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- TidyDisk 1.0 - A product of American Systems
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- Come see us on the World Wide Web!
- Come see us at http://www.americansys.com
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- At our web site you can :
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- . 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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- Table of Contents:
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- 1. Installing TidyDisk
- 2. How to use TidyDisk
- 3. Product Support
- 4. Ordering TidyDisk
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- [1. Installing TidyDisk]
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- To install TidyDisk run the SETUP.EXE the 'Start'..'Run' command, or by
- using the 'Add/Remove Programs' applet in the Control Panel.
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- If you have any difficulty, please call or write American Systems.
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- Phone:
- (817)485-6547
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- Fax:
- (817)485-2193
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- Email:
- support@americansys.com
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- Address:
- American Systems
- 5424 Rufe Snow #320
- Fort Worth, TX, 76180
- Care of Windows Utilities Division
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- [2. How to use TidyDisk]
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- Q: How do I select the drive(s) to clean?
- A: 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>.
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- Q: How do I tell TidyDisk what files and folders to clean?
- A: In 'Custom' mode notice that the patterns on the left of the "File Patterns"
- window 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.
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- 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!
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- 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.
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- Q: How can I view the file before I delete it?
- A: To view a file before you delete it click on the desired file and
- click the <Open> button. 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.
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- Q: How do I delete the files after I've scanned the drive?
- A: After scanning your hard drive(s) for files, it's time to delete them.
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- 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>.
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- 2. Now you can pick which deletion method you want to use.
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- Q: What does Delete, Permanently Delete, Move to Recycle Bin, Zip and Move mean?
- A: 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.
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- Permanently Delete - Deletes the file from your disk forever. It
- will not be possible to "undelete" or restore these files using any method.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- [3. Product Support]
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- 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 for
- Windows 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.
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- Phone:
- (817)485-6547
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- Fax:
- (817)485-2193
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- Email:
- support@americansys.com
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- Address:
- American Systems
- 5424 Rufe Snow #323
- Fort Worth, TX, 76180
- Care of Windows Utilities Division
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- Please share the evaluation version of TidyDisk for
- Windows with others for the purpose of evaluation as long
- as it is unaltered and distributed in its entirety.
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- [4. Ordering TidyDisk]
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- Print out the ORDERFRM.TXT file in the directory with
- your American Systems product, fill out the
- information requested and send $29.95 per copy to
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- American Systems
- 5424 Rufe Snow #323
- Fort Worth, TX, 76180
- Care of Windows Utilities Division
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- Be sure to specify disk size and quantity.
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- American Express/Visa/MC welcome!
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- Make checks and money orders payable to 'American Systems.'
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- *** P.O.'s OVER $100.00 ARE WELCOME! BULK PRICES AVAILABLE! ***
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- You may also select 'How to Order/Register' menu item
- under the 'Help' Menu.
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