CNET Editors' review
This little utility quickly cleans your system of expired cookies, but performs without any user input. Expired Cookies Cleaner removes files that would otherwise squat on your hard drive, eating space you could use for something else. On launch it displays an unassuming, bland pane that looks essentially like a default Windows message dialog box.
Once you click the Start button, the utility goes to work--fast. In our tests, Expired Cookies Cleaner found 160 expired cookies on our hard drive in less than five seconds. It reported that it removed 39 files and optimized 57 files, which leads to our main disappointment with this utility: the mystery of how it works. There are no options for user input or filtering, and Expired Cookies Cleaner doesn't explain how it determines what to remove and what to keep. You may end up deleting cookies you want to keep and keeping ones you want to ditch.
While we commend its quick execution, we would prefer having some say about how it performs its work. Otherwise, this free download is easy enough for any novice or expert user to try.
Publisher's Description
From Astatix Software:
Expired Cookies Cleaner is a freeware utility for removing unused cookies from your computer. It will clean cookie files that will be never used. Internet Explorer stores all cookies in different files and never deletes them even they have expired lifetime.
This tool helps you to save your disk space and speed up your computer by removing unused files. Use this utility several times a month to keep your file system clean from useless files.
What's new in this version: Version 1.02 adds Windows Vista support and improved command-line support.
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4.3 starsout of 42 votes
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"Excellent, Fast and Easy to use"
Version: Expired Cookies Cleaner 1.02
Pros
It's fast, quick and effective. It does only one thing and it does it extremely well
Cons
Nothing I can find
Summary
It gets the job done
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"Great small program and useful on any computer."
Version: Expired Cookies Cleaner 1.02
Pros
Do not know how it works,and I do not care as it works efficiently.
Cons
None that I am aware off.
Summary
I have another program that gets rid of unwanted cookies and I have a KEEP list of cookies I want to keep,I found this program a very handy tool to keep my list up to date by getting rid of expired cookies and fixing others,a really useful tool.
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"Dependable, extremely easy to use."
Version: Expired Cookies Cleaner 1.02
Pros
Performs adequately without any glitches.
Cons
Why would one complain?
Summary
I use this program on both my Desktop and Laptop, it may miss processing a low percrentage of cookies which would by definition be unimportant. I fail to see how one could have any difficulty using this program.
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"Fast, but what is an expired cookie?"
Version: Expired Cookies Cleaner 1.02
Pros
1 .Fast, very easy, deleted a lot of stuff.
2. Lists (in a file) all cookies deleted, with some info.
3. Can send all output to a ("safe") file of your choice, by using command line:
ExpiredCookiesCleaner.exe a myfileCons
1. Should explain what an expired cookie is.
2. Should allow adjusting criteria for deletion.
3. Should allow skipping selected cookies. -
"Expired cookies gone"
Version: Expired Cookies Cleaner 1.02
Pros
Simple, Fast and Effective
Cons
Nothing I have found so far
Summary
It works well as it said
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"The product did exactly what the description said."
Version: Expired Cookies Cleaner 1.02
Pros
It is fast and seems to be efficient.
Cons
I have no clue how it operates.
Summary
It finds the cookies and let's me decide to keep them or not.
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"love this software"
Version: Expired Cookies Cleaner 1.02
Pros
thats it, i love this software. handy little app.
Cons
no cons i have noticed.
Summary
works so well and its so light.
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"good software works well for xp"
Version: Expired Cookies Cleaner 1.01
Pros
it does what it it is designed for cherrsthunbs up for it.
Cons
Till now none
Summary
Try it out yourself
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"Does a great job"
Version: Expired Cookies Cleaner 1.02
Pros
Does only one thing, but does it extremely well
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"WEIRD? Ran it? NO Expired cookies found??? HUH?"
Version: Expired Cookies Cleaner 1.02
Pros
Keep you posted? Ran it 4 times, no cookies are expired?? go figure?
Cons
Better wait a week??
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