Skyrim and CCleaner

[Fhtagn]

To those who use CCleaner, will it affect Skyrim's Steam cloud? I mean, CCleaner has the act of cleaning out unwanted stuff found inside the computer and I was just wondering if it will affect the cloud files for Skyrim.

Having my saves backed-up from Steam cloud is pretty handy and I am afraid that CCleaner will prevent that from happening.


~Thanks!

[bobczes]

I don't mean to sound mean, but this utility should not be used if you can't configure it to your needs.

But, no it won't affect the cloud files.

You should also be aware that most of what CCleaner does can be accomplished with standard Windows applications. Apart from cleaning the registry, there is nothing this utility does that you can not do with native Windows programs, also cleaning the registry has dubious benefits.

[SpeedFreak1972]

well name the programs unless it's in win 8 I can assure you ccleaner cleans far more native windows programs does, because it also cleans caches from 3rd party programs such as Firefox, chrome, etc.

[Froot Loop Lux]

CCleaner doesn't touch anything Steam related, or at least it shouldn't. You can pick and choose what it cleans and 99.9% of it has nothing to do with your progam files.

[bobczes]

* Disc cleanup is a function in the Action Center, removing programs and apps is a function in the control panel Programs and Features.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/delete-files-using-disk-cleanup#delete-files-using-disk-cleanup=windows-7

* "The Windows Installer Cleanup Utility (MSICUU2.exe) is no longer available from Microsoft.
If you cannot add, update, or remove a program on your computer, run this troubleshooter."

http://support.microsoft.com/KB/290301/

* Browsers can be cleaned as a stand alone function, e.g.

Firefox

1. From the History menu, select Clear Recent History. ...
2. From the Time range to clear: drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select Everything.
3. Next to "Details", click the down arrow to choose which elements of the history to clear.

[wfandrews54]

I agree with SpeedFreak that CCleaner is a much more convenient tool than shuffling through various Windows programs to accomplish the same tasks that you can do with CCleaner. However cleaning the registry should always be done with caution as it has the possibility to really screw up your computer.

[Fhtagn]

Thanks for the heads up informations. Bottomline, it won't affect any of Steam's cloud files especially Skyrim (basing on what bobczes and Luxwing the Donger King said)?

[SpeedFreak1972]

However it goes further then browsers ... codec packs, office, word, email programs such as The Bat, adobe, flash player, VLC, amd installation leftovers, etc, etc, etc .... I really can't see how you want to do this with 1 standard windows tool

[OutsidR]

I have used CCleaner for years, no problems even when cleaning the registry. In fact, my machine even seems to run better cleaning the reg. Of course I also Defrag and chkdisk every once in a while.

[bobczes]

Originally posted by SpeedFreak:

However it goes further then browsers ... codec packs, office, word, email programs such as The Bat, adobe, flash player, VLC, amd installation leftovers, etc, etc, etc .... I really can't see how you want to do this with 1 standard windows tool

I was a long time proponent of CCleaner, it does perhaps, remove some things with whitch Programs and Features has difficulty. It's overall usefulness though has become redundant with the increased capabilities of Windows 7/8/10

Also it's primary selling point, which is to clean the registry, has been and continues to be a dangerous tool for the uninformed.

I also believe that the more you know about each apllication or utility installed on your computer, the better off you'll be in the long run. I prefer not to rely on a single application for removal or cleanup of many various types of software.

[bobczes]

Originally posted by OutsidR:

I have used CCleaner for years, no problems even when cleaning the registry. In fact, my machine even seems to run better cleaning the reg. Of course I also Defrag and chkdisk every once in a while.

"I’d go a step further: Don’t run registry cleaner programs, period. I won’t go so far as to call them snake oil, but what possible performance benefits can you get from “cleaning up” unneeded registry entries and eliminating a few stray DLL files? Even in the best-case scenario the impact should be trivial at best. Maybe a second or two here and there, maybe a few kilobytes of freed-up RAM, and I’m being generous. How can you balance those against the risk that the utility will “clean” (in other words, delete) something you really need, causing a program or feature to fail?

If anyone has done any serious performance testing on this class of software, I’d be interested in seeing it. In the absence of really rigorous testing and fail-safe design, I say: Stay far away from this sort of utility."

http://www.edbott.com/weblog/2005/04/why-i-dont-use-registry-cleaners/

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