{"id":19852,"date":"2020-08-12T10:13:13","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T14:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/?p=19852"},"modified":"2020-08-12T10:21:40","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T14:21:40","slug":"three-free-cleanup-programs-to-replace-ccleaner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/three-free-cleanup-programs-to-replace-ccleaner\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Free Cleanup Programs to Replace CCleaner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\">Three Free Cleanup Programs to Replace CCleaner<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft warned Windows 10 users not to install CCleaner&#8230; a once highly regarded Windows system cleaner that was subsequently purchased by Avast which led to a lot of controversies as Avast started using CCleaner to spy on its users, as an advertising billboard for Avast antivirus, as a way to entice users to download a software bundle, etc. You can read more about that here.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oVZRLgp9sg\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/windows-10-warns-users-not-to-install-ccleaner\/\">Windows 10 Warns Users Not to Install CCleaner<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Windows 10 Warns Users Not to Install CCleaner&#8221; &#8212; Cloudeight InfoAve\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/windows-10-warns-users-not-to-install-ccleaner\/embed\/#?secret=1hSCPZb8Wl#?secret=oVZRLgp9sg\" data-secret=\"oVZRLgp9sg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">There are dozens of free cleaners available and we&#8217;ve tested a few for you. Those are Cleanmgr+, BleachBit, and PrivaZer. Let&#8217;s take a look at each one of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Cleanmgr+<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2019\/cleanmgr0.png\" alt=\"Cloudeight freeware pick -- Cleanmgr+ \" width=\"570\" height=\"462\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">We first recommended Cleanmgr+ in March of 2019. That was when Microsoft first announced they were deprecating Windows Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr.exe). Well, it&#8217;s August 2020, and Windows Disk Cleanup is still alive and well in Windows 10 version 2004&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">However, if you&#8217;re looking for a heftier cleanup program with more features than Windows Disk Cleanup, that is safe and easy to use, then Cleanmgr+ may be just the cleanup program for you if you&#8217;re looking to replace CCleaner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">From the Cleanmgr+ web site&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;There are many Disk Cleaner utilities out there, but the goal with this one was to create a tool that uses Windows own resources ensuring that only system-compliant actions are performed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Find the full list of all available options below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Windows Update Files<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Windows Component Store (WinSxS folder)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Downloaded Program Files<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Temporary Internet Files<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Offline webpages<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Delivery Optimization Files<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">DirectX Shader Cache<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Recycle bin<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Temporary files<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Thumbnails<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Game Statistic files<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Files discarded by Windows upgrade<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">System archived Windows Error reports<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">System created temporary Windows Error reports<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Recycle Bin<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Temporary Files<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Thumbnails<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Clipboard<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">DNS Cache<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Print Queue<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Prefetch Data<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">System Hibernation File<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Compress System Installation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Cleanmgr+ requires Windows 10, 8.1, 8, including both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">For more information and\/or to download Cleanmgr+, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/freeware-pick-cleanmgr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read our original recommendation here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(it&#8217;s a bit outdated) or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.builtbybel.com\/ms-apps\/cleanmgrplus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">go straight to the Cleanmgr+ home page.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\">BleachBit<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2020\/bleach1.png\" alt=\"Cloudeight Freeware Pick - BleachBit\" width=\"588\" height=\"392\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">BleachBit is one of our Cloudeight freeware picks. If used with its default settings it is easy enough to use that just about anyone can safely use it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">From BleachBit&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;BleachBit has many useful features designed to help you easily clean your computer to free space and maintain privacy&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWhen your computer is getting full, BleachBit quickly frees disk space. When your information is only your business, BleachBit guards your privacy. With BleachBit you can free cache, delete cookies, clear Internet history, shred temporary files, delete logs, and discard junk you didn\u2019t know was there. Designed for Linux and Windows systems, it wipes clean thousands of applications including Firefox, Adobe Flash, Google Chrome, Opera, and more. Beyond simply deleting files, BleachBit includes advanced features such as shredding files to prevent recovery, wiping free disk space to hide traces of files deleted by other applications, and vacuuming Firefox to make it faster. Better than free, BleachBit is open source\u2026&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/bleachbit-a-unique-system-cleaner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read more, including our review, here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">PrivaZer<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2020\/privaZer4.jpg\" alt=\"PivaZer \" width=\"590\" height=\"435\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Privizer is almost like a cult favorite. It has a very loyal following. And for the most part, PivaZer does what it claims to do &#8211; even when used with its default settings. Yet, PivaZer is extremely robust and continues to be a favorite among advanced users who like to twiddle around with PrivaZer&#8217;s advanced settings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">After re-testing it again today, we think some of you who are not-so-advanced users will find PrivaZer useful right out of the box&#8230; without messing around with its advanced features.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">PrivaZer is certainly is one of the most complete and powerful free system cleaners available. It has never been one of our freeware picks although some of our readers have recommended it. We have tested it several times and found it to be safe if used with its default settings<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">From PrivaZer&#8217;s web site:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">With simply one click, PrivaZer is able to clean securely<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Internet browsers<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Index.dat<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Cookies<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Cookies Tor<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Cookies Flash<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Cookies Silverlight<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. DOM Storage<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. IndexedDB<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. AppCache<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Registry<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. RAM<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Pagefile.sys and Hiberfil.sys files<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Use of software<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Messengers<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Histories of visited websites, videos, software, opened docs, etc<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Jumplists<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Recycle bin<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Temp files<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Log files<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Invalid Prefetch entries<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Indexing service<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. ThumbCaches, Thumbs.db<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Residual traces of deleted files<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. Free space<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. File table (MFT or FAT)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. INDEX attributes in MFT<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">. USN Journal, etc<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">PrivaZer is a cleanup tool that many highly recommend. We recommend it if you use it with care. To get the most from PrivaZer, be sure to read the documentation and instructions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/privazer.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more about PrivaZer and\/or download it here.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Three Free Cleanup Programs to Replace CCleaner A couple of weeks ago, Microsoft warned Windows 10 users not to install CCleaner&#8230; a once highly regarded Windows system cleaner that was subsequently purchased by Avast which led to a lot of controversies as Avast started using CCleaner to spy on its users, as an advertising billboard for\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/three-free-cleanup-programs-to-replace-ccleaner\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1670,1656,3602],"tags":[4016],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19852"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19852"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19854,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19852\/revisions\/19854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}