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Contents of this readme:
1. Quick Start
2. Quiet Mode
3. Presets
4. History
5. Bugs and feedback
6. Disclaimer
Please also read any readme provided with the plug-ins.
1. Quick Start
Start Disk Cleaner. Check all items you want to have cleaned.
Press 'Clean'. Disk Cleaner will start cleaning and report the results.
Press exit when you've read the report.
2. Quiet Mode
Disk Cleaner can be run in so called 'Quiet Mode'. This means that
Disk Cleaner will run, clean and exit automatically without ever
showing a dialog or whatsoever (except when something unusual happens).
To specify quiet mode run Disk Cleaner with an extra parameter: '-q' or '/q'
(without the quotes). Disk Cleaner will clean all the items you
specified the last time in interactive mode (no parameters).
Tip: Create a shortcut in the Start-up Folder of the start menu
pointing to Disk Cleaner, with as extra parameter '-q'. This
will clean all the items selected last time every time the computer
starts! Also see the preset part.
3. Presets
New in Disk Cleaner 1.4.0a is the possibilty to use presets, in
interactive as well as in quiet mode. To create a preset, check all
boxes of the items you want to have cleaned. Then press the Save as...
button. You will be prompted for a name. Enter a new name for the
preset. The preset is saved. To remove a preset select it first and
press Remove. You will NOT be asked if you're sure, it is immediately
removed.
A preset can also be used in quiet mode. Instead of just supplying '/q'
as a parameter, use the following syntax: '/q:presetname' (again without
the quotes and note the colon).
If your preset name contains spaces, pass the parameter enclosed in
double quotes, like this: "/q:preset name" (WITH double quotes).
If the preset exists, it is used. If it doesn't, Disk Cleaner exits,
cleaning nothing. If the colon is forgotten, not the preset but the
last setting in interactive mode is used.
4. History
v1.4.0a:
dclean.exe file version 1.4.0 build 41
Disk Cleaner now does not allow saving presets with the names
'dclean' or 'plugins'. This prevents possible errors (see section
'bugs').
dclean.exe file version 1.4.0 build 40:
Changed bitmap in about box to 256 color version. Saves 30 kB
on uncompressed size.
dclean.exe file version 1.4.0 build 39:
Added preset support. Changed look to something more modern.
Fixed bug causing access violations when there were no plug-ins
installed. Improved help system a bit.
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v1.3.2:
DClean file version 1.2.0 build 6 (1.3.2 b version):
Upgraded to newer application developing environment. Updated links
to new website. Changed some cosmetics in the about window.
Changed 'no plugins found' message to something somewhat more
friendly, including URL of website.
DClean.exe file version 1.1.0, build 2
Just some cosmetics: changed the border style around cleaning items
from 'bump' to 'etched'. Changed the term 'files' to 'items' in the
checklist, as it more accurately describes them thingies (to my opinion,
as i.e. registry entries aren't files). Also, if the size of the items
of the same kind is less than 1024 bytes, the total no. of bytes is
shown, instead of '0 kB'. Also, when the size > 10 MB, the size is
shown in MB instead of kB.
When the user now clicks 'Clean', the cursor will change to an hourglass
to indicate that Disk Cleaner is busy. Finally, if it should happen
that the checklist is too small to show the complete text, an explorer
style hint box (those yellow text boxes) appears to tell you
what the complete text is.
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v1.3.1:
This is the first time the executables and the plug-ins are separated,
to facilitate updating.
DClean.exe file version 1.0.0, build 22
Looks like the program didn't run at all under Win95 with the standard
shell (v4.70), due to the lack of some functions used by Disk Cleaner
(or better, by the standard plugin).
This has been fixed.
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v1.3 :
* DClean.exe v1.0.0 build 17:
Small bug fixed. Border around check list was drawn incorrectly on
machines with non-standard scale screen font.
* DClean v1.0.0 build 1:
Total re-write of Disk Cleaner. Doesn't look like its predecessors at all.
First release of the program in its current form.
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v1.2 and lower: you really shouldn't care...
5. Bugs and feedback
One should not name a preset 'dclean' or 'plugins' as these names
are used by Disk Cleaner itself. Using these names may prevent the
proper operation of Disk Cleaner (and besides, you should be able to think
of something more imaginative)
Send your feedback to:
disk_cleaner@techie.com
6. Disclaimer
This software and the accompanying files are presented "AS IS" and
without warranties as to performance or merchantability or any other
warranties wether expressed or implied.