Ban666 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I know what this does, but what does it overwrite the free space with? In other words, will it fill up the free space on my HDD rendering it useless? Or will that space still be available after its been wiped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted November 15, 2017 Moderators Share Posted November 15, 2017 It will first fill your drive then upon completion will delete said filling freeing up the space again 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. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmie Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Nergal, what he is asking is what happens to the freed space. Does CC Cleaners write 0s and 1s into the cleaned space? That is what the Windows formatting system, EasUs and most all the partition managers do so that they avoid falling into 1/2 speed by getting out of order. harmie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Nergal Posted November 16, 2017 Moderators Share Posted November 16, 2017 25 minutes ago, harmie said: Nergal, what he is asking is what happens to the freed space. Does CC Cleaners write 0s and 1s into the cleaned space? That is what the Windows formatting system, EasUs and most all the partition managers do so that they avoid falling into 1/2 speed by getting out of order. harmie I understood and answered, the same that I'd answer your read of it. But, I'll try again: the freespace of the drive is overwritten by one or more random letter files. Once that space is filled (it'll at this point look like you have no space left on the drive) ccleaner will flush the files with a non-recycle-bin delete; this will leave you with the same free space at the beginning. It should be noted that freespace wipe too often will significantly reduce the life of a drive. 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. Support at https://support.ccleaner.com/s/?language=en_US Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT via email support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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