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There is a known issue for some users with changes made to the Software Updating part of Health Check.
A fix has been promised hopefully sometime this week.
In the meantime there are a couple of things you could try:
1- Using the seperate Tools>Software Updater in CCleaner to see if that one will update the problematic apps for you.
2- Looking at what software Health Check has found to update and then update them manually yourself.
If/when they have been updated then Health Check will no longer hang trying to update them.
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Brave browser already includes it's own anti-fingerprinting.
https://brave.com/privacy-updates/28-sunsetting-strict-fingerprinting-mode/ -
These days for online PDFs I just view them in the browser (Firefox) and then save them if I want to keep them. Most browsers can open PDF's now,
You can also set the browser to be the default app for opening your saved PDFs, which they can do offline too.
If you do that then no neeed for a seperate PDF viewer and so one less app to have installed.For saved PDFs I tend to just use Adobe Reader DC.
Yes it can be a bit OTT just for viewing the odd PDF, but it does the job and I've never got round to evaluating the alternatives.
Perhaps if I viewed PDF's more often I'd spend the time to look at few different reader apps. -
My first suspect would be the Sophos.
When there is a new CCleaner Update if 'Check for Updates' in CCleaner isn't seeing it then I would try disabling Sophos temporarilily and then do the CCleaner Update check.
In the meantime I would check that your Sophos Home is up to date.
Note that some AV's will say that they are up to date when there is in fact a newer version. Those AV's are telling you that their definitions are up to date for that version, not that the version is up to date.
So with an AV as well as checking within the AV itself, it's best to check on the Av's website.
I do note that Sophos Home for Windows doesn't seem to have had a version update since July 2023: https://support.home.sophos.com/hc/en-us/sections/360000192343-Release-NotesWindows 11 has had a feature update to version 23H2 since then, and I'm wondering if it was after updating to 23H2 that the issue started for you?
Another option you could try would be to do a total reinstall of CCleaner.
Make a note of your settings in CCleaner (and licence key if you have Pro), uninstall your current CCleaner and then delete the CCleaner folder C:\Program Files\CCleaner, 'Restart' your computer, and then download/reinstall CCleaner Free from the Builds page: https://www.ccleaner.com/ccleaner/builds
Once reinstalled you will have to put your settings back, and enter your key to re-register it as Pro again.
Of course you are not going to know if it fixed your issue until the next CCleaner update is released, but if you do that then at least you will know that you have a totally fresh CCleaner. -
As you have re-posted in the Android forum I'll close this one to avoid you getting any answers in two places.
Here's a link to the new thread:
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IIRC- Wasn't there a link in the original email that you had to click if you wanted to take advantage of the Breachguard offer at the time?
So you'd only get any follow up if you had clicked that link.As those offer emails were originally sent out in October/November 2023 then the offer may no longer be valid?
(Or have they sent out a new batch of emails without telling us?)
@KAB when did you get the email?
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As I say I have notified a member of staff and asked them to look into this for you.
However today is Easter Sunday and the regular staff wiil not be back into work until Tuesday at least.
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Sorry I am not familiar with the Android version of CCleaner so don't know what might have happened.
One other thought - Android phones have a Recycle Bin these days, have you checked in there?
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Not sure just what has happened there, but were they also in Google Storage? Check your Google account for them, It may just be a link that has been 'lost' but even if deleted from Google Storage they are backed up there.
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Good to hear it's now back to normal for you.
The Slim installer installs exactly the same CCleaner, it's just the installer itself that works a bit differently.
However in this case I think that the problem was something hanging about in the CCleaner folder - so getting rid of the entire folder got rid of whatever that was.
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I'm seeing the same not found error here.
I'll flag this thread up to a staff member to check the link or give another idea.
Of course it is Easter so it maybe offline for housekeeping, and being a holiday it may take time (Tuesday?) for the staff to see my flag.
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Yes there is an issue that is affecting some users, not all, in the new Software Updater in Health Check.
It doesn't matter if it's Pro or Pro Plus, the issue is with what software it finds to update.
It appears to be hanging mainly when trying to update either MS Ofice, or the C++ redistributables, (there may be others that are also 'sticking').
We are told that they are working on a hotfix and that it should be implemented "hopefully next week".
In the meantime if your health Check is hanging then you can try going to Tools>Software Updater and updating the softwares that it finds one by one.
Other users have reported that if/when they have managed to sucessfully update the softwares using Tools>Software Updater then Health Check no longer hangs for them.
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There is a constant 'cold war' between YouTube and Adblockers.
Adblockers work for a time, and then YouTube find ways around them, the Adblockers then find how to block what Youtube came up with, Youtube finds ways round those, the Adblockers then find ------- and round and round.
It's a constant to and fro; and not all Ads can be blocked all of the time.
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50 devices is obviously more than personal use.
Whether you are thinking of becoming a reseller, or these phones are for use by staff in an organsation, then you are best talking to CCleaners Business division.
