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CLEANUP
Version 2.03
05/20/91
by Foley Hi-Tech Systems
172 Amber Drive
San Francisco, CA 94131
(415) 826-6084
(415) 826-1707 BBS
(415) 826-1706 FAX
Copyright (c) 1985-91 by Foley Hi-Tech Systems
Introduction:
This utility is part of the ExtraDOS Toolbox Professional. It is
available individually or as part of the ExtraDOS package. Over
the years the ExtraDOS Toolbox has grown into a very large
collection. The size of it has limited its appeal as there are
many people who only wish to obtain one of the utilities for a
particular need. In an effort to allow the maximum flexibility we
are now offering the registration of individual utilities from the
ExtraDOS Toolbox. All of the utilities are available through
shareware registration. If you want more than three of the
utilities it is more economical to order the entire toolkit when
registering.
The ExtraDOS utilities are Copyright (c) 1985-91 by Foley Hi-Tech
Systems. These programs are not public domain, but are "shareware."
They are made available and if you find they are of some useful
value in your normal computer needs, then please register them.
Registration is required if you keep and use any or all of the
utilities. To receive technical support you will have to register.
When you register, you will get you a complete set of the current
ExtraDOS utilities and a printed manual. Registered users are also
given access to the product updates on our BBS system. You will be
able to get updates for any programs for free from the BBS system
for one year after registration. You will also be added to our
mailing list to receive newsletters, price lists and product
announcements.
To register print out the file ORDERFRM.TXT and fill in the
information and send it via FAX or MAIL to:
Foley Hi-Tech Systems
ExtraDOS Registration
172 Amber Drive
San Francisco, CA 94131
(415) 826-6084
(415) 826-1706 FAX
(415) 826-1707 BBS
If you find a bug in any of the programs please contact me at the
above address, phone or BBS. Registered owners reporting a bug
will be given a renewed gratis update period, unregistered users
reporting an unknown bug will be given a gratis registration.
Suggestions for updates, changes or improvements are also welcome
at the above address.
David R. Foley
CLEANUP - Disk Drive Cleanup & Space Recovery
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Purpose
Cleanup allows you to recover valuable space that is eaten up by
unused or duplicate files on your hard and floppy drives.
Command Format
CLEANUP
Version
2.03 05/19/91
Description
Cleanup has evolved from a small helpful utility that originally
located duplicate files on a hard disk to a full space recovery
system. With the ever increasing size and lowering cost of disk
space it isn't uncommon to find PC's with an average of 80MB. As
drives become larger the task of managing them becomes more
complex. It is no longer feasible to remember the name and
location and purpose of every file on your system. Often files
and programs will be installed on a temporary basis only to be
forgotten and either outdated or left behind. You can quickly
devote as much as 25% of your hard disk to unused or duplicate
files. Cleanup provides a comprehensive way of dealing with this
problem by quickly isolating unused and duplicate files and
removing them freeing up valuable hard disk space.
Warning
The main function of Cleanup is to recover lost disk space by
removing duplicate and unused files. You have total control over
which files will and will not be deleted, but with large hard
disks it is easy to overlook single file names and accidently
delete a desired file. It is suggested that you backup your disk
before running Cleanup. This will assure that you have a means
of recovering files that you delete by accident. The other
alternative is to have a copy of Norton Utilities UnErase or a
similar type product.
Cleanup
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Usage
Cleanup is a menu driven program. After initializing the program
you are prompted with a list of disk drives in your system. In
this list you are allowed to toggle the search amongst any
installed drives in your system. Drives that are allowed, but
not attached are "grayed" out and you cannot select these drives.
When you select a drive a check mark √ will note when a drive is
selected. You may select any combination of all available
drives. All of the drives selected will be treated as one large
volume across which all duplicates and file marking will take
place. This is particularly handy if you have more than one
hard drive on which you keep files, and you might end up with
duplicate files across the drives. Once you have selected the
drives to scan, press the [F10] key to start scanning.
After all of the directories have been scanned you will be
located at the main menu of Cleanup. In the upper right hand
corner of the screen is the Current Status window. This window
will always display information about the programs status. The
number of directories, files and duplicate files is calculated
after selecting the drives and will not change until you exit the
program and run again. The number of tagged files and bytes will
show you the current statistics for the files that have been
tagged for deletion. These numbers will be updated as you tag or
untag files for deletion.
