There were 32 drivers found to update audio, Bluetooth, biometrics, etc. The driver update does what it says it does and strives to make sure that everything is updated and therefore works as best as possible. Note that the pro version allows you to schedule a cleanup, whereas SmartCleaning will automatically clean when you accumulate a certain amount of junk (500 MB by default). By comparison, MacPaw CleanMyPC manages only 1.68 GB. In total, CCleaner was able to free up 3.09 GB of disk space.

Thus, deleting them can slow down some things. Again, it took a matter of seconds (2.79 according to the app) and found to remove 1.9 GB mostly cache files, and while that’s a good amount of space to free up, remember that cache files are used to speed up things like web browsing. There is a Custom Clean option that can analyze Windows and applications.

You can choose which garbage to delete, but only in groups of different types, such as Trash, Temporary Application Files and Temporary System Files. On my test laptop, the search found 7,371 trackers, 792 MB of garbage, and one upgrade application – in this case Audacity. It is 77MB in size and is compatible with Windows 7 and later versions.Īfter a short introduction explaining the features, CCleaner performs a health check in seconds, highlighting privacy trackers and unwanted files that need to be removed, as well as running applications that need to be disabled and applications that need to be updated.

Like most customization software, CCleaner Professional is simple and easy to download followed by a quick installation. Here I’m testing the paid Professional version, which opens up a number of additional features, such as Speed and Security sections, as well as the ability to schedule a cleanup and monitor your computer. Like many Windows applications, there is a free version of CCleaner, but it is limited to standard privacy protection (tracking files and browsing data) and cleanup. It’s been around for a long time – since 2004 – so for many it’s a PC cleaning program, but is it still the best? CCleaner is probably the name that comes to mind when you think of PC cleaning software, and it remains one of the best you can buy for price and performance.

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