History -
Internet Explorer maintains a list of every website
you visit while surfing the Internet. How many days
are stored in the history cache depends on your
personal settings. To clear your history cache, click
the "Clear Now" button. To clear the history cache
when the "Clear All" button is clicked, be sure to
check the "Clear My Website History"
checkbox.
Cookies - Websites you
maintains a list of every website you visit while
surfing the Internet. How many days are stored in the
history cache depends on your personal settings. To
clear all cookies, click the "Clear Now" button. To
clear all cookies when the "Clear All" button is
clicked, be sure to check the "Clear My Website
Cookies" checkbox.
Favorites - Most of you are
already familiar with favorites. These are websites
you've bookmarked so they can easily be found later.
Take caution when clearing your favorites as once
System Cleaner clears them they cannot be
undeleted! To clear all favorites, click the
"Clear Now" button. To clear all favorites when the
"Clear All" button is clicked, be sure to check the
"Clear My Favorite Internet Places"
checkbox.
Keyboard - Auto
Type
Type URLs - Have you ever
noticed when you start typing in the browsers address
bar an attempt is made to "guess" what you're typing?
For example, if you've typed in
"www.get-a-divorce.com" and your spouse uses the
computer after you and begins to type in
"www.get-rich.com", they will see
"www.get-a-divorce.com as a "suggestion" because it's
been typed in before! To clear all Typed URLs, click
the "Clear Now" button. To clear all Typed URLs when
the "Clear All" button is clicked, be sure to check
the "Clear Auto-Typed URLs" checkbox.
Auto-Complete Forms -
Auto-Complete Forms is basically the same as typed
urls except guesses are made in text / edit fields of
web pages. Practical uses are to remember common
information you type in often like email address,
name, address, etc.. To clear all Auto-Complete Forms,
click the "Clear Now" button. To clear all Typed URLs
when the "Clear All" button is clicked, be sure to
check the "Clear Auto-Complete Forms"
checkbox.
Auto-Complete Password -
Auto-Complete Passwords is extremely convenient if you
are the only one using your computer. But what if you
are leaving town and having someone house sit. You may
not be too comfortable know that anyone can log you
accounts without even knowing your password. To clear
all Auto-Complete Passwords, click the "Clear Now"
button. To clear all Auto-Complete Passwords when the
"Clear All" button is clicked, be sure to check the
"Clear Auto-Complete Passwords" checkbox.
Run / Find History
Run Program History - The
"Run" function from the Windows Start menu maintains a
list of all programs you have run from this dialog. To
clear all your Run History, click the "Clear Now"
button. To clear the Run History when the "Clear All"
button is clicked, be sure to check the "Clear Run
History" checkbox.
Find Computer History - The
"Find Computer" function from the Windows Start menu
maintains a list of all computers you have search for
across the network. To clear all your Find Computer
history, click the "Clear Now" button. To clear the
Find Computer history when the "Clear All" button is
clicked, be sure to check the "Clear Find Computer
History" checkbox.
Find Files History - The "Find
Files" function from the Windows Start menu maintains
a list of all files you have search for on your
computer. To clear all your Find Files history, click
the "Clear Now" button. To clear the Find Files
history when the "Clear All" button is clicked, be
sure to check the "Clear Find Files History"
checkbox.
Files - Temporary and
Cache
Internet Cache - Most every
file your computer downloads while surfing the
Internet is stored on your hard drive in a temporary
"cache". This enables the browser to display the page
much more quickly the next time you visit a website
you've already been to. Pictures and images are the
most common type files stored in the cache. To clear
the Internet Cache, click the "Clear Now" button. To
clear the Internet Cache when the "Clear All" button
is clicked, be sure to check the "Clear Internet
Cache" checkbox.
Temporary Files - Temporary
files are used by most all programs and Windows, but
over time, a large number of temporary files can
accumulate in your temporary directory causing system
performance to degrade. To clear the Temporary Files
folder, click the "Clear Now" button. To clear the
Temporary Files folder when the "Clear All" button is
clicked, be sure to check the "Clear Temporary Files"
checkbox.
Recycle Bin - Most everyone is
familiar with the Recycle Bin. This is where files you
delete are stored until you take the trash out, so to
speak. To clear the Recycle Bin, click the "Clear Now"
button. To clear the Recycle Bin when the "Clear All"
button is clicked, be sure to check the "Clear Recycle
Bin" checkbox.
Network and Connection History
Network History - Windows
maintains a history of every place on your local
network you've visited. To clear the Network History,
click the "Clear Now" button. To clear the Network
History when the "Clear All" button is clicked, be
sure to check the "Clear Network History"
checkbox.
RAS Auto-Dial - If you connect
to the Internet using Remote Access Scripting, Windows
maintains a history of dial up connection you've used.
To clear the RAS Auto-Dial history, click the "Clear
Now" button. To clear the RAS Auto-Dial history when
the "Clear All" button is clicked, be sure to check
the "Clear RAS Auto-Dial History" checkbox.
Telnet History - Telnet
clients are used to connect to remote hosts and a
history of every host connected to is maintained. To
clear the Telnet History, click the "Clear Now"
button. To clear the Telnet History when the "Clear
All" button is clicked, be sure to check the "Clear
Telnet History" checkbox.
Recent Document and User
History
Document History - You've
probably noticed that Windows maintains a list of all
recently opened documents from the "My Documents"
folder on the Start menu. To clear your recent
Document History, click the "Clear Now" button. To
clear the Document History when the "Clear All" button
is clicked, be sure to check the "Clear Document
History" checkbox.
Last User History - Windows
maintains a history of the last user to logon to the
system which becomes the default the next time the
computer is started. To clear your recent User
History, click the "Clear Now" button. To clear the
User History when the "Clear All" button is clicked,
be sure to check the "Clear User History"
checkbox. |