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TidyDisk - A product of American Systems

TidyDisk is a quick and simple program for tidying up your hard disk.  It cleans off the messy files files that clutter your hard drive and consume valuable space.  TidyDisk cleans unused temporary files, Internet cache files, and many other type of unused files.  Use TidyDisk to recover disk space that is used but no longer needed.  It's so easy even a novice Windows user can use it!  You have several ways to dispose of your files including sending them to the Recycle Bin, Delete, Move, Zip and Permanently Delete.

How to use TidyDisk

Ordering TidyDisk

Product Support

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Order
TidyDisk 1.0 Order Form and Registration

To print this form, click on the 'File' menu, then click on the 'Print Topic'  option.

Name     ______________________________________________

Company _____________________________________________

Address  ______________________________________________

City        ____________________________ State ______    Zip __________

Phone (______) ______-________ Fax (______) ______-________ e-mail ___________________

Important:  Is this your first product from American Systems?  (  )Yes  (  )No

_____   Number of Copies of TidyDisk

x $19.95  = $ ____________   (TEXAS residents add 8 1/4% sales tax.)

American Express (  ), Visa (  ) or MasterCard (  ) Number ________________________________ Exp. Date ___________

Signature: _________________________________________________

Make checks and money orders payable to American Systems.

P.O.s for more than $100.00 are welcome!         Bulk pricing is available!

Call us toll free at  1-888-892-4310

Mail, or Fax your check or credit card details to :

     American Systems

     5424 Rufe Snow #320

     Fort Worth, TX 76180

     Care of Windows Utilities Division

     Fax:(817)485-2193

or Compuserve: GO SWREG #16074

or Order Online at http://www.americansys.com and get the software right away!

Where did you get your evaluation copy from?

(  ) Vendor

(  ) BBS

(  ) CD-ROM

(  ) Friend

(  ) Other           Name of source ___________________________________________

Note: Prices are effective September 1, 1997 and are subject to change.  Please enclose any comments you have.


Support
Product Support

American Systems provides user support to registered versions via mail, and/or telephone.

American Systems will answer questions and resolve serious bugs for the first three months after registration.  For problems involving a specific hardware or software environment or feature, we may choose not to modify the program.  In that case, if a problem is reported within three months after purchase, then we shall offer to refund the user's purchase price.

If a bug prevents you from evaluating TidyDisk during the first 30 days (prior to purchase), American Systems  will attempt to assist but is not under obligation to resolve issues beyond our control.

     Phone:

                     (817)485-6547

     Fax:

                     (817)485-2193

     CIS:

                     support@americansys.com

     World Wide Web:

                     http://www.americansys.com

     Address:

                     American Systems

                     5424 Rufe Snow #320

                     Fort Worth, TX, 76180

                     Care of Windows Utilities Division

Please share the evaluation version of TidyDisk with others for the purpose of evaluation as long as it is unaltered and distributed in its entirety.


WWW
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At our web site you can :

.  Place an order and get the right away!

.  Download FREE evaluation versions of our software

.  Learn more about ALL of our products

.  Obtain technical support

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Select Drives
How do I select the drive(s) to clean?

The drives you select are the drives that TidyDisk will scan.  Simply click on the drives in the list you want TidyDisk to scan and click <Next>.  See below.


Select Files
How do I tell TidyDisk what files and folders to clean?

In 'Custom' mode you will see the window below.

The patterns on the left are standard file patterns that exist on everyones PC.  If you delete these you will very likely free up considerable disk space.  You can add your own file types by clicking the <Add Pattern> button on the right.

Note:  You will NOT be allowed to delete system files such as .EXE, .DLL, .DRV, .VXD and others.  These files could render your system unusable, forcing you to either reinstall an application or worse, the entire operating system!

If  you want to delete an entire directory click the <Add Folder> button and type the name of a folder to delete.  This is very handy when clearing out Internet Cache or other large file repositories.  Be very careful with this option though.   If you delete the wrong folder, you could lose valuable data.


View File
How can I view the file before I delete it?

To view a file before you delete it click on the desired file and click the <Open> button.  See the screen below.  This will allow you to examine the file contents before you delete it.  You may find that once you view a file that you want to keep it.


Definitions
What does Delete, Permanently Delete, Move to Recycle Bin, Zip, and Move mean?

Delete - Is the equivalent of using the Explorer or My Computer to delete a file.  It is possible to "undelete" or restore these files after you delete them using 3rd party software provided by other vendors.

Permanently Delete - Deletes the file from your disk forever.  It will not be possible to "undelete" or restore these files using any method.

Move to Recycle Bin - moves the files you select to delete to the Recycle Bin.  This allows you to easily restore the files at a later time.  If you want to use this feature, be sure that you do not have "Do not move files to Recycle Bin" checked in the Recycle Bin configuration.  If you do have this checked, all the files sent to the Recycle Bin will be deleted.

Move - TidyDisk will prompt you for a folder to move your deleted files to.  This will still give you access to your files but keep them all in once place should you decide to delete them later.

Zip - TidyDisk will prompt you for the name of a Zip archive file to send your deleted files to.  This allows you to keep your deleted files in an archive rather than removing them forever.


Delete Files
How do I delete the files after I've scanned the drive?

After scanning your hard drive(s) for files, it's time to delete them.

1. First you must select the files you want to delete.   You do this by clicking on the files you want to delete.  Or if you want to delete all the files, click <Select All>.

2. Now you can pick which deletion method you want to use.

What does Delete, Permanently Delete, Move to Recycle Bin, Zip and Move mean?


How to Use
How to use TidyDisk

TidyDisk is a quick and simple program for tidying up your hard disk.  It cleans off the messy files files that clutter your hard drive and consume valuable space.  TidyDisk cleans unused temporary files, Internet cache files, and many other type of unused files.  Use TidyDisk to recover disk space that is used but no longer needed.  It's so easy even a novice Windows user can use it!  You have several ways to dispose of your files including sending them to the Recycle Bin, Delete, Move, Zip and Permanently Delete.

How do I select the drive(s) to clean?

How do I tell TidyDisk what files and folders to clean?

How can I view the file before I delete it?

How do I delete the files after I've scanned the drive?

What does Delete, Permanently Delete, Move to Recycle Bin, Zip and Move mean?

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