Re: CCleaner has become payware?

On 13/06/2024 02:56, VanguardLH wrote:
> occam <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> I have decided to use something else (called Reg Organizer). I'll
>> return to CCleaner in later releases to see if they have had a change
>> of policy.
> 
> Avast changing from pushing for payware upgrades?  Not likely.  Avast
> removing their adware code from their products?  Not likely.  However,
> you can neuter their ad campaigns.
> 
> Had not heard of Reg Organizer.  Often Bleachbit (free) is compared to
> CCleaner (free).  I found a CCleaner vs Reg Organizer article at:
> 
> https://mspoweruser.com/ccleaner-vs-reg-organizer/
> 
> According to its author, there is no free version of Reg Organizer.  For
> me, and others in this newsgroup, that immediately drops it as a
> candidate for replacing CCleaner Free.  Reg Organize 2-PC license is
> $30, and goes up from there, with a 30-day money back guarantee.
> 
> Since this is a freeware newsgroup, I didn't think a payware substitute
> for CCleaner was an option to you.

I did not pay for it. It must have been a 'one-off' offer you see
occasionally on 'Giveaway of the Day' type web sites.

Does Bleachbit provide a recovery facility now?  Can you restore your
system to a previous state (e.g. for Registry cleaning)? I recall that
it was the lack of this feature which made me not want to play with it.