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January 21, 2009 5:46 PM PST

Tip: CCleaner sweeps up after Google Chrome

by Jessica Dolcourt
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CCleaner supporting Chrome

The latest CCleaner update now clears Internet data from Chrome.

(Credit: CNET)

At first they tried Google's Chrome browser out of curiosity. Now, the growing ranks of those who have switched to Chrome (or vacillate, like CNET's own Stephen Shankland) will be looking for browser support services and add-ons to complete the transition.

The latest version of the free, solid Internet privacy application CCleaner is one app to oblige. In late December, it added Chrome to its list of supported browsers, along with Internet Explorer, Mozilla/Firefox, Safari, and Opera.

CCleaner actually reaches deeper in Chrome than in Opera and Safari, dumping the download history and saved form information in addition to cookies, Internet history, and Internet cache. Of course, Internet history has become more virtue than vice as a searching time-saver, and any of the cleaning options may be easily skipped from the scan.

We're glad to see the well-regarded CCleaner taking Chrome on board at this relatively early stage, and we hope other developers soon follow suit.

Jessica Dolcourt reviews the latest and greatest smartphone apps, in addition to a healthy dose of Windows software. E-mail Jessica and follow her on Twitter.
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Browsers and extensions,

Security and spyware

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CCleaner,

Google Chrome

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by Bivek3 January 21, 2009 7:46 PM PST
Great Ccleaner
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by the_ricochet January 22, 2009 12:20 AM PST
CCleaner rocks!
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by efreak1 January 22, 2009 10:52 AM PST
yes ccleaner is amazing!
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by atomD21 January 22, 2009 5:28 PM PST
I install CCleaner on every PC I work on and make sure to tell people how to use it. I love that program.
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by mom amos January 22, 2009 5:46 PM PST
I LOVE CCLEANER BUT I AM AFRAID TO CHECK EVERY SINGLE THING ON THERE TO BE CLEANED. I AM AFRAID SOMETHING WILL GET MESSED UP IF I CHECK ALL OF THE BLOCKS. DO I HAVE ANY REASON TO THINK THAT MIGHT HAPPEN?
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by n25philly January 23, 2009 11:58 AM PST
still not enough to get me to use google's tenth rate browser.
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by spurs11 January 23, 2009 11:47 PM PST
don't knock it till you try it chief. chrome is amazing - lightening fast. i dumped firefox and haven't looked back. you'll do the same and kick yourself for being narrow-minded. 10th rate? try top 2 if not 1. have fun with your slow browser.
by isykal January 23, 2009 3:53 PM PST
I love CCleaner! Everyone I know is switching to Chrome because of how slow FireFox is.
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by TechnoMan475392 January 31, 2009 8:15 AM PST
I am switching back and forth between FF 3 beta 1 and Chrome. They are both equally fast, but I love firefox for clicklock and full screen, and chrome for its awesome URL bar (forgot their name for it) and simplicity. I can't decide! I've been using chrome of late, though.
by iff2mastamatt January 23, 2009 4:27 PM PST
I've used both cCleaner & Chrome for months now, and they both complement each other wonderfully! However, when you clear all the temp data, the "Most Visited" aka Quick Dial web pages are replaced with your commonly visited bookmarks. This may be the only browser that actually uses temp data efficiently.
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by Vidfreek January 24, 2009 11:08 AM PST
LOL at Chrome being so much more amazing than Firefox.....Chrome has a LONG way to go before it supports all the options firefox does, with tons of addons and customization that Chrome isnt even close to having, I cant see why ANY long time user of Firefox would switch. To get a little faster browsing? Try Minefield from Mozilla and you will see just as fast browsing if not faster than Chrome<br /><br />Plus I'm not one to trust google, wanting to keep track of all your searches and web sites visited, the fact that you have to turn this off yourself after Chrome is installed isnt a great thing IMO and most people who arent PC savvy have no idea what the browser is actually doing<br /><br />While I like Chrome its not a replacement for Firefox yet for me, its going to take a lot more to get me to switch
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by MongooseProXC January 26, 2009 6:06 AM PST
It should have uninstalled the browser completely. It only removed a portion of the C.
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by manwalklikebear January 26, 2009 7:20 AM PST
I don't see why everyone is so concerned with Chrome getting support for add-ons. It's usually the add-ons that slow browsers down so much. Chrome is fine the way it is, the "chrome" of Chrome takes up minimal space allowing for actual browsing to be the forefront of it's experience.
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by queticomn January 29, 2009 4:42 PM PST
CCleaner is excellent yes, along with a few others in combination with cookie management add-on's, no-Script add-on for FireFox, you will be safe from the darned tracking cookies. Be guaranteed to be tracked while using google (spygle) chrome with spygle's infamous tracking cookie. Also it really seems pointless to use cCleaner if a person is using spygle chrome, I think all you will get my point. <br /><br />Why does c-net/CBS continually push chrome, they want us to use up out band with allocation allocated by our ISP's on downloading.<br /><br />I think advertisers should pay for our lost download allocation due to their adds.
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by Jakobkraft January 31, 2009 7:00 PM PST
Anyone who uses ebay a lot, or any site with an embedded rich text editor will not see the greatness of Chrome, as it has no support whatsoever for embedded rich text editors. Try revising a listing you placed on ebay, see how fun and easy that is when, instead of the east to use editing bar, you see tons and tons of html code... <br />...although the webpage itself sure loads fast. <br />Chrome is a novelty browser, very cute but nothing more.
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