When asking a somewhat experienced computer expert which program to use to remove temporary files on your Windows PC and clean it of problems and outdated files, it is likely that Ccleaner will be among the recommended programs. This is one of those fundamental programs to do the maintenance of the computer because it keeps it free from junk and because it repairs those small problems of dirt on the registry and in the filesystem that can slow down the overall system performance.
Deleting temporary files also has two important purposes: firstly it allows you to free up disk space which is always a good thing, especially if you use a fast but not too large SSD drive, and then for privacy reasons you may want to delete temporary files capable of revealing information on how to use the computer.
Piriform, the company that develops this program, has now released CCleaner 5, a new updated version that presents some news and some improvements.
The program interface has not changed and always shows the various tools on the left side.
At the first start you will be asked if you want to keep the cookies of important sites which, basically, allows you to keep the login data and customizations of sites such as Hotmail, Facebook, Yahoo Mail so that they are not reset when you go to clean up the history of web browsers.
Ccleaner 5, which can be used in Italian, is divided into 4 sections: the temporary file cleaner, the registry scanner, the tools section and the program options.
The Tools section, in this new version, also contains a new tool for searching for duplicate files that did not exist before and, from version 5.01, a disk analyzer to find the largest files on the disk in order to delete them if they are not needed.
You can therefore find duplicate files on the disk to be able to remove duplicates (to be used with caution and knowledge of the cause, see the guide to remove duplicates and duplicate files on PC).
You can set file search criteria, which types to ignore and which paths to include or exclude in the scan.
The results are then displayed in groups, and it is up to the user to select the individual files to be deleted.
Several tools have been improved in this new version: Drive remediation has improved performance, the startup manager and its detection algorithm has been optimized and the Registry Cleaner has also been improved.
Those who use a 64-bit version of Windows 8, 8.1 and Windows 10 will then benefit from an optimized program and benefits from general performance.
In the cleaning module some programs have been added such as Samsung Kies, Real Player 16, Avast Antivirus 8 and Adobe Photoshop 6.
Remember, in this regard, that it is always possible to add cleaning rules to Ccleaner to enhance it with Ccleaner Enhancer .
To learn more about this important program for the Windows computer, I recommend reading the complete guide on how to use Ccleaner and become an expert
To download Ccleaner in its latest version, you must go to the Piriform official website.
From the page www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds it is also possible to download the portable version, the one that does not require installation on the computer.
