Most Windows users think CCleaner if they have to recommend a temporary files cleaner for the Windows operating system. There are on the other hand a few alternatives that are as good as CCleaner. ACleaner resembles CCleaner in many regards starting from the available locations that can be cleaned to the option to add additional locations and the ability to schedule a cleaning of the system in regular intervals.
One difference between ACleaner and CCleaner is that it is slightly more complicated to select the items that should be cleaned. CCleaner displays them in the main interface right away while they have to be selected in the settings in the ACleaner interface.
The items that can be cleaned are divided into categories like Windows, browsers or applications which are divided into further categories like MS Office or system in the Windows category or Internet Explorer, Opera, Google Chrome or Firefox in the browsers category.
Items like cookies, temporary Internet files or recent documents can be selected individually or all at once by right-clicking in the interface of each category.
ACleaner provides additional options to clean Registry settings next to cleaning files in the Windows operating system. This is actually an easier process as it takes one click to scan the Registry for issues and leftovers.
There are options to deselect specific items that are excluded from future scans. Custom items and locations can be added to ACleaner just like they can be added to CCleaner. This is interesting for users who want to clear data that is not included by the default categories like portable software files.
Another interesting option is the ignore list that can be used to protect items so that they are never cleaned during cleanups.
The scheduler can be used to enable automatic cleanups in intervals that range from every 15 minutes to every eight hours.
ACleaner has all the options needed to cleanup the Windows operating system regularly and effectively. The software program can be downloaded from the developer’s website.
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