File Shredder
by File
What is File Shredder?
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Overview
File Shredder is published by File. You can find out more about File Shredder at its official website or at File's website.
Users on average believe that File Shredder's quality is excellent. Most users give it a rating of five stars.
How do I clean File Shredder?
File Shredder 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 File Shredder
with AppCleaner
If you want to clean File Shredder manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. File Shredder stores private data in one registry key.
Registry
To clean the registry from data stored by File Shredder, 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:
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- Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
- Expand Software.
- Expand Shredder.
- Right-click {FF14D9EE-48EB-4873-80AC-8E224BEE5823}.
- Choose Delete from the context menu.
- Click Yes.
1 Comment
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Ted Bodine 9 years ago
File Shredder is certainly a very nice program, but I would say it's a flaw or an oversight that it records the name of the last file you shred in the registry. An alternative to the above method would be to rename a file before shredding it.
