BleachBit

Just for a bit of background information. I have used CCleaner for MANY MANY years, and to be honest, I have NEVER had a problem with it.

I have all the Parameters Pre-Set in the Program Settings and I run it as and when I feel like it as part of my Master Cleanup Script . . .

Code:

cd %ProgramFiles%\CCleaner & start CCleaner64.exe /auto
timeout /t 30 /nobreak >nul

   Note

This thread is NOT about CCleaner.

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I thought it might be time for a change.

I have noticed that BleachBit often gets a mention here, so with that in mind, I decided to investigate further. I was ideally looking for something that was Portable, had Command Line Support, and runs in Windows, which it DOES.

I am going to setup a folder on the %SystemDrive%.

On further investigation, I found that once you setup the Parameters that you want via the GUI, that you can just run the Command . . .

Code:

"%SystemDrive%\BleachBit-Portable\bleachbit_console.exe" --clean --preset

My preferred method that I will be using is individual Commands. This way, I can list them all initially, and just comment out those that I will NOT be using, therefore making future changes easy to implement. Here is a small selection as an example . . .

Code:

"%SystemDrive%\BleachBit-Portable\bleachbit_console.exe" --clean system.clipboard
"%SystemDrive%\BleachBit-Portable\bleachbit_console.exe" --clean system.logs
"%SystemDrive%\BleachBit-Portable\bleachbit_console.exe" --clean system.history
"%SystemDrive%\BleachBit-Portable\bleachbit_console.exe" --clean system.tmp

Obviously this can be shortened to a single Command Line . . .

Code:

"%SystemDrive%\BleachBit-Portable\bleachbit_console.exe" --clean system.clipboard system.logs system.history system.tmp

BUT, this looks very messy and hard to Read/Amend/Troubleshoot.

Of course, another option would be to Edit [ Manually Edit the Program Settings ] the .ini file.

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My question is, has anybody used the Portable version and the Command Line Interface, and if so, have you got ANY tips or recommendations please?

If anyone has got all the Commands, or a Script, perhaps you could post it please?

These are what I have found so far . . .

Code:

system.clipboard
deepscan.backup
deepscan.ds_store
deepscan.thumbs_db
deepscan.tmp
system_defender.history
system_explorer.mru
system_explorer.recent_documents
system_explorer.run
system_explorer.search_history
system_explorer.thumbnails
system_media_player.mru
system.backup_files
system.cache
system.clipboard
system.free_disk_space
system.history
system.logs
system.memory_dump
system.mru
system.muicache
system.prefetch
system.tmp
system.updates

Thanks.

On reflection, I do NOT think that this Program is going to accommodate my requirements. I will further investigate alternative options tomorrow.

You just need to make your selection in the GUI (which is remembered) and run the command. If you ever want to change the selection run bleachbitportable.exe and check/ uncheck items in the GUI.

For multiple cleanup profiles you could run multiple copies of the portable app from any number of directories,

I'm not at all sure of editing scripts to include/ exclude items.

You could import winapp2.ini and edit with notepad or even make multiple copies for specific sets of rules but it's easier just to use the GUI.

Thanks for the reply, information, and screenshots @Callender, it is appreciated.

Callender said:

You just need to make your selection in the GUI (which is remembered) and run the command. If you ever want to change the selection run bleachbitportable.exe and check/ uncheck items in the GUI.

I decided to investigate BleachBit further today, and I have come to the conclusion that what you have said about configuring the Parameters in the GUI [ and what I stated in my original Post ] and then using the Command "%SystemDrive%\BleachBit-Portable\bleachbit_console.exe" --clean --preset in the Script is the way to go. It is the simplest and easiest method as far a Script is concerned.

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ALL the Parameters ...\BleachBitPortable\App\BleachBit\bleachbit_console.exe bleachbit --list available [ alphabetically ], just in case anybody else is interested in the cleaning coverage [ 214 Items ]. Obviously items in the list below that are NOT on your system do NOT show in the GUI . . .

