An alternative to CCleaner...SlimCleaner

For some bizarre reason (to me at least), the most popular content on this website is my explanation on why CCleaner is no longer on Ninite.com.  I had no idea that so many people would be as upset about the removal as I was.  In short, the reason is simple.  Piriform, the makers of CCleaner (and Recuva) get partially funded by Google. Google pays to have the Google Toolbar added as an optional install with CCleaner and Recuva.  Since Ninite strips all additional add-on installs from their site, Google is essentially throwing money away, given the popularity of ninite.com.  Piriform made an easy decision, remove it from ninite and preserve the cash they get from Google.  Simple.  And for those who may write saying that they were not prompted to install the Google toolbar when they installed CCleaner, it is because you already have the toolbar installed.  If the installation detects that the Google toolbar is already installed, it will not prompt you to install again.

If you are tired of the hoops on trying to get CCleaner (really not hard, just open and go to update, or go to filehippo.com, it's always the number one download there, thus on the homepage), try SlimCleaner.  Slimcleaner is essentially CCleaner with one difference, crowd-sourcing.  It takes the recommendations of thousands of users to clean other non-essential files and issues that have been detected by common users.  Worth a try.