There are two methods for tagging files for deletion. The first
method is to use the Auto Tag and Auto Untag menus. These menus
are identical in options, and perform exactly the opposite tasks.
The Auto function allows you to tag groups of files all at one
time. Once tagged, you may then go in and manually untag
individual files using the manual tag option. Below are the
options available from the Auto Tag and Auto Untag menus.
ALL - All allows you to tag/untag all of the files scanned. This
is generally only useful for untagging files. Be careful as if
you use this to tag files, you will tag all of the files on the
selected drives for deletion.
Cleanup
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SMALLER DUPLICATES - This will look at the list of duplicate
files and whenever there is a difference in size, the smaller
file will be marked for duplication.
OLDER DUPLICATES - This is quite handy and will compare all of
the duplicate files and mark the oldest files. This is useful
when you wish to only keep the most recent version of a file on
your system.
BACKUP FILES - This option will mark of files ending in .BAK.
This was the original function of the TIDY program from which
Cleanup evolved. Many programs and editors create a backup of a
file when updating it. After a while these backups can clutter
up your system.
TEMP FILES - There are many programs that make use of temporary
files while processing work. Sometimes, if these programs are
interrupted or crash, the temporary files will be left of your
drive. Most software uses the convention of naming temporary
files with a .$$$ extension. This option will mark all files
ending in .$$$
EXT xxx - This allows you to tag a group of files with a
particular extension that you know should be removed. With this
option you can specify any group of files by giving the extension
name. All files ending in the extension that you provide will be
tagged. Be careful that you wish to delete all files ending in
the extension before running the Erase option.
Cleanup
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ZERO LENGTH - This was the other option available on the TIDY
program. Another type of temporary file that can often be
created is one that was opened but never properly closed. This
will often result in a file entry in your directory with a file
size of 0 bytes. The zero length is misleading. Every file
entry requires at least one cluster thus the minimum disk space
used by a 0 byte file is the cluster size (512 bytes or more).
Having a lot of 0 byte files can actually take away space from
your drive. Choosing this option will mark all files with a size
of 0 bytes for deletion.
LENGTH n - Like the Zero length files above, there may be
instances where you create a lot of small files that you wish to
tag for deletion. This options allows you to input a specific
file size. All files with matching this file size will be tagged
for deletion.
The MANUAL TAG option from the Main Menu allows you to view the
list of files and to manually tag or untag files. When you first
enter this screen you will be presented with the list of
duplicate files. To view all of the files in the system press
the [F6] key. Then to switch back to the list of only duplicate
files, again press the [F6] key. Tagged files will be marked
with a check mark √ next to the name, and will appear in red on
color monitors. To view the list use the up and down arrow keys.
To tag a particular file press the [ENTER] key. Pressing it a
second time will untag the file. To untag a tagged file,
highlight the file and press the [ENTER] key. Once again, the
[ENTER] key will continue to toggle the tag on and off. When you
are done viewing the manual tag list press the [F10] key.
Cleanup
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Once you are happy with the list of tagged files, choose the
ERASE TAGGED option from the main menu. This will erase all
files that were previously tagged. There is no UNDO feature on
this program so once they are deleted you will have to use a
unerase program such as Norton Utilities Quick Unerase to recover
any erased files. If you have accidentally deleted a file, do
not use the disk drive until the file has been unerased.
Changing data anywhere on the disk could result in permanently
loosing the information in the file.
TERMS OF LICENSE AGREEMENT
The EXTRADOS Toolbox programs and documentation are the property of
Foley Hi-Tech Systems. This product and its documentation are
protected by United States Copyright Law, Title 17 U.S. Code, are
licensed for use on one computer per copy only.
EXTRADOS is Licensed and not Sold.
You may duplicate the EXTRADOS Toolbox programs and documentation
files for backup use only, for your own use, and for only one
computer.
LIMITED WARRANTY
We do not warrant that the documentation is accurate, or that the
program operates as specified. We will not be liable for any
damages of any kind sustained through the use of the program. By
using this product, you agree to this.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Program bug reports are welcome. If you have any questions feel
free to give us a call or write a letter to us at:
Foley Hi-Tech Systems
172 Amber Drive
San Francisco, CA 93131
9:00am - 4:30pm PST Monday - Friday
(415) 826-6084 VOICE
(415) 826-1706 FAX
(415) 826-1707 BBS
TRADEMARK NOTICES
ExtraDOS Toolbox is a trademark of Foley Hi-Tech Systems
MS-DOS, is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.