From: Craig on
Works with windows & POSIX OSes.

I use this on Linux and it works as advertised. Not sure how it would
stack up against CCleaner, etc.

fyi,
-Craig

> BleachBit 0.7.2 cleans more trace files, improves ease of use on
> Windows Vista and 7, fixes bugs, and updates 19 translations.
>
> Changes
>
> The following changes have been made since 0.7.1:
>

> * Fix deleting Firefox version 3 passwords.
> * Add new menu option to show system information useful for reporting
> bugs. Click Help - System Information.
> * Specific to Linux
> o Clean Konqueror cache, history, and cookies.
> o Fix bug launching BleachBit as Administrator on Ubuntu and Debian.
> o Improve the completion notification: do not show if the BleachBit
> application window is in focus, and if it is not, automatically
> remove the notification after 10 seconds.
> * Specific to Windows
> o Clean more of Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.
> o Clean more WinRAR MRUs.
> o Clean Microsoft Paint.
> o Delete more Windows system logs.
> o When starting on Windows Vista and Windows 7, prompt for escalated
> privileges using the User Account Control (UAC) dialog. BleachBit
> will run whether you accept or deny the UAC (with or without
> administrator privileges). Administrator privileges enable deleting
> locked files (such as often found in the temporary folder and
> Internet Explorer) without an 'access denied' error.
> o On 64-bit Windows, fix running process detection.
> o Fix harmless error message 'Catastrophic failure' when trying to
> empty an already-empty recycle bin.
> o Fix harmless error message 'The directory is not empty.'


<http://bleachbit.sourceforge.net/news/bleachbit-072-released>


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-Craig