MABLG1946, Yes, i had the same issue.

Is the Giveawayoftheday support team responding on this ?

Ds Khan, Please follow Readme instructions from the package you downloaded.

Ds Khan, could not find myself.
Its not there.

Raed Raheem Khadim, Please follow Readme instructions from the package you downloaded.

Terry I, I've tried quite a few of these clean up programs in the past but have never stuck to using them because as you quite rightly point out Windows has a perfectly set of good tools for keeping your PC optimized and only cleans what needs cleaning. Third party software tends to look for problems where there aren't any and unless you are an expert user you should never touch registry files, obsolete registry files are simply ignored and use negligible space, especially on todays larder drives. Just one word of advice for those of you using SSD drives there is really no need to trim them and it shortens their life.

Terry I, thank you for that link. I subscribe to, How to Geek and missed it back in 2016.

Ah yes, [ Terry I ], that 4-year-old mini-article is a reminder of the days when CCleaner was recommendable as safe and useful.

I explored Lorien Cleaner a few days ago

The interface is intermittent, different things respond differently when doing the same thing, such as clicking none thing and another item toggles, click again, and a different item toggles, bad translations of nonsensical technical terms, plus there are no explanations or controls over what happens when the program does anything, though I exited pretty fast and denied turning the program loose, appears to be in pre-alpha stage, not even ready for beta-test.

Conclusion: Not Ready For Prime Time Yet, NRFPTY, Nerf Putty.

I suggest to Eldamar Studio that they improve the program between offers instead of hawking to all over without fixing what's wrong.
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Blackhat, I can understand the point you are making but not all system optimizers are rubbish. Some are a collection of windows utilities put together in one neat package. WinUtilities is an example? I have used for years and never had issue, but i agree about reg cleaners, they are not needed.

Do you also believe that Kerish Doctor or Revo Uninstaller is rubbish? Ccleaner 5.32.6 is still out there if anyone want to go look, its the last and best of the good Ccleaners

Saying what i said i wouldnt touch lorien cleaner even for free.

Peter Blaise,
FWIW
For some strange reason the folder containing the scripts of Lorien cleaner appears to be empty (....)

But ..I am looking forward to the next release of the program.

Mick, I think you may have missed the point, being that more recent updates are thought to be sketchy, potentially adding stuff you don't want, covert surveillance and so on. That said, I sometimes use a portable version of CCleaner (I think the version I currently have is 5.67) and while I pay pretty close attention to things, I have never noticed a problem.

Mick, Win 10 2004 removes Ccleaner as a PUP. Will Microsoft approve this version for use?

Declan, PUP is the short version of Publisher's Unwanted Program, i.e. a program that they have not sold.
Therefore I always need to ignore several programs in my Antivirus.
The GiveAwayOfTheDay installer is a prime example for a PUP. Of course it is harmless but it may cut their sales. Therefore I have to switch of scanning until I see the real installer.

"Worth reading this before downloading.
https://www.howtogeek.com/1..."

FWIW, article is not 100% accurate. The main gist of the article: "PC cleaning apps are digital snake oil." & "To investigate, we ran MyCleanPC...", is Partly true, using as example one of the more questionable apps out there. A few of the article's claims...

"Windows can remove junk files, clear Internet browsing traces, and defragment your hard drive without installing additional software."

These 3 claims are true, but not mentioned is how well Win10 does the job. To get rid of junk there's Disk Cleanup, which is being deprecated in favor of the options in Settings -> System -> Storage. Run it & afterwards check the 2 temp folders, where you'll find plenty to delete. Disk Cleanup can get rid of no longer needed Windows Update files, But, run it on 2 identical copies of Win10 on the same PC, and you'll get different results -- different amounts of space reclaimed (!) (?). Trying to remove the same junk via Settings OTOH *may* work, but usually does not, and again will not empty the 2 temp folders, which are the most obvious place to start.

[Note: *usually* junk in the temp folders doesn't matter, as long as you're not running out of disk space, but it makes backup images larger, and occasionally can cause problems, e.g. when registry entries improperly reference files in those 2 folders.]

2nd, the new Chromium-based Edge can be set to delete temp files when it's closed, and those temp files can also be [allegedly] deleted using Disk Cleanup. Depending on what sites you visit, & how many, Edge's cache can grow too large causing Edge, & often Win10 to lock up, despite closing the browser & running Disk Cleanup -- removing that junk has to be done manually so Edge will work properly again. And of course Win10 does nothing about the junk accumulated by the browsers people actually use, e.g. Chrome, Firefox, & Opera.

