There was a time when the release of a new version of CCleaner would have got us quite excited. But version 6.0 of the program (www.snipca.com/41984) doesn’t have us reaching for the ‘Download’ button. As we explained in Issue 627’s Cover Feature (‘Stop Using Rubbish Software’, page 51), the free BleachBit (www.bleachbit.org) has supplanted Piriform’s once-mighty program as our current system-cleaning tool of choice. It’s packed with powerful features for every type of user, whether you want to free up space by clearing out junk files, or dive deeper to clean your entire system and protect your privacy.

However, with so many options it’s not easy to know which ones you need to select to perform the kind of clean that’s suitable for you. Here, we split your options into three tiers: basic,