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- File Zapper Version 1.0
- Copyright 1992 Thomas W. Kellar
- All rights reserved.
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- This program works with Microsoft Windows version 3.0 or 3.1.
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- It requires the Windows File Manager and a mouse (or some other
- pointing device).
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- File Zapper working in conjunction with the Microsoft File Manager
- becomes an icon that files or directories can be dragged to and
- dropped on and deleted. Files are selected by holding the left
- mouse button down over a file and while holding it down moving
- the mouse pointer over the File Zapper icon them releasing the
- left button. Multiple selections can be made and dragged to the
- File Zapper icon. For contiguous groups of files the first is
- selected by clicking the left button over the first and then
- while holding the shift key clicking the left button over the
- last file.
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- When File Zapper is restored to normal size it displays the number
- of files and directories deleted as well as four menu selections.
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- File Zapper has several options to work with:
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- - File overwrite, this option completely overwrites the file with data
- and so eliminates any trace of the original data prior to deleting it.
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- - File backup copy, this option copies the file to the File Zapper home
- directory before deleting it from the original directory. If this
- option is selected and the file overwrite option is also selected then
- the file is copied and the original is overwritten. The file is not
- copied to the same name but to a name that begins with the letters
- "tr" and ends with "$$$" with numbers making up the middle of the name.
- The reason for that is to keep any file name conflicts from occuring.
- Use the Audit trail option and file to keep track of what file was
- copied to what file.
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- - Delete Confirmation, this option makes File Zapper confirm the delete
- of all files, in response to the request, the operator can stop the
- delete or continue the delete or with a group of files, cancel the
- collective delete.
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- - Delete directories, this option selects whether or not File Zapper
- will delete directories it encounters. Directories must be empty in
- order for File Zapper to delete them. But it is fairly easy to
- empty them with File Zapper by selecting the entire directory
- and moving them to over the File Zapper Icon.
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- - Audit trail, this option causes File Zapper to keep a record of all
- its actions in a file that can be reviewed later. The file it keeps
- the records in is named FILEZAP.TXT. This option should be selected
- if the Backup copy option is selected.
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- These options are checked or unchecked from the Options dialog box which
- is selected by clicking on the Options menu entry from the Non-Iconized
- File Zapper menu. They are automatically saved to disk so that you do
- not have to recheck them each time the program is run.
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- File Zapper has several actions that it can do from the Options dialog
- box:
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- - It can set itself up as an automatically starting program initialized
- when Windows is started.
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- - It can remove itself from that automatic startup list.
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- - It can delete all the backup copies of the files that were deleted.
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- - It can display this help file with the notepad text editor that is
- supplied with Windows.
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- Note that:
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- 1. Windows is a trade mark of Microsoft Corporation.
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- 2. Windows 3.0 File Manager operates in a different manner then the
- File Manager in version 3.1 and due to its method of operating it is
- recommended that the Delete confirmation option be checked all the
- time while running with version 3.0.
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- 3. This program is written with the best efforts and intentions toward doing
- exactly what it is supposed to do but no guarantees are made that it
- will not do something that you do not want it to do. It is very easy
- to delete files with this program and it is suggested that care be given
- in its use. The author will take no responsibility for the deletion of
- files that the user did not want to delete.
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- - To exit this help file select the File menu options -
- - the exit from the File menu: type ALT/F then x. -
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