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Using INI File Format for Import

You may import wipe lists specified in the .ini file format using the Import from .INI button.

Export/Import buttons

You may use this file format to create wipe lists manually.

INI file format for wipe lists

An INI file has the following structure:

[Section 1]

Key11=Value11

...

Key1N=Value1N

...

[Section N]

KeyN1=ValueN1

...

KeyNN=ValueNN

Each key name in the section must have a unique name, otherwise the entire section will be skipped.

Key values

Key Name	Key Value	Key Effect
File...
	A full path to a file.	The file will be removed.
	A full path to a folder followed by a vertical bar and .and a list of file names and/or file masks separated by semicolons.	The files in that particular folder matching to the file lists and file masks will be removed.
Folder...	A full path to a folder	The folder and its content will be removed, but its sub-folders will remain.
RegKey...	A full path to the Registry key	The Registry key will be deleted.
RegKey...	A full path to the Registry key followed the a vertical bar and value name(s).	That particular value of the Registry key will be deleted.
Exclude...	A full path to a file.	The file will be excluded from removal.
Exclude...	A full path to a folder followed by a vertical bar and .and a list of file names and/or file masks separated by semicolons.	The files in that particular folder matching to the file lists and file masks will be excluded from removal.

Simple Key Examples:

[Section 1]
File1=D:\My Docs\Working.log	The Working.log file in the D:\My Docs\ folder will be removed
File2=%LocalAppData%\CompanyName\ProductName\Logs\Activity.log	The %LocalAppData% environment variable is used to specify the path to the Activity.log file.
File3=D:\My Docs\Errors\|.log;.cache	Files with the log and cache extensions in the D:\My Docs\Errors folder will be removed.
Folder1=%LocalAppData%\CompanyName\AppName\Logs	The content of the %LocalAppData%\CompanyName\AppName\Logs folder will be removed, but its sub-folders will remain. The path to the folder contains the %LocalAppData% environment variable.
[Section 2]
RegKey1=HKCU\Software\CompanyName\AppName\RecentFiles	The entire HKCU\Software\CompanyName\AppName\RecentFiles Registry key will be deleted.
RegKey2=HKCU\Software\Company\App\|LastSaveDir	The LastSaveDir value will be removed from the HKCU\Software\Company\App Registry key.
[Section 3]
Exclude1=%LocalAppData%\Company\Product\Logs\Error.log	The Error.log file in the %LocalAppData%\Company\Product\Logs folder will not be removed. The path to the folder contains the %LocalAppData% environment variable.
Exclude2=D:\My Docs\Manage\|.receipt;.report	Files with the receipt and report extensions in the D:\My Docs\Manage folder will not be removed.

More Complex Key Examples:

Some import actions require more complex settings. Those settings are specified on the INI Import Settings dialog box on the Settings menu. Those settings can be saved and loaded later.

INI file import settings

Cleaning subfolders

By default, when you specify a folder to clean, all its subfolders will remain. To clean the subfolders the following should be done:

• Specify a parameter in the Parameter for Recursive Subfolder Cleaning field on the INI Import Settings dialog box. In our example, it is CleanItself .

• Add this parameter to the Folder or File key:

File1=D:\My Docs\|*.log\|CleanChildren	All files with the log extension in the D:\My Docs\ folder will be removed, and all its subfolders will be removed, too.
Folder1=%LocalAppData%\CompanyName\AppName\Logs\|CleanChildren	The content of the %LocalAppData%\CompanyName\AppName\Logs folder will be removed, together with all subfolders.

Removing the folder after cleaning

• Specify a parameter in the Parameter for Removing Folder after Cleaning field on the INI Import Settings dialog box. In our example, it is CleanItself .

• Add this parameter to the Folder or File key:

File1=D:\My Docs\|*.log\|CleanItself	All files with the log extension in the D:\My Docs\ folder will be removed, and all its subfolders will be removed, too.
Folder1=%LocalAppData%\CompanyName\AppName\Logs\|CleanItself	The %LocalAppData%\CompanyName\AppName\Logs folder will be removed, with all its content.

Importing a section only if it contains a specific Registry key or file/folder

It can be done by specifying Key Name for Registry Key Detection and Key Name for File/Folder Detection parameters on the INI Import Settings dialog box. In our case, they are RequiredKey and RequiredFile .

If you want to import only those sections that contain HKCU\Software\Company\App\8.0 and %LocalAppData%\CompanyName folder, the sections should contain the following:

[Section 1]

RequiredKey1=HKCU\Software\Company\App\8.0

Key1=HKCU\Software\Company\App\8.0

[Section 2]

RequiredKey1=HKCU\Software\Company\App\8.0

Key1=HKCU\Software\Company1\

Section 1 will be imported, while Section 2 will not.

[Section 3]

RequiredFile1=%ProgramFiles%\Company\Product

File1=%ProgramFiles%\Company\Product

[Section 4]

RequiredFile1=%ProgramFiles%\Company\Product

File1=%ProgramFiles%\Company\Product28

Section 3 will be imported, while Section 4 will not.

INI file format for wipe lists

• Click the Import from INI file button and select the required file.

Export/Import buttons

You may import the entire INI file as a single wipe list or each section as a separate wipe list.

Import INI files dialog box

The resulting wipe list(s) will appear on the list of wipe lists.

Import result

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