There are indeed some free ones along with the annoying mis-represented scam ones, Dear CoCo.
If you are just looking to clear out your cookies and cache, etc., a good one is C-Cleaner (formerly crap cleaner, haha.)
http://www.ccleaner.com/download
They do ask for a donation, but that is optional. I have used it several years very successfully.
Be sure you know your automatic passwords, it wipes those out, too!
These are features per their site:
Program Summary:
CCleaner is a freeware PC optimization tool.
It combines a system cleaner that removes unused and temporary files from your system and also a fully featured registry cleaner!
CCleaner allows Windows to run faster, more efficiently and gives you more hard disk space.
The best part is that it's Small, Fast and Free!
- Internet Explorer
- Temporary File Cache
- URL History
- Cookies
- Hidden Index.dat files
- Last download file location - Firefox
- Temporary File Cache
- URL History
- Cookies
- Download manager - Google Chrome
- Opera
- Safari
- Recycle Bin
- Clipboard
- Windows Temporary files
- Windows Log files
- Recent Documents (on the Start Menu)
- Run history (on the Start Menu)
- Windows XP Search Assistant history
- Windows XP old Prefetch data
- Windows memory dumps after crashes
- Chkdsk file fragments
- Menu Order cache
- Tray Notifications Cache
- Window Size and Location Cache
- User Assist history
- IIS Log Files
- Custom Folders
As well as cleaning up old files and settings left by standard Windows components, CCleaner also cleans temporary files and recent file lists for many applications. Including:
- Firefox, Opera, Safari, Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, Microsoft Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat Reader, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and more...
CCleaner uses an advanced Registry Cleaner to check for problems and inconsistencies. It can check the following:
- File Extensions
- ActiveX Controls
- ClassIDs
- ProgIDs
- Uninstallers
- Shared DLLs
- Fonts
- Help File references
- Application Paths
- Icons
- Invalid Shortcuts and more...
CCleaner was designed from the ground to be safe and secure to use. It has multiple levels of checks in place to ensure that it cannot delete any useful information or documents you may still need. We also certify that it contains no Spyware or Adware.
For the super cautious users we also offer secure file erasing. By overwriting the files before deleting them, making it impossible to recover the data.
