Pelles C forum

C language => Beginner questions => Topic started by: Jokaste on May 08, 2019, 02:59:00 AM

Title: A very small CCleaner
Post by: Jokaste on May 08, 2019, 02:59:00 AM

This program explains how to use SHGetKnownFolderPath (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/shlobj_core/nf-shlobj_core-shgetknownfolderpath).
It runs under Windows 10. Could run under Windows 7 & 8 but that's all.

Code: [Select]

LPSTR GetSpecialFolder(REFKNOWNFOLDERID rfid,LPSTR __lpszResult)
{
LPWSTR _lpwszPath = NULL ;

HRESULT _hr = SHGetKnownFolderPath(rfid,KF_FLAG_CREATE,NULL,&_lpwszPath) ;
if(SUCCEEDED(_hr))
{
WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8,0,_lpwszPath,lstrlenW(_lpwszPath),__lpszResult,MAX_PATH,NULL,NULL) ;

return (__lpszResult) ;
}

return (NULL) ;
}

It cleans many folders :

• Internet cache
• History
• CD Burning cache
• Cookies
• Printers cache
• Recents Documents
• Applications updates
• Downloaded files
• Searches
• Searches history
• Downloaded Program Files
• Prefetch
• Software Distribution

It empties all recyclebins
Launches Dism.exe (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/deployment-image-servicing-and-management--dism--command-line-options) to clean WinSxS

You must run the program wih Administrator privileges.