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stapp
May 24th, 2011, 09:47 AM
See here for info

http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=32637
SweX
May 24th, 2011, 06:44 PM
Yippie :D. Not that it is that badly needed but still good to know it will be available soon, and i'm sure it will become as great as the Windows version in time.
iravgupta
May 25th, 2011, 02:44 PM
-{ Quote: "Yippie :D. Not that it is that badly needed but still good to know it will be available soon, and i'm sure it will become as great as the Windows version in time." }-
I don't know about you but CCleaner was one of the apps I sorely missed when I switched to Mac. Other one being avast! which under a surprise development has been released in beta.
SweX
May 25th, 2011, 07:28 PM
-{ Quote: "I don't know about you but CCleaner was one of the apps I sorely missed when I switched to Mac. Other one being avast! which under a surprise development has been released in beta." }-

Yes looks like we got 2 presents being developed for us :D
The Hammer
May 25th, 2011, 07:33 PM
How will this product be of benefit to Mac users?
iravgupta
May 25th, 2011, 07:36 PM
-{ Quote: "How will this product be of benefit to Mac users?" }-
Do you have any experience with Mac OS X?
The Hammer
May 25th, 2011, 07:43 PM
-{ Quote: "Do you have any experience with Mac OS X?" }-
No. But Mac's don't have a registry, at least not in the way Windows does. Isn't registry cleaning a prime function of CCleaner, although it does other things as well?
iravgupta
May 25th, 2011, 07:49 PM
-{ Quote: "No. But Mac's don't have a registry, at least not in the way Windows does. Isn't registry cleaning a prime function of CCleaner, although it does other things as well?" }-
Uh oh...that is so not correct. Registry cleaning is a good-to-have feature of CCleaner. It's main attraction is the ability to clean various junk file locations and apps (primarily browsers) in few clicks.
Refer this - http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/features
SweX
May 25th, 2011, 07:58 PM
-{ Quote: "although it does other things as well?" }-

Exactly, and that is the interesting part :)
J_L
May 25th, 2011, 11:01 PM
-{ Quote: "Isn't registry cleaning a prime function of CCleaner, although it does other things as well?" }-
The primary feature of CCleaner is to clean junk files. Registry was added much later on. (Almost) anyone who used it would find that obvious, because it opens with Cleaner as main interface.

Anyhow this news doesn't concern me, but a Linux version would be interesting, especially if it bests BleachBit.
SweX
May 26th, 2011, 07:42 PM
-{ Quote: "The primary feature of CCleaner is to clean junk files." }-
Yes it is the main feature. Afaik Ccleaner = "Crap" Cleaner :)
Hungry Man
May 26th, 2011, 10:10 PM
I use CCleaner out of convenience. It doesn't really do much that you can't do yourself, it just speeds it up.
iravgupta
May 26th, 2011, 10:37 PM
-{ Quote: "I use CCleaner out of convenience. It doesn't really do much that you can't do yourself, it just speeds it up." }-

Of course that's the point.
The Hammer
May 30th, 2011, 11:30 PM
-{ Quote: "The primary feature of CCleaner is to clean junk files. Registry was added much later on. (Almost) anyone who used it would find that obvious, because it opens with Cleaner as main interface.

Anyhow this news doesn't concern me, but a Linux version would be interesting, especially if it bests BleachBit." }-
And maybe one day I will use it. I keep a copy on my computer in case I ever feel a need for it.