Code:

adobe_reader.cache
adobe_reader.mru
adobe_reader.tmp
amule.backup
amule.known_clients
amule.known_files
amule.logs
amule.temp
brave.cache
brave.cookies
brave.dom
brave.form_history
brave.history
brave.passwords
brave.search_engines
brave.session
brave.site_preferences
brave.sync
brave.vacuum
chromium.cache
chromium.cookies
chromium.dom
chromium.form_history
chromium.history
chromium.passwords
chromium.search_engines
chromium.session
chromium.site_preferences
chromium.sync
chromium.vacuum
deepscan.backup
deepscan.ds_store
deepscan.thumbs_db
deepscan.tmp
deepscan.vim_swap_root
deepscan.vim_swap_user
discord.cache
discord.cookies
discord.history
discord.vacuum
filezilla.mru
firefox.backup
firefox.cache
firefox.cookies
firefox.crash_reports
firefox.dom
firefox.forms
firefox.passwords
firefox.session_restore
firefox.site_preferences
firefox.url_history
firefox.vacuum
flash.cache
flash.cookies
gimp.tmp
google_chrome.cache
google_chrome.cookies
google_chrome.dom
google_chrome.form_history
google_chrome.history
google_chrome.passwords
google_chrome.search_engines
google_chrome.session
google_chrome.site_preferences
google_chrome.sync
google_chrome.vacuum
google_earth.temporary_files
google_toolbar.search_history
gpodder.cache
gpodder.downloaded_podcasts
gpodder.logs
gpodder.vacuum
hexchat.logs
hippo_opensim_viewer.cache
hippo_opensim_viewer.logs
internet_explorer.cache
internet_explorer.cookies
internet_explorer.downloads
internet_explorer.forms
internet_explorer.history
internet_explorer.logs
java.cache
libreoffice.history
microsoft_edge.cache
microsoft_edge.cookies
microsoft_edge.dom
microsoft_edge.form_history
microsoft_edge.history
microsoft_edge.passwords
microsoft_edge.search_engines
microsoft_edge.session
microsoft_edge.site_preferences
microsoft_edge.sync
microsoft_edge.vacuum
microsoft_office.debug_logs
microsoft_office.mru
midnightcommander.history
miro.cache
miro.logs
octave.history
openofficeorg.cache
openofficeorg.recent_documents
opera.cache
opera.cookies
opera.dom
opera.form_history
opera.history
opera.passwords
opera.session
opera.site_preferences
opera.vacuum
paint.mru
palemoon.backup
palemoon.cache
palemoon.cookies
palemoon.crash_reports
palemoon.dom
palemoon.forms
palemoon.passwords
palemoon.session_restore
palemoon.site_preferences
palemoon.url_history
palemoon.vacuum
pidgin.cache
pidgin.logs
realplayer.cookies
realplayer.history
realplayer.logs
safari.cache
safari.cookies
safari.history
safari.vacuum
screenlets.logs
seamonkey.cache
seamonkey.chat_logs
seamonkey.cookies
seamonkey.download_history
seamonkey.history
secondlife_viewer.Cache
secondlife_viewer.Logs
silverlight.cookies
silverlight.temp
skype.chat_logs
skype.installers
slack.cache
slack.cookies
slack.history
slack.vacuum
smartftp.cache
smartftp.log
smartftp.mru
system.clipboard
system.custom
system.free_disk_space
system.logs
system.memory_dump
system.muicache
system.prefetch
system.recycle_bin
system.tmp
system.updates
teamviewer.logs
teamviewer.mru
thunderbird.cache
thunderbird.cookies
thunderbird.index
thunderbird.passwords
thunderbird.sessionjson
thunderbird.vacuum
tortoisesvn.history
vim.history
vlc.memory_dump
vlc.mru
vuze.backup
vuze.cache
vuze.logs
vuze.stats
vuze.temp
warzone2100.logs
waterfox.backup
waterfox.cache
waterfox.cookies
waterfox.crash_reports
waterfox.dom
waterfox.forms
waterfox.passwords
waterfox.session_restore
waterfox.site_preferences
waterfox.url_history
waterfox.vacuum
winamp.mru
windows_defender.backup
windows_defender.history
windows_defender.logs
windows_defender.quarantine
windows_defender.temp
windows_explorer.mru
windows_explorer.recent_documents
windows_explorer.run
windows_explorer.search_history
windows_explorer.shellbags
windows_explorer.thumbnails
windows_media_player.cache
windows_media_player.mru
winrar.history
winrar.temp
winzip.mru
wordpad.mru
yahoo_messenger.cache
yahoo_messenger.chat_logs
yahoo_messenger.logs
zoom.cache
zoom.logs
zoom.recordings

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MY CONCLUSION:

I might keep it as a way to Tick EVERYTHING and then run Preview to see where and what is using the most space [ Quick Preview ].

I must admit that I am probably going to stick with CCleaner for the time being as I am familiar with it and it has more Options available that I like and use. I might look into alternative methods or Programs in the future.

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