Windows 10: Discuss the uses of 'registry cleaners', 'disk cleaners', 'optimizers'

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Sure it's safe since it doesn't do anything.

 

This thread was opened by a new member, Miel, for the sole purpose of "discussion" of various cleaning type applications. It seems to be growing into a thread of negative discourse. No problems or issues were stated by the OP, so I have to assume he has none. There, also, have not been any comments posted by the OP since the initial opening. I question the necessity of having this thread in Performance and Maintenance and suggest it be moved to the Chill Out room where this type of discussion would not be as readily exposed to members actually looking for help on Performance and Maintenance, and would be subject to the stricter rules of the Chill Out forum.

 

f14tomcat, I believe our new member might be better served by us masses if he had specific questions about specific utilities. If I were asked to compare/contrast Resplendence Registrar Registry Manager, or any other such utility to Windows RegEdit to complete possible tasks and accomplish possible results -- I could much better come up with positives, suggestions, ideas. However, to ask a broad-side question like registry cleaners -- well, I really do not know where to start. I would like to know the desired goals, the desired actions to be accomplished, then, I can tailor my comments to MEET or get close to his goals and action steps.

To quote a Houston-based business man years ago: "What exactly is it that you want to do?"

 

I don't see anyone here starting any argument or requiring a warning like that. This is a thread that's allowed to morph into a discussion on the merit of registry cleaning.. this occurs in many threads here. And by allowing this to stay in the current forum it will give members a good idea of the merits of a registry cleaner.. if there are any.

My take is that a registry cleaner is not needed and hasn't been of any use since WIn95/98. From the articles and evidence that's out on the Web by many there is no proof that a registry cleaner has any affect on the performance of a PC. While cleaning up a few dead entries in the registry data base might feel good it's not needed.

Jeff..

 

BunnyJ, I must respectfully disagree that nothing good comes from registry editing. In the past, precision drilling or precise surgery within a registry was necessary from time to time. Never for "performance," "speeding up," "optimizing," I've done such for several reasons which include cleaning up an incomplete uninstall, getting ready for a really clean ReInstall, and other reasons. I never recommend registry editing without also recommending having at least one if not two full images of the OS and data partitions on at least one if not two usb external platter HDs.

 

I just remembered the thread opening also mentioned: driverbooster and slimcleaner
I do not recommend such utilities; many forums through-out The 'Net also do not recommend such utilities.

 

i been using for a week now speedzooka im inpressed i got to say
ok price too

 

I used a bazooka once, and the blowback caused me to reach for my recently saved full OS image.
-- Roland Dangerfield
Hey GI-Joe, I'm glad that 'zooka worked out real well for ya! *Smile

 

lol thanks lol hope not *Sad take care see you guys tomorrow

 

I would never tell anyone not to use a registry cleaner like CCleaner. For me I never used one for reasons already stated. But if someone does use one I recommend that a backup of the system and/or the registry is a must just in case something does go wrong.

 

I don't see any arguments either, or anything requiring a warning. Maybe you did, and I missed it. Don't know what "like that" refers to. Morphing is just another way of saying "go off topic".

If you've never used one (registry cleaner), what experience are you basing your opinions on? There are Web articles and sites to backup the pros or cons of any subject. Common sense and rational decisions are all that really matter.

No disrespect intended, but I still have not seen any comments posted by the OP. Nor any problems/issues that would have prompted him to open this in a help thread. Only that he wanted to give others a place to talk about it. If he's not going to comment in his own thread, why is it here?

 

CCleaner does not and did not give any sort of issue after windows 7 preview build 7000, at least for me. Whatever advanced operation it may be, it is always safe.

I personally have tried almost all of the known cleaners. All are problematic other than CCleaner. Their problem is, they want to perform/outperform, they want to clean and free up more space than the others, it makes them aggressive, and the aggressiveness kills some necessary system files. In many a cases those files are impossible to recreate without either hacking the system resources or a complete clean install.

In the prevailing situation, if anybody can cause a system damage using ccleaner, they can cause a similar damage using the windows explorer too. IMHO that is an user level issue, not program level.

If the user knows what he is actually doing, and if his cleaner keeps him aware about what it is going to do, then he can use any cleaner safely. After a number of bitter experiences, I learned how to use TuneUp Utilities and used it successfully for next few years. But I never recommended it to anybody, because I dont know for whom the above two conditions will be fulfilled.

 

*Ditto It really does boil down to experience and common sense. As far as The Windows Club, they have a vested interest in publishing articles and excerpts that will help promote products from their ad base, and cast a dim light on others. They are not Microsoft.