner seemed to corrupt my old i7-2600 (with on-board video), and it didn't like System Restores... If you download movies (i.e. Netflix...), be sure you save them to a normal slave HD! SSD's reminded me of a Mackintosh computer, where you just leave it do it's thing... ?- Maybe the Newer SSD's work better, than my older Crucial C300? ~~ I've since upgraded to a Western Digital Raptor sata6 (32mb cache)/ 10k rpm, i5-2500 CPU, MSI 1gig video card, and Love it! I also like messing with Defraggler/CCleaner..., get fast 30sec reboots, blazing internet..., and enjoy seeing the fruits of my labors!

If you Right click on bin icon/Properties/click C: drive, you will see the size limitation- Mine "was" Default at 7047mb, for a 100gig C: HD ( I ticked Remove Immediately, with a final warning...)- You are probably Way over with 40gig, unless you have a Huge C: drive!? BTW- No files are 100% deleted until After a reboot, and it "seems" to finish up... After next days cold startup (My WD Raptor HD(4gig Ram), hyper-clicks...). I never Defraggler on a cold startup (or anything else- net will be Slow...), and only defrag After a no-activity 15min wait reboot (7-passes, just like Win Defrag is Super Performance for me) I wait for 7-min for normal computing, after 1st reboot)). -If you are skeptical?- Analyze on cold startup, then again after a 15min reboot (you Will have hundreds fewer fragments, and usually no left-overs at end-of-drive). If I do have leftovers, or any red boxes- I click on All of them/ defrag/Analyze, and more full passes (until defrag takes 2sec...).