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    ssd and cleaning programs

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by indup, Jul 20, 2012.

  1. indup

    indup Notebook Consultant

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    new to ssd and have read that you shouldnt defrag a ssd.

    want to ask is it safe to use programs like ccleaner and clean my pc registry cleaner/
     
    indup, Jul 20, 2012
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  2. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    ccleaner is perfectly safe, it's no different than deleting files manually.
     
    tijo, Jul 20, 2012
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  3. tilleroftheearth

    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    I use CCleaner - stay away from ANY registry cleaners though. Yeah, safe to use on an SSD.

    Just make sure you don't have any 'Wipe' options set - needlessly burns through your SSD's write cycles...
     
    tilleroftheearth, Jul 21, 2012
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