Cleaning Personal Traces

You may clean your computer from traces of your recent activity, such as recently opened documents, search results, started programs, mapped network drives, etc. Those traces are usually kept in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry section.

The list of items visible on the System panel can be edited on the Customize panel. These items are user-specific, their contents are individual for each user.

If you only delete files, they may be later recovered using any file unerase or recover utility. To make this impossible, you may set R-Wipe&Clean wipe files before deleting on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel.

If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, the Clean and Wipe Now button changes its name to Clean. The files will be only deleted without wiping.

R-Wipe&Clean will start cleaning the computer, and the Deleting and wiping dialog box will appear showing the progress of cleaning.

When R-Wipe&Clean finishes cleaning, the Report dialog box will appear showing cleaning results.

You may see the contents of any particular item on its respective panel in the right pane. Click Details on the User's panel or select the item in the BarView or TreeView.

Open File History	List of links to files recently opened directly from programs (on the Open File dialog box). Those files do not include files opened from Windows Explorer, by clicking desktop icons, etc. Attention! When cleaning this list, you do not remove the files, only their links.
Dialog Box Traces	Many application use common dialog boxes, for example, to open and/or save a file. Your system stores various information after using those dialog boxes in the applications.
Recent Documents	List of links to recently opened documents (registered file types). This list appears in Documents on the Start menu and includes all documents opened in the system, directly from programs, Windows Explorer, by clicking desktop icons, etc. Attention! When cleaning this list, you do not remove the files, only their links.
Recent Applications	List of links to recently used applications. Attention! When cleaning this list, you do not remove the files, only their links.
Jump Lists	Shortcuts to pinned and recently opened files, folders, or websites. They may appear either on the Taskbar or Start menu. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete. Attention! When cleaning this list, you do not remove the files, only their links.
File Explorer Jump List	Shortcuts to recently opened files, folders, or websites in File Explorer or its GUI components like Open or Save dialogs. Any folders in this list pinned to Quick access will be unpinned. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete. Attention! When cleaning this list, you do not remove the files, only their links.
Temporary Files	List of temporary files created by your programs.
System Registry traces	Registry records of items used by system (mapped network drives, attached devices, etc.) Empty registry traces lists are dimmed. You need to log off to complete removing the System Registry traces
MFU registry traces	Registry records of most frequently used programs, start menu links and icons, etc.
Clipboard content	Clipboard content. It also shows content type..
Invalid Desktop shortcuts	List of shortcuts that are on your Desktop but not linked to any existing objects. There are two types of invalid Desktop shortcuts: 1. Invalid shortcuts to objects on hard disks. Most probably they are linked to deleted objects. They are selected by default and will be removed if Invalid Desktop Shortcuts is selected. If you want to keep the links in the system, clear the links to the objects. 2. Invalid shortcuts to objects on removable disks. Most probably they are linked to objects on removable disks that are not present in your system at the moment. They are not selected by default and will not be removed Invalid Desktop Shortcuts is selected. If you want to remove the links from the system, select the links to the objects. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
Recent Network folders	List of links to recently opened network folders. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
Problem Reports	List of programs that caused problems to Windows. You may double-click an item to see its report. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
Sync Traces (Windows 8 only)	Traces of content and setting syncing through your Microsoft account. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
Cached File Extensions	Cached filename extensions and their respective applications stored by your system.
Thumbnail Caches	For faster access, your system stores several caches of various thumbnail images from certain files. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete. Attention! When deleting and wiping the cache, you do not remove the files, only their cached copies.
Cached GDI+ Fonts	Your system stores a cache of CDI+ fonts installed in the system If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete. Attention! When deleting and wiping the cache, you do not remove the files, only their cached copies.
Cached Icons	Your system stores a cache of icons of applications that have started at least once to show them faster in Taskbar, Desktop, Start menu, and Program Icons. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete. Attention! When deleting and wiping the cache, you do not remove the files, only their cached copies.
