Acronis privacy expert suite 8.0 User Manual
System Clean-up
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Chapter 5. System Clean-up
5.1 General
information
In the System clean-up section, you can clean up components (folders, files,
registry sections, etc.), related to general system tasks. These Windows
components retain evidence of user PC activity, so they too should be thoroughly
wiped to maintain confidentiality.
registry sections, etc.), related to general system tasks. These Windows
components retain evidence of user PC activity, so they too should be thoroughly
wiped to maintain confidentiality.
5.2
Using the System Clean-up Wizard
The System Clean-up Wizard enables you to securely remove all traces of
your PC actions stored by Windows.
your PC actions stored by Windows.
It performs the following:
Removes temporary files from respective Windows folders
Removes custom folders/files from any media connected to a PC
Securely destroys data in the Windows Recycle Bin
Cleans up free space of any traces of information previously stored on it
Cleans up opened/saved files history
Cleans the list of user system passwords
Cleans the Windows prefetch directory, where Windows keeps the
information about programs you have executed and run recently
Removes traces of file searches on connected disks and computers in the
local area network
Destroys registry backups (Windows 98/Me only)
After you run the wizard, it will search for any traces of user actions stored by
Windows. The search results will be available in the righthand part of the
wizard window.
Windows. The search results will be available in the righthand part of the
wizard window.