Acronis power utilities User Manual
3.2
Executing PC Clean-up Manually
There are three ways of manually executing complex PC and component
clean-up.
clean-up.
PC or separate component clean-up, previously selected from the right part
of the Acronis PrivacyExpert main window, can be executed by:
of the Acronis PrivacyExpert main window, can be executed by:
1. mouse-clicking Start Now! in the Acronis PrivacyExpert main window
sidebar;
2. selecting
Clean-up
Æ Start Now! from the main menu;
3. selecting
Start Now! from the task context menu.
If you are unable to see the clean-up variant or components to clean in the
workspace, please scroll down to make it visible.
workspace, please scroll down to make it visible.
3.3 Clean-up
Settings
3.3.1 Clean-up
Settings
By changing clean-up settings, you can set Acronis PrivacyExpert for your
personal needs. For example: you can select an algorithm of guaranteed
data destruction that suits you by speed and reliability, enter the type of
temporary files to clean, directly select browser used, disable separate
component clean-up, etc. This will enable Acronis PrivacyExpert to clean your
PC at maximum speed and performance.
personal needs. For example: you can select an algorithm of guaranteed
data destruction that suits you by speed and reliability, enter the type of
temporary files to clean, directly select browser used, disable separate
component clean-up, etc. This will enable Acronis PrivacyExpert to clean your
PC at maximum speed and performance.
Settings are described below.
3.3.2
Clean-up Settings Editor
Having selected a clean-up variant by mouse-clicking from the right part of
the Acronis PrivacyExpert main window, and then Properties from the sidebar
Edit list, you invoke the settings editor. You can also do this by selecting a
clean-up variant and Clean-up Æ Properties from the main menu. Finally, the
settings editor can be invoked from the context menu of a clean-up variant
by selecting Properties.
the Acronis PrivacyExpert main window, and then Properties from the sidebar
Edit list, you invoke the settings editor. You can also do this by selecting a
clean-up variant and Clean-up Æ Properties from the main menu. Finally, the
settings editor can be invoked from the context menu of a clean-up variant
by selecting Properties.
3.3.3
Setting PC Component Clean-up with the Editor
Below you can see the opened settings editor featuring two groups of
components to clean that belong to the Entire PC Clean-up. There are two
of such groups:
components to clean that belong to the Entire PC Clean-up. There are two
of such groups:
• Internet Clean-up – this group includes clean-up of sections related to
working in the Internet,
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Chapter 3 : Cleaning User Activity Traces From a Computer