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- 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:
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- * easy-to-use wizards, to guide you smoothly through the process of
- uninstalling, archiving, and moving programs;
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- * installation and file usage monitors, to guarantee safer and more
- comprehensive file management (these monitors are not yet available
- in Windows NT);
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- * powerful File Finders that help you locate duplicate files, redundant
- .DLLs, and orphaned system components;
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- * intuitive tools to scrub away obsolete, unused, or unneeded files; and
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- * 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:
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- 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 <number>
- 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 *
- *********************************************************************
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