3rd, disk defragmentation is more complicated than the article might suggest. Third Party defrag apps will use Windows' API, but they usually go a step further, moving files you use most to the fastest part of the drive platter.

The HTG article goes on to say: "Registry entries are generally not a problem — there’s a reason Microsoft once created a registry cleaner of their own before discontinuing it and advising people not to use registry cleaners.".

The first part is *usually* true, though there are all sorts of exceptions -- just like there are shoddy, incompetent mechanics, doctors, contractors etc., idiots sometimes write software. With Windows registry, there are No enforced rules -- coders can do whatever they want. [UWP might have put an end to that, but UWP as a platform failed.] Registry size used to be a problem, but with Win10 being essentially reinstalled once or twice a year, not so much any longer. At the same time however, Windows devices may use lower end CPUs, along with less RAM & storage than ever before, so tolerance for an overlarge registry may be reduced.

As for the 2nd part, Google doesn't seem to corroborate that statement.

Otherwise, the article, from 2016, is simply out of date. "Run the Disk Defragmenter included with Windows. This isn’t necessary if you use a solid-state drive." is No Longer True. Win10 will By Design defrag SSDs about once a month -- Microsoft Engineers found it necessary -- so leave drive optimization set to auto.

The Disk Cleanup test referenced was performed in 2011, LONG before Win10 20H1. It doesn't take much time or any skill to check the 2 temp folders afterward. And again, Disk Cleanup is being deprecated.

"If you regularly see errors on your computer: Run an antivirus program and an antimalware program to scan your computer for malware-producing error messages. Google error messages you see regularly to find fixes for them."

There are apps that will scan the disk with Windows not running, which may pick up malware, but Do Not assume that when a normal AV scan doesn't find anything that everything's cool. Malware's Much better than that nowadays. And while you can certainly Google for error messages, Don't Hold Your Breath. Sadly Win10 is chock full of generic error hexes that can be caused by so many things they're utterly worthless.

Finally, realize that the Refresh Your PC option recommended is hit or miss. Restore an Image backup, or try the many DISM repair options, or if WIn10 will run, mount a setup ISO, then run setup to reinstall Win10 preserving your software etc.

"Just one word of advice for those of you using SSD drives there is really no need to trim them and it shortens their life."

FWIW, most current SSDs run TRIM from firmware, regardless the settings in the OS. A regular HDD overwrites any data left over from deleted files when it writes to disk. This is a two step process with an SSD, delete & then write. TRIM simply deletes leftover data ahead of time so that writes only need perform one step.

Mick, Release 2004 does as Microsoft now calls the latest release of Ccleaner a PUP. I am really hoping you know enough to know what a PUP is.

All 22 of my company's computers were updated last week and Microsoft left a notification on each as I mentioned. I wrote to Piriform and the tech at Ccleaner says it is working with Microsoft to not be considered a PUP because of its registry cleaner. But yes, keep up and learn. You might try upgrading to the latest version of Win-10 and see for yourself. Or use an older version of Ccleaner with an older release of Win-10. If you are still back there then you should be fine.

Mick, Declan is correct. if you are running the latest version of Ccleaner and upgrade to the latest version of Win-10 then it WILL remove Ccleaner as a PUP. Pirisoft claims it is a 'false-positive' and is working with Microsoft to fix it. Nevertheless, once it's removed you don't really need it back. If you feel your life wont be the same without it, you can use the portable version or an old version of Ccleaner.

Nobody, You are partially correct. many installers bundle other applications, including spyware, into the original installer. yes, it is done here. It was a term coined by McAfee as s program(s) that an antivirus or antimalware detector deems potentially dangerous. (https://techterms.com/definition/pup) Most times you can override the antivirus detection and leave it alone, but the notification is worth paying attention to. Particularly if it comes from the maker of the OS you happen to be using. Remember, what Declan is describing is the latest version of Ccleaner and Win-10 2004.

Larry Sessions, You are correct. The portable version still works with 2004 if you feel you need it. And yes, Mick not only missed the point, but several people in this thread think he's missing a lot more. Blessed are they that don't know, because they don't know that they don't know.

Martin, Sadly, sir, your insistance that I've "missed the point" leaves me to believe that YOU are somewhat lacking in the intelligence department. I PROBABLY know more about computing that YOU are ever liekly to learn. ;-)

Mick, I think those who have been reading you would differ. Their comments are right on target.
Get a life - or at least an education.