(I'm just guessing here, talk to CCleaner Business about what is and isn't possible. But rather than purchasing through the Google Store you may be better getting a number of CCleaner multi-device licences direct from CCleaner and then 'activating' each licence in each Google account on each device).
I'd start with the 'Contact Us' at the bottom of this page: https://www.ccleaner.com/partners
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See the post 2 up from yours.
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Sometimes "updater" apps such as the ones in CCleaner will know of updates before they are widely released or even before the developer has posted that it has been released.
It's then up to you if you trust the updater or would prefer to wait a while.
Personally I don't use any "updater" (not even the ones in CCleaner) if the update is needed then most times the app that needs it will do it, if the update isn't needed then why do it?
In particular with drivers the update may be to suit hardware that you don't even have in your computer, so at best it is no use to you, and at worst it may stop what you do have from working properly.
In the end it's your choice, by my take is - if it works as it is then don't try to fix what is already working.
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Just to note that seems to be a new purchase made 2 weeks ago
Was this an upgrade from CCleaner Pro to CCleaner Pro Plus?
Were you also sent a new licence key to use? (Which look different to older keys, new style keys have a different number of characters. Old style keys are only valid for one device).
PS. Check your email spam folder in case a new key was sent but ended up in there.
PPS. Don't post any key in plain sight here on the forum.
If you have been sent a new key then the old key will have been deactivated, and any time that was left on it will be added to the new key.
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I doubt that it's a registry key, programmes don't normally create/change reg keys on opening and then delete them on closing.
If/when they do create/change one they usually leave it there.Is it only with CCleaner?
Try doing a scan with Defender to see if Diskled shows C: being accessed while the scan is running. -
Not a problem. we understand that translation can be tricky at times.
I just wanted to check that you hadn't Deactivated the licence yourself in the online 'Manage your Licence' portal.
If it is saying that the licence key has been "Deactivated" then that has a particular meaning and reason(s).
I have asked a staff member to take a look for you.
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7 hours ago, Willy2 said:
... the odd thing is that this icon only shows the disk I/O for drive E: but NOT the disk I/O for drive C:.
However, when I also start CCleaner then DiskLED shows the amount of Disk I/O for BOTH drive C: and E:.
So you seem to be saying that Diskled does not work how you want it to unless CCleaner is also running.
Surely that is a problem either with Diskled itself, or (more likely) with your settings in Diskled?
From what you say then if you didn't have CCleaner at all Diskled wouldn't work how you want it to, full stop, and not everybody has CCleaner.
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I'm not sure just what you are meaning by "decommissioned" that word/process can mean different things to different people.
However: We cannot access licence details here on the forum, but I have flagged your question up for staff attention to expedite your support.
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We are told that a hotfix for these Updater issues that some users are seeing will be released "hopefully next week".
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Yes, the ini file keeps a record of what settings you have changed and loads it into CCleaner when you start it.
So if you have now ticked that box then any settings you now change will be saved to the ccleaner.ini and reloaded next time you open CCleaner.
You can manually make a copy of a particular ini file in File Explorer, so that if you need/want to you can go back to the settings saved in it.
(I have my own settings backed up in that way, so that when I change my settings to help with a question here I can fairly quickly use that backup copy to undo those changes).
It's also possible for advanced users to make further customisations in the ini file itself, but usually that is done in the winapp2.ini (if you have one) rather than the CCleaner.iniWhat it does mean is that if you already made a CCleaner.ini by ticking the 'Save all settings as an INI file' and then untick it again, CCleaner will no longer update that existing ini - and so any further settings changes that you do make will be overwritten by the existing ccleaner.ini when it loads.
So if you are going to change settings and want the changes to stick then you either have to:
Have that 'Save all ...' box ticked, so that it saves your changes to ccleaner.ini,
(That's the preferred way to do it).
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Leave the 'Save all ...' box unticked, and delete any existing ccleaner.ini file so that there isn't one to load.
(The problem with that seccond one is that if you have to reinstall CCleaner the settings will revert to default, and they might revert during an update too).The user Manuals/FAQ's can be found here (scroll down and click the box that you want): https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US
CCleaner 'How to' videos on various topics and settings can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvsL9Q1gZ6XzSx3twnszuUg -
The only times that I know that to happen is if you reinstall, or if you click on 'Restore default settings' in Options>Advanced.
Can you give more details of what you are doing when you say that this happens for you?
Do you have a ccleaner.ini file? And if so then is 'Save all settings to INI file' still ticked?
(If an ini is used and then that setting later unticked then CCleaner will continue to use the last ini file that was made before you unticked it, meaning that any further changes you make to the settings will not be saved because when you open CCleaner again the settings will revert to what is in your saved ini file).
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Uninstalling/reinstalling CCleaner won't help I'm afraid.
The 'trying to do something on the hard disk' message will just be a symptom of the issue.
I've not seen this one myself but in previous similar ones I have seen the software being updated wants something clicked or typed that CCleaner can't click/type or doesn't know to click. Something such as an extra UAC confirmation.
Which particular software update is it hanging on for you? (I assume that you have tried them one at once).