Registry Cleaner App?

Ed McCauley · Dec 21, 2024

Win 11 v. 24H2

Following removal of Photoshop using the remove function on the "Installed Apps" page I still have an uncountable number of photoshop references in the Registry. Is there an App that will automatically remove all references to programs that are no longer installed?

kelper · Dec 21, 2024

Crap Cleaner, now known as Ccleaner, is very good.

Thanks for downloading CCleaner

www.ccleaner.com

Rollback_Jockey · Dec 21, 2024

For future reference use REVO Uninstaller then all the dregs will get cleared up as well.

saltedm8 · Dec 21, 2024

Use the Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner tool.

Ed McCauley · Dec 21, 2024

kelper said:
Crap Cleaner, now known as Ccleaner, is very good.

Thanks for downloading CCleaner

www.ccleaner.com

Thanks!

The Free Version doesn't clean the Registry - does the paid version? I don't see any mention of the Registry in the upgrade to paid notes.

Ed McCauley · Dec 21, 2024

Rollback_Jockey said:
For future reference use REVO Uninstaller then all the dregs will get cleared up as well.

In the past I've tried REVO a number of times and always had issues getting it to actually initiate the apps install program. Has that been improved?

Rollback_Jockey · Dec 21, 2024

Ed McCauley said:
In the past I've tried REVO a number of times and always had issues getting it to actually initiate the apps install program. Has that been improved?

It works perfectly

thecaretaker · Dec 21, 2024

Ed McCauley said:
Thanks!

The Free Version doesn't clean the Registry - does the paid version? I don't see any mention of the Registry in the upgrade to paid notes.

That's odd, the free version I have does clean the registry.

Ed McCauley · Dec 21, 2024

saltedm8 said:
Use the Adobe Creative Cloud Cleaner tool.

Thanks for the response and for the link!

There are so many conditions, caveats, notes, etc. that on the one hand I'm reluctant to try it, but on the other hand I don't care if it causes problems with the program because I've already uninstalled it.

Have you ever tried it for removing adobe stuff from the Registry?

bobkn · Dec 21, 2024

Registry cleaners are controversial.

I've used the free version of CCleaner for years. Recent versions have hidden the Registry cleaner under "tools". It has never caused me any harm. It also allows you to save deleted Registry keys should you need to re-install them. (I've never needed to.)

One warning: if you try CCleaner, the installer may try to add the Avast antivirus program. (Avast bought CCleaner a while back.) If you don't want Avast, be sure to decline.

Ed McCauley · Dec 21, 2024

thecaretaker said:
That's odd, the free version I have does clean the registry.

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You're right - it does clean the registry. But, I had to close the program and restart it first. Following Restart I got a screen similar to yours, I went to the Tools section and found it.

Thanks again!

Ed McCauley · Dec 21, 2024

bobkn said:
Registry cleaners are controversial.

I've used the free version of CCleaner for years. Recent versions have hidden the Registry cleaner under "tools". It has never caused me any harm. It also allows you to save deleted Registry keys should you need to re-install them. (I've never needed to.)

One warning: if you try CCleaner, the installer may try to add the Avast antivirus program. (Avast bought CCleaner a while back.) If you don't want Avast, be sure to decline.

Thanks Bobkn!

I had already found it before your post appeared. I appreciate the caveats; it DID try to install Avast - and I agree, I don't want it!

Taliseian · Dec 21, 2024

For removing unwanted programs, there are several good uninstallers including REVO Uninstaller, Geek Uninstaller, Bulk Crap Uninstaller, and more.

As for registry cleaners, I highly recommend you do NOT "clean the registry". It does nothing to enhance performance nor remove uninstalled programs. There are far more reports of issues with Windows after running then than there is reports of improved performance. Unless you know the ins and outs of the registry and exactly which hives need to be cleaned, it is best to leave it alone.

bobkn · Dec 21, 2024

Taliseian said:
For removing unwanted programs, there are several good uninstallers including REVO Uninstaller, Geek Uninstaller, Bulk Crap Uninstaller, and more.

As for registry cleaners, I highly recommend you do NOT "clean the registry". It does nothing to enhance performance nor remove uninstalled programs. There are far more reports of issues with Windows after running then than there is reports of improved performance. Unless you know the ins and outs of the registry and exactly which hives need to be cleaned, it is best to leave it alone.

That's a commonly voiced opinion.

Has your Windows ever been harmed by a Registry cleaner?

Note: I use one, but I can't prove that it improves the performance of Windows at all. It's mostly a form of compulsiveness.

saltedm8 · Dec 21, 2024

Ed McCauley said:
Thanks for the response and for the link!

There are so many conditions, caveats, notes, etc. that on the one hand I'm reluctant to try it, but on the other hand I don't care if it causes problems with the program because I've already uninstalled it.

Have you ever tried it for removing adobe stuff from the Registry?

This removes everything including what is in the registry, if you are worried there might still be leftovers, you could do a scan with Revo afterwards as previously suggested, but the link I gave you is the official tool. Also yes, I have used it on at least half-dozen separate occasions.

allan · Dec 21, 2024

I've been staffing support forums since the very early 2000's and I can tell you with 100% certainty that Registry Cleaners can cause harm. Over the years I've helped users who had their systems significantly harmed by the use of registry cleaners - and some were damaged beyond simple repair and had to go through the process of a clean Windows re-installation. Is it possible that there are some registry cleaners that are relatively benign and won't cause much, if any, harm these days? Sure. But none of them - NONE OF THEM - do one iota of good. Registry cleaners serve absolutely no purpose and may very well cause major headaches. If you want to use one, you do so at your own risk (and without the possibility of any potential benefit).

Ed McCauley · Dec 21, 2024

Taliseian said:
For removing unwanted programs, there are several good uninstallers including REVO Uninstaller, Geek Uninstaller, Bulk Crap Uninstaller, and more.

As for registry cleaners, I highly recommend you do NOT "clean the registry". It does nothing to enhance performance nor remove uninstalled programs. There are far more reports of issues with Windows after running then than there is reports of improved performance. Unless you know the ins and outs of the registry and exactly which hives need to be cleaned, it is best to leave it alone.

Thanks for the reply!

re: Reg Cleaners: I do not use them to enhance performance and I realize they are controversial. I uninstalled my current Photoshop for a different version. When I tried to install the different version it responded that I had to first uninstall the current program. I did, and once again it told me to first uninstall Photoshop. I found some Photoshop stuff in the Adobe folder and deleted that. Same response trying to install new version.

There were too many references to count present in the Registry. CCleaner has moved many of them, but same issue with installing Photoshop remains...

saltedm8 · Dec 21, 2024

bobkn said:
That's a commonly voiced opinion.

Has your Windows ever been harmed by a Registry cleaner?

In regard to Adobe specifically, there are conditions where if it has previously been installed and its not been completely cleaned out, it can interfere with any future re-install, which is why they created an uninstall tool... To get rid of residual junk.

Brownyboy70 · Dec 21, 2024

I use this maybe a very unknown prog but it do his job very well and also a lot different tasks.

HiBit Uninstaller

HiBit Uninstaller Powerful software that helps you uninstalling Windows software and Windows Store apps.

www.hibitsoft.ir

kelper · Dec 21, 2024

I've used ccleaner in aggessive mode for over a decade and it has never caused any problems. To say they do no good is not my experience. They can improve boot times. If your system is very fast, you may not see this.

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