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How to Access CCleaner Advanced Options for Custom Settings
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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CCleaner is a third-party utility developed by Piriform toclean unwanted fileson the system and clear storage space. There are a whole lot of sections in the CCleaner, but Advanced options are one of the most useful and offer a plethora of handy settings.
As the name suggests, these settings are truly advanced and CCleaner recommends you go with the default selections. But, what’s the fun in that?
So if you have ever looked through the Advanced options in CCleaner and wondered about these, here are the CCleaner settings explained.
Is CCleaner still good?
CCleaner was released in the year 2004 for Windows and in 2012 for macOS. It remains one of the most effective tools to delete unwanted, junk, and temporary files. Though the interface is not as appealing and user-friendly, CCleaner still works perfectly and helps clear a large chunk of storage.
Also, it offers a bunch of different settings and customizations to help users configure things as per the requirement. For those who are not yet willing to pay for the tool, there is a free version available as well.
If you haven’t tried it yet, we really suggest you to do so and don’t forget to let us know how you like it in the comments section.
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How do I access the Advanced options in CCleaner?
If you ever run into issues with these, you can always go back to CCleaner default settings by clicking on theRestore default settingsbutton at the bottom.
What are the various Advanced options in CCleaner?
Let’s find out the function of each of the settings in Advanced options in CCleaner.
This should provide you with a basic idea of the various Advanced option in CCleaner. And from now on, these wouldn’t be so advanced for you anymore.
Why do I need to access CCleaner’s advanced options?
The settings listed under Advanced options in CCleaner shouldn’t be modified under normal use. But some of these may help simplify things to a great extent. For instance, the option to automatically shut down after a custom clean will save you the effort of manually shutting down the PC.
The setting to Skip User Account Control warning helps save a lot of time. Imagine approving all the UAC confirmation prompts while executing a simple task on CCleaner.
In all, the CCleaner’s Advanced options are a great collection and can simplify the whole task, if used properly. Configure them as per your requirement and have the best CCleaner settings on the computer.
However, several users have run into issues with the Advanced options in CCleaner. Many had these settings enabled without realizing and believed that the tool malfunctioned. So, make sure to understand each setting before enabling/disabling it.
That’s all there is to Advanced options in CCleaner and how you can put these to good use. Also, find out what to do ifCCleaner keeps disappearingon your PC.
If you have any other queries, feel free to drop a comment in the section below.
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Kazim Ali Alvi
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Kazim has always been fond of technology, be it scrolling through the settings on his iPhone, Android device, or Windows PC. He’s specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
Long-time Windows user, Kazim is ready to provide a solution for your every software & hardware error on Windows 11, Windows 10 and any previous iteration. He’s also one of our experts in Networking & Security.
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Kazim Ali Alvi
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Kazim is specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.
