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You may specify files and folders, and registry keys or key values that will be wiped and deleted through a single wipe and delete task on the Wipe Lists panel. Moreover, you may store such wipe lists to retrieve them and wipe later. You may also include wipe lists into a large wipe and clean task. Go to the Setting a Large Wipe and Clean Task section for details.
Some programs have their own temporary or scratch folders. It is wise to have them included in such wipe lists if you want to completely erase all temporary data from such programs.
Attention! Once wiped, a file cannot be restored! No Windows or third-party data recovery utility can do this!
To wipe a single wipe list,
• Select the required wipe list on the tree
The contents of the selected wipe list will appear in the right pane.
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Registry key: The value will be cleaned. |
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Clean subfolders: All child subfolders will be cleaned recursively. |
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Delete empty subfolders: All empty subfolders will be deleted. |
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Delete folder: A folder or key will be deleted if it becomes empty. |
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Delete read-only files |
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Delete hidden files |
• Click the Clean Now button on the right pane.
R-Wipe & Clean will start cleaning the contents of the wipe list.
To wipe several wipe list at once,
• Select the required wipe lists on the tree
• Click the Clean Now button.
R-Wipe & Clean will start wiping the wipe list.
You may also manage wipe lists form the tab of a single wipe list using the wipe list management buttons.
To create a new wipe list,• In the Tree, go to the Wipe Lists section • Click the Create new Wipe List button. A new wipe list will appear in the right pane. |
To remove a wipe list,• In the Tree, go to the Wipe Lists section • Click the Remove List button. R-Wipe & Clean will remove the wipe list. |
To save a new wipe list,• In the Tree, go to the required Wipe List • Click the Save Changes button on the wipe list management buttons. |
To rename a wipe list,• In the Tree, go to the required Wipe List • Click the Rename List button on the wipe list management buttons and enter a new name.. |
Managing files/folders in wipe lists
You may add a file or/and folder to the current wipe list directly from File Explorer. Right-click the file and select the Add to the Wipe List item from the shortcut menu. Make sure that the Add files and folders to a wipe list from the shortcut menu option is enabled on the Integration tab of the Settings panel.
You may add a single file by dragging and dropping it to the Wipe List .
You may add/remove files and folders to/from the list using the file management buttons. When you add a folder to the wipe list, the Add folder... dialog box will appear. You may set a file mask for files in the folder and specify files that are not to be cleaned if they even match the file masks.
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Adds an environment variable. |
Files to clean |
Specifies file masks to clean files in this folder. |
Files to exclude |
Specifies file masks to exclude files from cleaning in this folder |
Subfolders to clean |
Specifies subfolders to clean in this folder. |
Subfolders to exclude |
Specifies subfolders to exclude from cleaning in this folder. |
Clean files in subfolders |
If this option is selected, files in subfolders will be cleaned. |
Remove empty subfolders upon cleaning files |
If this option is selected, the folders will be deleted when its content is cleaned. |
Delete the folder if it becomes empty after cleaning files |
If this option is selected, the folder will be deleted if it becomes empty after cleaning files in it. |
Clean Read-only Files |
If this option is selected, read-only files will be cleaned, too. |
Clean Hidden Files |
If this option is selected, hidden files will be cleaned, too. |
Managing Registry keys in wipe lists
You may also add a key or specific value in a key from Registry that will be deleted.
To add a registry key or key values to a wipe list,• In the Tree , select the required wipe list • Click the Add Registry Key button on the file management buttons and select the required Registry key or separate key value on the Add Registry Key dialog box to add them to the wipe list. You may add either all values in the selected key, or only specific values in it. The added Registry keys or values will appear in the wipe list. You may also add arbitrary custom values. Click the Add Custom Value button and specify the required values.
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To remove a registry key or key values from a wipe list,• In the Tree , select and click the required wipe list • Select a registry key or key values you want to remove and click the Remove from List button on the file management buttons. The selected registry key or key values will be removed from the list. |
You may also import items from other wipe lists using the Import button on the file management buttons
Default file wiping settings may be specifically set on the Files Wiping Settings tab of the Settings panel.