This day and age everybody knows how important it is to to protect their computers and, ultimately, their privacy online. So we install antivirus software, firewalls, and anti-spyware programs. That's good, but not good enough. That's because there are other ways malicious persons can steal your personal information. All they need to do is access your computer usage history files.
Your computer activity is recorded in various files - history traces, cookies, log files, temporary Internet and system files, index.dat files, and more. All these files are a real privacy threat because the information recorded in them can be used to gain access to private information, including your passwords. On top of that, these files accumulate over time and start taking up gigabytes of disk space This results in slow computer performance. FileCleaner Pro is a free program that is designed to cleanup history traces, free up disk space, and increase computer performance.
FileCleaner Pro features
Basically, FileCleaner Pro is a disk cleanup utility similar to CCleaner and other temporary files cleaners. However, it has several important advantages compared to other free disk cleaners. FileCleaner Pro can cleanup all types of temporary files and history traces, such as:
- Temporary Internet files cleanup
- Internet Explorer history cleanup
- Firefox history cleanup
- Google Chrome history cleanup
- Windows temp files and Recycle Bin cleanup
- Recent documents, run, opened programs list
- Index.dat files
- IM history for Yahoo, MSN and Google Talk
- Page file cleanup
- and more...
One of the most important FileCleaner Pro features is File Shredder. This feature allows users to securely delete files. When you delete a file by pressing the Delete button, the files are moved to the Recycle Bin and can easily be restored. And even if you clear the Recycle Bin, all deleted files can be recovered using basic file recovery software. This is a serious privacy and security threat. File Shredder is a utility that shreds digital documents just like a paper shredder does. Files deleted with File Shredder can't be recovered by any file recovery software, including the most advanced one.
Another useful FileCleaner Pro feature is RealTime Protect. This feature allows to clean Web browsing history traces in real time after each browsing session. This is very convenient, as it saves a lot of time. In addition to that, there is a scheduler that allows to fully automate disk and history cleanup.
Ease of use
FileCleaner Pro has a very intuitive interface that is easy to navigate. The main windows presents a list of categories to clean. There is a checkbox for each category. Alternatively, there is a Clear All button at the bottom of the screen that launches complete one-click disk cleanup. There are also tabs on the left-hand side that allow access to other options. The software is also very quick.
The verdict
FileCleaner Pro is one of the best file cleaners and file shredders available for free.
Liz Cornwell - Liz is the founder of Cornwell Writing Services. She writes on a wide range of subjects, from business technology research to travel ...
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