Welcome to the Quarterdeck CleanSweep 95 Demonstration Edition! Quarterdeck CleanSweep 95 saves megabytes of disk space by removing unused or unwanted Windows programs, system components, and unused and duplicate files -- quickly, easily, thoroughly, and above all, safely. Our new version, CleanSweep 95, adds: * easy-to-use wizards, to guide you smoothly through the process of uninstalling, archiving, and moving programs; * installation and file usage monitors, to guarantee safer and more comprehensive file management (these monitors are not yet available in Windows NT); * powerful File Finders that help you locate duplicate files, redundant .DLLs, and orphaned system components; * intuitive tools to scrub away obsolete, unused, or unneeded files; and * a new handsome, informative user interface. This Demonstration Edition is a fully-functional version of CleanSweep 95, with a couple of important exceptions: * The Demonstration Edition will not delete files from your hard drive. You will be able to find out how much space CleanSweep 95 can save on your hard drive, and you will be able to use some of CleanSweep's reporting and analysis features. * This Demonstration Edition does not include a 32-bit version; you MUST use this edition under Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x. A 32-bit version is also available for download. Your feedback is welcome and encouraged. Please pass along your comments and suggestions to Quarterdeck's online support representatives on CompuServe at 76004,2310, or via the Internet at support@qdeck.com. Quarterdeck will be updating the Demonstration Edition from time to time, so make sure that you log into CompuServe (GO WINUTIL), our World Wide Web site (www.qdeck.com), or the Quarterdeck BBS at (310)309-3227 for updates and product announcements. INSTALLATION ------------ Installing this Demonstration Edition is easy. Here are the steps: 1) Make sure you're running Microsoft Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x. This Demonstration edition is designed for 16-bit versions of Windows. 2) Open the current folder (the one that contains the file you are reading now), and double click on the Setup icon. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 3) You may run the Quarterdeck CleanSweep 95 Demonstration Edition by simply double clicking the "Quarterdeck CleanSweep 95 Demo" icon in the "Quarterdeck CleanSweep 95 Demo" Program Manager group. 4) To remove the Demonstration Edition, simply select the "Uninstall Quarterdeck CleanSweep 95 Demo" icon from the "Quarterdeck CleanSweep 95 Demo" Program Manager group. That's it! ORDERING INFORMATION After you've run the Demonstration Edition of CleanSweep 95, you'll want to place your order for the FULL PRODUCT at the SPECIAL PURCHASE PRICE OF $29.95, plus shipping and handling (and tax where applicable). To place your order, simply call (800) 683-6696 and give the special Key Code 487. (If you are calling from outside of North America, call 001-813-523-9700 extension 6426, or send a fax to 001-813-443-6603.) All you have to do is CALL. Make your call today! INFO AND TIPS ------------- CleanSweep and Slack Space When CleanSweep displays the amount of disk space that will be saved by deleting programs or files, it will often note that more disk space will be saved than the files seem to occupy. This is a result of the scheme that is used to store files on a disk. A physical hard drive contains one or more "partitions". Each partition is subdivided into "clusters", whose size is largely dependent on the size of the partition; sizes of 4K to 32K are common. Each file on your hard drive is stored in one or more clusters. Regardless of how much of the cluster is used, the whole cluster is allocated to the file; thus a one-byte file might take 8K of storage space on your hard drive. A file (or the last portion of it) rarely fills a cluster exactly; instead, it is common for many clusters to contain "slack" space - the difference between the size of the cluster and the amount of space that a file is using. A great deal of space may be reclaimed from your hard drive by deleting a large number of files, even if the files themselves are relatively small. Stacker 4.0 and DoubleSpace 3 contain technology that dramatically reduces the amount of slack space on your hard drive. CleanSweep's calculations may not take Stacker's savings into account. CleanSweep's View Option (Windows 95 and 3.x only) CleanSweep 95 uses different file viewers for Windows 3.1x and Windows 95. The Windows 3.1 file viewers are included with CleanSweep and do not require any special Windows configuration. Install Monitor (Windows 95 and Windows 3.x only) The Install Monitor provides an "append" feature, so that you can link and log the installation of two programs that might not be installed at the same time. For example, you might install a database program, and later install a program to produce specialized reports from that database. When you monitor the installation of the reporting program, you might like to use the Append feature so that it's easy to uninstall both programs together if you wish. You may still use CleanSweep's standard methods to uninstall one program at a time. The Install Monitor is very helpful to CleanSweep's Uninstall and Move functions. In particular, CleanSweep requires the assistance of the Install Monitor to correctly modify the location of files listed in the Windows Registry. Usage Monitor (Windows 95 and Windows 3.x only) When you start CleanSweep, the Usage Monitor will alert you if there are files that have been unused for the period of time you specify in Options / Configure CleanSweep / Usage Monitor / Alert. The File Usage Monitor icon, in the lower right corner of the screen, will also flash if you have checked the "Alert if any file is unused for days" option. If you change your system's internal clock to a date earlier than the current date, CleanSweep's File Usage Monitor will not adjust its tables of files to reflect the change. For example, a file that is listed as being unused for 10 days will continue to be listed as such even if you adjust your system's date to some point 10 days in the past. Conversely, if you switch your system clock to some point in the future, the number of days that the file has been unused will be increased. There is no way to reverse this increase. CleanSweep's File Finders By default, CleanSweep will search local hard drives with its File Finders. You may choose to include floppy drives, network drives, or removable drives in the search. CD-ROM drives may also be included in the Duplicate File Finder. Files created during the CleanSweep session will not be displayed in various CleanSweep Finders until you close CleanSweep and start it again. Orphan File Finder According to CleanSweep, an orphan program in Windows 95 is a program that is not on the Start menu or one of its submenus. In Windows 3.1 or Windows NT, an orphan program is a program that is not referenced in the shell. If you are using the Orphan Finder with the PC Tools 2.0 multiple desktop feature, only the programs referenced in the currently active desktop will be included in CleanSweep's analysis. View Savings Report CleanSweep's View Savings Report is intended to give a general overview of CleanSweep's usefulness, rather than to detail every action on your hard drive. When you delete a program or file and back it up, CleanSweep will calculate the space saved as the amount of space taken by the uninstalled components, minus the size of the backup, and will add this to the Savings log. However, when you delete the backup, CleanSweep will not add this figure to the savings log. Similarly, if you choose to restore the component, CleanSweep will not subtract the original savings from the savings log. In addition, if you choose to place the backup in a location other than the default backup folder, the size of the backup will not be included in the savings log. If you delete a file from a source drive and back it up to a different target drive, the log will reflect the savings on the source, and will not account for size of the backup on the target. (In many cases, the target will be a floppy drive.) Known Issues CleanSweep's Installation Monitor may have difficulty logging the installation of the Microsoft Plus Pack and other system-level software that reboots the machine before the installation process is complete. Such software does not install itself in the same way that applications do. We recommend extra care in uninstalling these packages. Do not move long file names to a drive (file system) that does not support long file names. Windows 3.1x has a limit of 8,192 items that can be displayed in a list box. If you have more than 8,192 files that are to be listed in the Low File Usage Finder, then only the first 8,192 files will be displayed. ********************************************************************* * This file and the CleanSweep Demo Edition that accompanies it * * may be distributed freely, so long as they are distributed * * together in their entirety, and are not distributed for profit. * * Copyright (c) 1995 Quarterdeck Corporation * * E N D O F F I L E * *********************************************************************