Evernote Skitch by Evernote

What is Evernote Skitch?

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Overview

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How do I clean Evernote Skitch?

Evernote Skitch may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space. It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system. The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size. A portable version is also available.

Clean Evernote Skitch
with AppCleaner

If you want to clean Evernote Skitch manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There is one location in the file system where Evernote Skitch stores data that can be cleaned.Additionally,Evernote Skitch stores private data in one registry key.

Registry

To clean the registry from data stored by Evernote Skitch, you can use the Microsoft Registry Editor (regedit.exe) which is installed by default on all Windows operating systems. First of all, open regedit.exe by carrying out these steps:

• Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys.
• Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
• Type regedit.exe
• Hit Enter

Now use regedit.exe to delete the registry key:

1. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Evernote.
   • Click Skitch.
   • Right-click lastDoc in the right pane.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Evernote Skitch and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system location. First of all, open a command prompt window:

• Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys.
• Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
• Type cmd
• Hit Enter

Now list all the files stored by Evernote Skitch that can be cleaned:

1. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Skitch/logfile.txt
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Skitch/logfile.txt

Once you have identified the files stored by Evernote Skitch that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.