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No prior knowledge is needed. Before You Begin: Open These 1[833][631][3616]Three Things 1 Your bank or card statement showing the charge. 1[833][631][3616]2 Your email, searched for "BleachBit", "donation", "receipt", "order", "subscription" and "renewal", 1[833][631][3616]including spam. 3 This page. Charge date: Charge amount: 1[833][631][3616]Name on line: The Quiz Question 1 1[833][631][3616]What name appears on the charge? A. PayPal, or a person 1[833][631][3616]or organisation name through PayPal B. Apple C. Google D. An unfamiliar 1[833][631][3616]seller or a payment processor E. BleachBit itself Question 2 How 1[833][631][3616]often does the charge repeat? A. Monthly B. Yearly C. Only 1[833][631][3616]once D. At irregular times Question 3 What did you do 1[833][631][3616]when you started it? A. Clicked a donate button on a 1[833][631][3616]website B. Installed an app from an app store C. Downloaded a 1[833][631][3616]"cleaner" from an unfamiliar website D. Responded to a pop-up or an 1[833][631][3616]email E. I don't remember Question 4 Where did you enter 1[833][631][3616]your card? A. PayPal B. Apple ID or Google Play C. 1[833][631][3616]A checkout page on a site that wasn't bleachbit.org D. I don't 1[833][631][3616]remember Question 5 Do you have a receipt or confirmation email? 1[833][631][3616]A. Yes, from PayPal B. Yes, from Apple or Google C. 1[833][631][3616]Yes, from a seller I don't recognise D. Yes, from BleachBit E. 1[833][631][3616]No Write your answers here: Q1: Q2: Q3: Q4: 1[833][631][3616]Q5: Answer Key Count which row your answers 1[833][631][3616]match best. Your answers mostly Meaning Go to --------- Q1 1[833][631][3616]A, Q3 A, Q4 A, Q5 A A recurring donation or PayPal 1[833][631][3616]payment Result 1 Q1 B or C, Q3 B, Q4 B, 1[833][631][3616]Q5 B An app-store subscription Result 2 Q1 D, Q3 C 1[833][631][3616]or D, Q4 C, Q5 C A third-party seller or lookalike product 1[833][631][3616]Result 3 Q1 E, Q2 C, Q5 D A one-time payment 1[833][631][3616]Result 4 Q3 E, Q4 D, Q5 E Unknown source Result 1[833][631][3616]5 Result 1: A Recurring Donation or PayPal Payment 1[833][631][3616]BleachBit is supported by donations, and a repeating one can look like 1[833][631][3616]a subscription. To stop it: 1 Log in to PayPal. 2 1[833][631][3616]Go to Settings, then "Payments", then "Manage automatic payments". 3 Find the 1[833][631][3616]BleachBit or donation entry. 4 Select it and choose "Cancel" or the 1[833][631][3616]equivalent and confirm. 5 Save the confirmation email. 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They aren't the official, free BleachBit. 1[833][631][3616]To stop it: 1 Find the seller's name on your receipt or 1[833][631][3616]statement. 2 Sign in to the seller's account, or use the manage 1[833][631][3616]link in their email, and turn off auto-renewal or cancel. 3 If 1[833][631][3616]you can't find a way, email the seller: "Please cancel my subscription, 1[833][631][3616]turn off automatic renewal, refund the latest charge and confirm in writing." 1[833][631][3616]4 If they don't respond, show your bank your receipt and messages, 1[833][631][3616]and ask about disputing the charge. 5 Uninstall the unofficial program from 1[833][631][3616]"Settings Apps Installed apps". Warning: if you entered card details on 1[833][631][3616]a suspicious site, tell your bank and ask about replacing the card. 1[833][631][3616]Result 4: A One-Time Payment A single payment isn't a 1[833][631][3616]subscription. Nothing will repeat. What to do: If you gave a 1[833][631][3616]donation, you're done. If the payment was a mistake, ask the recipient 1[833][631][3616]or PayPal for a refund. Keep your receipt. Result 5: Unknown 1[833][631][3616]Source 1 Ask your bank for the merchant's name and details 1[833][631][3616]on that charge. 2 Check the Apple and Google subscription lists. 3 1[833][631][3616]Search other email addresses. 4 Compare the amount and date with your 1[833][631][3616]PayPal activity. 5 A message saying your BleachBit subscription renewed and telling 1[833][631][3616]you to call a number is a scam. Don't call it. 1[833][631][3616]Once you know the source, return to the matching result. After 1[833][631][3616]Stopping: Proof The recurring payment shows as cancelled You have a 1[833][631][3616]confirmation email or screenshot Your old charge date is in your calendar 1[833][631][3616]Your statement shows no repeat on that date, or a month later 1[833][631][3616]About BleachBit Itself The BleachBit cleaner works without any payment. 1[833][631][3616]Its own settings, such as which items to clean, have nothing to 1[833][631][3616]do with billing. If you want to remove it, open "Settings Apps 1[833][631][3616]Installed apps" BleachBit "Uninstall". Removal doesn't cancel any recurring payment. Quick 1[833][631][3616]Answers Is BleachBit free? The official BleachBit cleaner is free and 1[833][631][3616]open source. Why am I being charged? Usually a recurring donation, 1[833][631][3616]an app-store listing or a lookalike product. Take the quiz. Does 1[833][631][3616]uninstalling BleachBit stop a charge? No. Only the payment source can. 1[833][631][3616]Can I donate once instead? Yes, if you want to keep supporting 1[833][631][3616]the project. Check Your Score Take the quiz, read your 1[833][631][3616]key and cancel at the source. That's all it takes.