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I tried to start the portable version 4.4.2 on Windows, and it immediately requested elevation. After I rejected, the program kept running and eventually showed its main window, so I guess it can work without priviledges to clean stuff for current user.
But cleaning system-wide stuff normally ends with the access denied errors.
An example:
[WinError 5] Access is denied.: Command to delete C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.chk
[WinError 5] Access is denied.: Command to delete C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\Logs\edb.log
I though the items grouped under System were designed for system-level cleaning, however not all of them require elevation: e.g., Temporary files just removes the files for the current user (probably it could remove more files if the app would be started with administrator rights).
It seems when running Preview for system-level items (which require elevation), the app reports that nothing can be cleaned (is it really so or the app couldn't perform the check without priviledges?).
I think it makes sence to mark somehow the items, which require elevation, or hide them from the tree if the application is running without administrator priviledges.
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I tried to start the portable version 4.4.2 on Windows, and it immediately requested elevation. After I rejected, the program kept running and eventually showed its main window, so I guess it can work without priviledges to clean stuff for current user.
But cleaning system-wide stuff normally ends with the access denied errors.
An example:
I though the items grouped under
System
were designed for system-level cleaning, however not all of them require elevation: e.g.,Temporary files
just removes the files for the current user (probably it could remove more files if the app would be started with administrator rights).It seems when running
Preview
for system-level items (which require elevation), the app reports that nothing can be cleaned (is it really so or the app couldn't perform the check without priviledges?).I think it makes sence to mark somehow the items, which require elevation, or hide them from the tree if the application is running without administrator priviledges.
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