Clean-Up Old Files Copyright (C) Moose O'Malley, ------------------ January 2010. +===========================================================+ | T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S | +===========================================================+ | * Introduction | * Using this Program | * The Future | * Reviews / Awards / CDs | * Freeware Information | * Warranty | * Amendment History | * Contacting the Program's Author +===========================================================+ Introduction : -------------- Clean-Up Old Files for Windows 95 / 98 / NT / 2000. This program is free software. Anyone - any person, any company, or any business - can use this program for free. No fees or payment is required. See "Freeware Information" below. Clean-Up Old Files enables the user to specify one or more directories, and then periodically clean out / erase / delete files that haven't been modified for a certain number of days. The program enables the user to specify : - The directories where files will be deleted. - The age (in days) of files to be deleted. i.e. if the file hasn't been changed for this many days or more, it will be deleted. (Registered Users Only !) - How often the deletion is to be performed. e.g. every 24 hours. - Whether they should be prompted / warned before any files are deleted. - Whether the program should run automatically at Windows Start-Up. WARNING : THIS PROGRAM DELETES FILES. USE THIS PROGRAM WITH EXTREME CAUTION. USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK ! Developed using 32-bit Delphi. Clean-Up Old Files for Windows 95 / 98 / NT / 2000. This program will **NOT** run under Windows 3.x (even with Win32 installed) !! Using this Program : -------------------- WARNING : THIS PROGRAM DELETES FILES. USE THIS PROGRAM WITH EXTREME CAUTION. USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK ! When this program runs, it sits in the Windows Tray bar (with the clock, etc). To bring up the program (i.e. make the program's main screen is visible), simply click on the program's "Machine Cog" icon in the tray bar. When the program's main screen is visible you can specify : - The directories where files will be deleted - via the Add, Remove, and Reset buttons. >>> Installation Default = No Directories (i.e. No files !) - The age (in days) of files to be deleted. i.e. if the file hasn't been changed for this many days, it will be deleted. >>> Installation Default = 90 days. - How often (in hours) the deletion is to be performed. >>> Installation Default = 24 hours. - Whether they should be prompted / warned before any files are deleted. >>> Installation Default = Yes, prompt the user *before* ANY files are deleted. - Whether the program should run automatically at Windows Start-Up. >>> Installation Default = No, do NOT run at Windows Start-Up. When the program is first installed, all settings are 100% SAFE - that is, the program cannot and will not delete anything until the user specifically tells it to. The user can override / alter any of these settings (with un-safe settings), and then these will become the new defaults every time the program is run. To make the program go back to the tray bar, click the Minimise button or the standard Windows minimise icon (the leftmost icon in the top right hand corner of the program's window). While the program is in the tray bar, it is still active, and will delete files according to its settings. To make this program run automatically whever Windows starts, simply create a Shortcut to the programs EXEcutable in the Windows Startup directory. WARNING : THIS PROGRAM DELETES FILES. USE THIS PROGRAM WITH EXTREME CAUTION. IF YOU DELETE ANY USEFUL FILES WITH THIS PROGRAM THEN THAT IS YOUR FAULT, AND I WILL ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY. The Future : ------------ In the future, various improvements could be made to this program, for example : - Add in the ability to handle the Recycle Bin Let me know if there is anything you require. Reviews / Awards / CDs : ------------------------- None so far. Freeware Information : ----------------------- This is free software. Anyone - any person, any company, or any business - can use this program for free. No fees or payment is required. However, if you find the program useful, then please consider making a PayPal donation to support my efforts. (To make a donation, please run the program and select the "About" option under the Help menu, and then click the PayPal link on the "About" screen). Warranty : ---------- This software and the accompanying files are provided "as is" and without warranties as to performance or merchantability or any other warranties whether expressed or implied. The user assumes the entire risk of using this software. If you do find any faults with this program, email me and let me know, and I will do my best to fix it ASAP. Amendment History : -------------------- Vers Date Description 1.0 1-Sep-2000 First PRIVATE Release. (7,803 lines of code / comments.) A little bit of History .... This program was originally developed specially for a company in the USA. A fully working program, built to their precise specifications, was delivered to them in good faith, but they welched out of paying and would not answer my emails any more. Rotten Welchers !! So now, 5 months later, I am adding it to my shareware catalog. 2.0 22-Jan-2001 First PUBLIC Release. Add in "Restore Factory Defaults" menu option. Add in Form and Component Scaling when the program's main window is resized - really Cool !! Add in "Exit Program After Next Deletion" setting option. (Registered Users Only !) Add in option to Append Deleted Files to a Log, and add in a button to view this log in Windows Notepad. Add in an "Auto-Run at Windows Startup" menu option to help the user make this program run automatically at Windows Startup. This saves you creating a shortcut to the program in the Windows StartUp folder !! In addition, if you move the program to a new directory or drive, it will automatically sense that its existing auto-run command needs updating to the program's new location. Very cool !! (8,182 lines of code / comments.) 2.1 17-Apr-2001 Add in support for "Big Fonts" and "Other Sized Fonts" - with these Windows resizes the windows automatically - but only sometimes and it doesn't always do it right, so now I make sure my main window is the right size before doing any scaling, etc. i.e. I make it fit the component(s) that extend the furthest right and furthest down the form. See the Start Menu -> Settings -> Control Pannel -> Display -> Settings Tab -> "Advanced" button -> "General" tab for your PC's settings in this area. Bring program up-to-date with my latest code libraries. (9,245 lines of code / comments.) 2.1b 20-Nov-2002 Bring the program up to date with my latest code libraries. (33,037 lines of code / comments.) 2.1f 17-Jan-2010 This program is now FREEWARE - see "Freeware Information" above. (50,496 lines of code / comments.) If this program was not downloaded from my Home Page, then it is possibly an old version. The latest version of this program is available from my WEB page - see below. Mike "Moose" O'Malley ____________________________________________________ Moose's Software Valley - Established July, 1996. WEB: http://move.to/moose ____________________________________________________