Tutorial: How to use Ccleaner

Hi and hello.

This is a tutorial about how to use Ccleaner, well, the Cleaner and Registry fixer parts of it.

Here is a download link, if you don't have it already.

What is Ccleaner you might ask. It is a program that allows you to clean your system of temporary files, caches, cookies, browsing history and many other things. It also gives an easy way to get rid of old registry markings that are left to your system for example when you uninstall programs.

You can click the pics to make them bigger, if you want to follow the tutorial at the same time, click them with right mouse button and select either open in new tab, or in new window.

Before you actually start to do anything to your system, read this tutorial through. By taking the actions mentioned you do it at your own risk, this is perfectly voluntary; no-one is forcing you to do it.

This is the main window of the program. Up you see you system specs, on the left are the features, and in the windows are shown the current feature options. Left side of the white base window are listed all the Windows folders/programs that Ccleaner can clean up. On the Applications tab are show the programs that are not part of Windows, but can be cleaned with Ccleaner. Using this is really simple, since there are only 2 buttons: Analyze and Run Cleaner.

First you need to unselect the folders/apps/programs from the Windows and Applications tabs that you don't want the cleaner to touch.

Then, at least when using the first time, press button 'Analyze'. The program will now scan the selected folders/apps/programs and show you the log after it's scanned.

In the log are shown all the files the program is about to remove from your computer. If you at this point see something that you wish to save after all, unselect it at the tabs.

After checking the list, press 'Run Cleaner' to remove all selected files from your system. This is permanent, so the program will ask you that you are sure about this. If you are, press Ok/Yes.

It will make the removing process, and then show you the log of deleted files.

Using the Cleaner part of the program is something I recommend you to do every week, if not even daily. It keeps your system fresher.

Then to the Registry cleaning part.

This is what you see in Registry tab, though when you open it, the right side window is empty.

At the left side of the window you see all that this registry fixer is going to fix. If there is something in the list you don't want the program to touch, unselect them.

Then press button 'Scan for issues' to allow the program to scan your registries. It will make a log, like in the pic above. If you have never done this, the list may be very long. At this point, if you see something in the log that you don't want touched, unselect it.

After going through the log, press 'Fix selected issues'. A question will pop up. Do you wish to make backups of your registry. First time users, do this. Save it to somewhere you can find later if needed. Also, if you are just unsure, or you are a non-first time user but get a long list, you should do the backups.

Then new window will show up, it asks you to 'fix error', 'fix all errors' or to 'cancel'. If you want to fix them one by one and maybe skip some, select 'fix error'. if you want to fix all at once, select 'fix all errors'.

After this is complete, repeat the analyze and fix steps as many times that you get a clean list. Unless there was something you wanted to save, then you won't get a clean list.

That's it, you can close the program.

The registry fixing is something you should do every time you install/uninstall programs/games. For example, if you have uninstalled a game and intend to install it back, do the registry fix before reinstall.

Notice, that I don't take any responsibility for the actions you have taken by this tutorial. If you have forgotten a step, or done something wrong at some point, it's not my fault.

Regards, armiel