CCleaner (/ˈsiːkliːnər/, originally Crap Cleaner), developed by Piriform (a company acquired by Avast in 2017), may be a utility wont to clean potentially unwanted files and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer. it's one among the longest-established system cleaners, first launched in 2004. it had been originally developed for Microsoft Windows only, but in 2012, a macOS version was released.
CCleaner has been reviewed by Chip.de, TechRadar, PC Magazine, and TechRepublic.
Features
CCleaner can delete potentially unwanted files left by certain programs, including Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, Windows Media Player, eMule, Google Toolbar, Netscape, Microsoft Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, McAfee, Adobe Flash Player, Sun Java, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and GIMP along side browsing history, cookies, recycle bin, memory dumps, file fragments, log files, system caches, application data, autocomplete form history, and various other data. The program includes a registry cleaner to locate and proper problems within the Windows registry, like missing references to shared DLLs, unused registration entries for file extensions, and missing references to application paths. CCleaner 2.27 and later can wipe the MFT free space of a drive, or the whole drive.
CCleaner can uninstall programs or modify the list of programs that execute on startup. Since version 2.19, CCleaner can delete Windows System Restore points.
History
CCleaner was first launched in 2004 for Microsoft Windows. It remained a Windows-only utility until 2012. On 2 June 2011, Piriform announced a public trial program for CCleaner for Mac.[19] The Mac version graduated the test stage on 30 January 2012.
A commercial Network Edition was also introduced. Piriform released CCleaner for Android in 2014.
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