Cached Shell Extensions	Your system stores some information about Shell Extensions (like added shortcut menu items, etc.) of various applications that are installed in the system. Attention! When deleting and wiping the cache, you do not remove the extensions, only their cached copies.
Notification Cache	Your system creates notification cache for the applications pinned to the Start screen. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
Security Token Service Cache	Files cached by the Security Token Service. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
Windows Search Cache Files (Only for Windows 8)	Your system stores a cache of files with the detailed information about files used by Windows to perform very fast search among most popular files on the computer. Attention! When deleting and wiping the cache, you do not remove the extensions, only their cached copies.
Cached Wallpapers	Your system stores cached copies of wallpapers used on the Desktop background.
CDP Activity Log	Activity log file created by the Connected Device Platform (CDP) service created for troubleshooting assistance. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
CDP Notifications History	Notification history of the Connected Device Platform (CDP) service. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
Common Language Runtime Logs	Your system stores various logs created by the Common Language Runtime (CLR) component of the .Net Framework. You may see file content by clicking it. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
Crash Dumps	Your system collects and stores locally user-mode dumps after a crash of a user-mode application. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
Windows Update Log	The log of updates that your system downloaded and automatically installed. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
SmartScreen File Information	The log of downloaded files that the SmartScreen service examened. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
Stored addresses of unread mail	Your system stores addresses and other information for unread messages received in e-mail clients.
Stored Application Descriptions	Your system stores a list of application descriptions and their paths for applications that have started at least once.
Stored Applications Compatibility Settings	Your system stores various compatibility settings for already removed applications.
Stored Control Panel Extensions	Your system stores some information about Control Panel Extensions. Attention! When cleaning the cache, you do not remove the extensions, only their cached copies.
Stored Environment Variables	Your system stores a number of environment variables created by already removed applications.
Stored Application Descriptions	Your system stores a list of applications descriptions and their paths for applications that have started at least once.
Stored COM Class Identifiers	Your system can keep the Class Identifiers of COM objects in already removed applications.
Stored Explorer View Settings	Your system stores a list of folders for which you changed settings in the View menu in WindowsExplorer.
Stored File Types	Your system can keep the file name extensions associated with already removed applications..
Stored FTP Accounts	Your system stores information used to connect to FTP sites.
Stored FTP Folders	Your system stores links to FTP folders you visited in Windows Explorer itself or programs using it as an FTP client.
Stored Installation Information	Your system can store information about distribution kits of already removed applications. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
Stored Installer Components Paths	Windows Installer stores paths used during the installation of some programs or services.
Stored Installer Packages	You system can store Windows Installer package files (with patches) of already removed applications. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
Stored Installer Registry Keys	Windows Installer stores the Registry key names used during the installation of some programs or services.
Stored MIME Types	Your system stores MIME types registered by already removed applications..
Store Locations of Type Libraries	Your system stores locations of type libraries that store information about COM objects from already removed applications
Stored Mail Server Passwords	Stored passwords for incoming and outgoing e-mail servers. Red items are passwords to valid accounts and will not be removed.
Stored Network Passwords	System stores your logon information for network locations and Web sites.
Stored Program Identifiers	System stores the program identifiers of removed applications.
Stored Sound Schemes	System stores the sound schemes of removed applications.
Stored Start Menu Items	In the All Programs section of the Start Menu, your system may store some items (like shortcuts and folders) linked to applications that have already been removed from the system. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
Stored Start Menu Order	Your system stores the order of Start Menu items. When cleaning this tree, you do not remove Start Menu, only its cached copy.
Stored Startup Applications Information	Your system stores some information about applications launched during system logon and which have already been removed from the system. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.
Recycle Bin	List of files stored in Recycle Bin. If the Wipe files before deleting check box is clear on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel, this button changes its name to Delete.

Default cleaning settings may be specifically set on the Docs and Internet tab of the Settings panel.

Cleaning Personal Traces

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