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    Question about CCleaner & Chrome

    in CCleaner Help Requests

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    12 hours ago, Willy2 said:

    - Question:  In "Winapp2.ini" I see multiple times this "....\*\.... ". Does CC translate into "one (1) (sub-)directory" or does CC translate this as "multiple (sub-)folders" ?

    It depends on what follows the wildcard folder:

    If another folder name follows, then it can be multiple folders.
    "...\*\FolderName|SearchPattern"
    Although this could theoretically cause a problem, it has never happened in practice.

    If, on the other hand, a search pattern follows, then it is only a single folder.
    "...\*|SearchPattern"

    However, the wildcard folder cannot be omitted because the "Default" folder is no longer named just "Default" when different browser profiles are used.

    12 hours ago, Willy2 said:

    - Perhaps the following path can also be cleaned ( without catastrophic consequences) ?
    " C:\Users\<---- user --->\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Service Worker\CacheStorage\ "

    The "Service Worker" folder is already cleaned by CCleaner itself (by the "Internet Cache" entry).

    Question about CCleaner & Chrome

    in CCleaner Help Requests

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Willy2 said:

    ... - I think I will continue to use "Custom Files & Folders" instead of those "Code Caches". ...

    The Winapp2.ini entry uses "\Code Cache|*.*|RECURSE". This means that everything from this folder including all subfolders will be deleted. Only a completely emptied folder "Code Cache" remains.

    Therefore, the entry [Code Cache *] deletes even more than your "Custom Files & Folders", which only deletes the "js" subfolder.

    Only my opinion: I have no idea how and what CCleaner counts. I would not take that so important. I am only interested in the real result after running the cleanup. And whether a folder has been completely emptied, you can easily determine via the Explorer.

    3 hours ago, Willy2 said:

    ... - Perhaps that "Edge Beta" line (see above) also needs to/must be added to "Winapp2.ini" ???

    The entry [Edge Code Cache *] also cleans the beta versions, hence the wildcard after Edge ("\Microsoft\Edge*\User Data\").

     

    Question about CCleaner & Chrome

    in CCleaner Help Requests

    Posted

    Again, the [Blob Storage *] entry does not clean the "Code Cache" folder! You have to use the entry [Code Cache *].

    I have already explained why nothing is displayed for the [Blob Storage *] entry:

    14 minutes ago, APMichael said:

    The "Blob Storage" usually only contains an empty subfolder, which is why CCleaner then also shows no disk space.

    Question about CCleaner & Chrome

    in CCleaner Help Requests

    Posted

    15 minutes ago, Willy2 said:

    ...
    - I did the following:
          A) Selected "Edge blob" (under "Edge Chromium")
          B) Selected "Google blob" (under "Google Chrome".)
          C) Un-selected "Custom files and folders".
    - Now CC doesn't show how much disk space it would free up as a result of these 3 choices.
    ...

    The entries are actually the following:

    [Blob Storage *]
    [Edge Blob Storage *]

    Are you using a current version of Winapp2.ini?

    The "Blob Storage" usually only contains an empty subfolder, which is why CCleaner then also shows no disk space.

    However, the "Code Cache" is cleaned by the following entries:

    [Code Cache *]
    [Edge Code Cache *]

    Question about CCleaner & Chrome

    in CCleaner Help Requests

    Posted

    18 minutes ago, Willy2 said:

    ...
    - I use the default Winapp2.ini file and it seems these folders are not included in Winapp2.ini.
    ...

    This folder has been cleaned by Winapp2.ini for a very long time:

    [Code Cache *] ...
    FileKey11=%LocalAppData%\Google\Chrome*\User Data\*\Code Cache|*.*|RECURSE

    [Edge Code Cache *] ...
    FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge*\User Data\*\Code Cache|*.*|RECURSE

    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    4 hours ago, thoste said:

    ... E.g. for Opera and Brave browser. I never installed them.

    So why are they NOT trimmed/removed from winapp2.ini (...and CCleaner)?

    Do you have a browser-independent download manager installed? These sometimes make entries in the registry, even though the corresponding browsers have not been installed.

    These unwanted registry entries must then be removed manually.
    Brave: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\BraveSoftware
    Opera: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Opera Software

    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    I also only ever use local accounts.

    This is the complete Winapp3.ini entry: 

    [Edge Installer *]
Section=Dangerous Edge Chromium
DetectFile=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge*
Warning=This will prevent successful online updates. You will need to download the installer for a reinstallation.
FileKey1=%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Edge*\Application\*\Installer|*.7z
FileKey2=%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Edge*\Application\*\Installer|*.7z

    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    The entry [Edge Update *] removes cached installation files, however I have never had problems with this on my systems. 

    [Edge Update *] ...
FileKey4=%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Download|*.*|RECURSE
FileKey5=%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Install|*.*|RECURSE

    Is it possible that you are using the Winapp3.ini entry [Edge Installer *]? This is known to cause the problem you describe. 

    [Edge Installer *] ...
FileKey2=%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Edge*\Application\*\Installer|*.7z

    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    Thanks for the new entries.

    7 hours ago, Andavari said:

    ... New because the cleaning entry "[Intel Graphics Command Center *]" does not work since I don't have any folder named "LocalAppData%\Packages\AppUp.IntelGraphicsExperience_*" for it to detect, therefore it never cleans the Intel Graphics Command Center Service Logs which are still generated (if the service is set to automatically run). ...

    Ok, then the graphics driver seems to always install the GCC service, no matter if the "Metro App"-based settings GUI gets installed or not.

    7 hours ago, Andavari said:

    ... It would certainly be nice if all the Intel stuff was combined into one unique area instead of using LangSecRef= which has some of it scattered and it's a bit of a pain to find all of it in a quick enough fashion. Something I could do on my end for my system alone but I though sharing the ideal may help others too. I'd prefer it to be in for example: Section=Intel ...

    In my humble opinion, we should stick with the LangSecRefs specified by CCleaner for Winapp2.ini. Introducing special sections for different manufacturers (Intel, AMD, Adobe, Cyberlink, ...) would only make the display in CCleaner more confusing. The entries in the Winapp2.ini file are sorted alphabetically, so that you have at least in this all entries of a manufacturer together.

    Winapp2.ini additions

    in CCleaner

    Posted

    7 hours ago, SMalik said:

    As soon as I posted about these empty folders, I realized there is already an entry for this. I requested one of the admins to delete the post. They deleted that post to which afterwards, I noticed your response. My apologies.

    Thank you for your reply. Ok, got it. Never mind.

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