CCleaner (formerly Crap Cleaner), developed by Piriform is a utility program used to clean potentially unwanted files and invalid Windows Registry entries from a computer. A public beta version for the Mac has been released.

CCleaner supports the cleaning of temporary or potentially unwanted files left by certain programs, including FirefoxOperaInternet ExplorerSafariGoogle ChromeWindows Media PlayereMuleGoogle ToolbarNetscapeMicrosoft OfficeNeroAdobe AcrobatWinRARWinAceWinZip, and other applications along with browsing history, cookiesRecycle bin, memory dumps, file fragments, log files, system caches, application data, autocomplete form history, and various other data.

The program also includes a registry cleaner to locate and correct problems in the Windows registry, such as missing references to shared DLLs, unused registration entries for file extensions, and missing references application paths. As of v2.27, CCleaner can wipe the MFTfree space of a drive, or the entire drive itself. But the best part is that it’s fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware!

CNET editors gave the application a rating of 5/5 stars, calling it a “highly-recommended” and “a must-have tool” in spite of some minor glitches. In addition to that, CCleaner was awarded the April 2009 Editor’s Choice Award by CNET.

Release notes:  

  • Added IE add-on manager.
  • Added Firefox Jumplist Cache cleaning.
  • Improved Firefox and Thunderbird cache cleaning.
  • Improved Google Chrome Internet History cleaning for typed URLs.
  • Improved Google Chrome Canary Saved Form Information cleaning.
  • Improved Google Chrome Canary Saved Passwords cleaning.
  • Improved Recycle Bin cleaning with symbolic links.
  • Improved item exclusion feedback in Registry screen.
  • Improved keyboard usability on Intelligent Cookie scan dialog.
  • Added support for custom Thunderbird installation. e.g. CustomLocation1=THUNDERBIRD|C:\Portable\Thunderbird\Data\profile
  • Added cleaning for Corel PaintShop Pro X4, Nero Video 11 and Nero Vision 10.
  • Improved cleaning for WinRAR, LogMeIn, Office 2003, 2007 and 2010.
  • Added Indonesian translation.

Download: CCleaner 3.13 | 3.3 MB
Download: CCleaner 1.00.077 Beta 5 for Mac OS X  | 878 KB
View: CCleaner Website

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