You can automate and control the settings that CCleaner Business Edition uses by simply placing a file containing the settings in the same folder as ccleaner.exe. The file should be called ccleaner.ini. These settings will override any settings that are already present on the computer.
This allows you to create a single settings file and easily recreate these settings across all the computers you are maintaining.
The following parameters can be used in the ccleaner.ini.:
| Parameter | Description | Available States | Example |
| (App)Program Name |
Determines whether the cleaning rule for the named application is enabled. Note: Any cleaning rules not explicitly defined will use CCleaner default settings. |
True - Cleaning Enabled False - Cleaning Disabled |
(App)Temporary Internet Files=False |
| UsersMethod | Determines whether CCleaner should clean Current, All or Selected Windows user accounts. |
0 - Current User only 1 - All Users 2 - Selected Users |
UsersMethod=1 |
| SelectedUsers | Used in conjuction with "UsersMethod = 2" to define the list of Windows user accounts to clean. |
User1| |
SelectedUsers= |
| CookiesToSave | Determines which cookies CCleaner should not clear as part of the cleaning process |
cookie1| |
CookiesToSave= |
| DelayTemp | If enabled, CCleaner will only delete temporary Windows files older than 48 hours. |
0 - Disabled 1 - Enabled |
DelayTemp=1 |
| DelayRB | If enabled, CCleaner will only delete files in the Recycle Bin older than 48 hours. |
0 - Disabled 1 - Enabled |
DelayRB=0 |
| ShutdownAfterClean | Determines if CCleaner will shutdown the system after cleaning. |
0 - Disabled 1 - Enabled |
ShutdownAfterClean=0 |
| SecureDeleteType | Determines if files will be securely overwritten by the cleaning process. |
0 - Normal File Deletion 1 - Secure File Deletion |
SecureDeleteType=0 |
| SecureDeleteMethod | Used in conjuction with "SecureDeleteType=1", defines the secure deletion method used. |
0 - Simple Overwrite (1 pass) 1 - Advanced Overwrite (3 passes) 2 - Complex Overwrite (7 passes) 3 - Very Complex Overwrite (35 passes) |
SecureDeleteMethod=1 |
Including and Excluding specific files and folders for cleaning:
CCleaner can be configured to Include and/or Exclude specified files and folders during the cleaning process. The following parameters can be used in the ccleaner.ini file to allow this.
| Parameter | Description | Available States | Example |
| IncludeX (e.g. Include1, Include2) |
Defines files or folders to be included as part of the cleaning process. Note: Requires "(App)Custom Folders=True" to be defined in ccleaner.ini |
PATH - for defining specific folder to be included FILE - for defining specific file to be included |
Include1 Include2 |
| ExcludeX (e.g. Exclude1, Exclude2) |
Defines files or folders to be included as part of the cleaning process. Note: Requires "(App)Custom Folders=True" to be defined in ccleaner.ini |
PATH - for defining specific folder to be excluded FILE - for defining specific file to be excluded REG - for defining specific registry entry to be excluded |
Exclude1=PATH|C:\Temp\|*.* Exclude2=FILE|C:\Temp\|mylog.log Exclude3=REG|HKCU\software\piriform |
