Differences in Cleaners

Been reading here and came across another system cleaner and wondered what are the main differences or one is better at cleaning certain things?

Came across "uncleaner" and wondered where this sits with the likes of ccleaner, privacy eraser, privazer, etc. I have read and seen ccleaner and privacy eraser go head to head, but this uncleaner looks to clean more system files. But not sure from what little I find about it.

Anyways, just wondering and thoughts from all of us about this program.

I tried to find info about this program but all I could come up with were reviews that are a few years old and one report that explains how to uninstall it. Apparently it creates a registry entry that allows it to run at startup and it cleans up unnecessary files and folders (but it doesn't say what those are).

You say it apparently cleans more system files. That's a red flag for me if I don't know what those files are. Might do more harm than good.

To add to this. Windows hides system files for a reason. Better to leave them alone than allow a cleaner program to mess with them unnecessarily.

I found this site that has two things mentioned. One is that it explains the files being removed.

You are being redirected...

Second, it has Ed Tittle's name mentioned. I thought I remember seeing this. Chasing down Ed's name and then to the latest Win10 update I found CountMike at post 32 mentioning he used this tool

KB4565503 Cumulative Update Windows 10 v2004 build 19041.388 - July 14

For me space is not an issue. D drive has all Docs, Pics, Music, Etc. C is program and games. But just found it interesting when someone here mentions a program ha is not heard of so a digging I went.

I do not run cleaners; system is fine. Maybe once a month I may run CCleaner or Privacy Eraser, as mention, I do not run it to conserve space. But just interesting and good notes came out of all this.

Thank you

AirPower4ever said:

I found this site that has two things mentioned. One is that it explains the files being removed....
Second, it has Ed Tittle's name mentioned....

I see from @EdTittel's article that the list of files UnCleaner removes does not include the cache or cookies for any browsers, MS or 3rd-party. One of my main uses for CCleaner is as a 'one-stop' cleaner for all my browsers, to clean their cache and all cookies apart from those on my specific whitelist (eg. TenForums login cookies).

AirPower4ever said:

wondered what are the main differences or one is better at cleaning certain things?

Hmmm..............

I've been using cleaners of one type or another ever since I first caressed a mouse.

Other than conserving space that needn't be conserved and has been at bargain prices for the last decade, I'm not at all sure any of them have had any performance benefit AT ALL. I certainly couldn't prove it nor have I ever suspected it.

That doesn't stop me from using them.

I will admit I feel better all over after having used them and so will likely continue.

But it is highly peculiar that I feel better even though it was my PC that's been cleaned, not me. A subject for psychiatrists, I guess.

Meanwhile, I'm putty in the vendor's hands. Silly Putty. Pardon the highly dated reference.

Bree said:

I see from @EdTittel's article that the list of files UnCleaner removes does not include the cache or cookies for any browsers, MS or 3rd-party. One of my main uses for CCleaner is as a 'one-stop' cleaner for all my browsers, to clean their cache and all cookies apart from those on my specific whitelist (eg. TenForums login cookies).

I don't see why you would need a whitelist for cookies as they are installed every time you visit a site.

Bengie said:

I don't see why you would need a whitelist for cookies as they are installed every time you visit a site.

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