Submitted by hitbuyi on Fri, 03/13/2026 - 19:16 Forums: Discussionwhy? Log in or register to post comments andrew Fri, 03/13/2026 - 20:53 Permalink Running BleachBit as a normal Running BleachBit as a normal user is for cleaning your user profile, such as system cache and web browsers. Running as root grants extra privileges to clean the system-owned files and data, such as system logs, localizations, and package managers cache. Which you choose depends on what you want to clean. See also the Frequently Asked Questions. --- Andrew, lead developer Log in or register to post comments
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Running BleachBit as a normal
Running BleachBit as a normal user is for cleaning your user profile, such as system cache and web browsers.
Running as root grants extra privileges to clean the system-owned files and data, such as system logs, localizations, and package managers cache.
Which you choose depends on what you want to clean.
See also the Frequently Asked Questions.
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Andrew, lead developer