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Sweeper offers you two big advantages
'''Sweeper''' offers you two big advantages
:* It can regain disk space
* It can regain disk space
:* It can remove evidence of your activities on a computer that is shared
* It can remove evidence of your activities on a computer that is shared


To do this it removes, with your agreement
To do this it removes, with your agreement
:* Saved clipboard contents
* Saved clipboard contents
:* Recent Documents
* Recent Documents
:* Recent Applications
* Recent Applications
:* Run command history
* Run command history
:* Your thumbnail cache
* Your thumbnail cache


It also cleans up your web activity, removing, if required
It also cleans up your web activity, removing, if required
:* Cookies and cookie policy
* Cookies and cookie policy
:* Web history and cache
* Web history and cache
:* 'Favourite' Icons
* "Favourite" Icons
:* Form completion entries
* Form completion entries


You can elect to remove any or all of these.  You decide the balance between convenience and privacy.
You can elect to remove any or all of these.  You decide the balance between convenience and privacy.
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Revision as of 18:11, 19 September 2010

  Sweeper protects your privacy on a shared computer

Sweeper offers you two big advantages

  • It can regain disk space
  • It can remove evidence of your activities on a computer that is shared

To do this it removes, with your agreement

  • Saved clipboard contents
  • Recent Documents
  • Recent Applications
  • Run command history
  • Your thumbnail cache

It also cleans up your web activity, removing, if required

  • Cookies and cookie policy
  • Web history and cache
  • "Favourite" Icons
  • Form completion entries

You can elect to remove any or all of these. You decide the balance between convenience and privacy.