Privacy and Hard Disk cleanup Utility for your Mac!
Content
• What does MacWasher do?
• Quick Starts
• System Requirements
• Which Version is This?
• Where can I find the Latest Version?
• Changes in this Version
• Shareware Notice
• How to Purchase
• Technical Support
• Author
• Archive Location
What does MacWasher do?
MacWasher is a very useful program for cleaning up the history of your activities on a Macintosh computer. Many people do not realize that MacOS and other software programs store information about what they have done, what applications they have launched, what documents they have used, what web sites they have visited, and various other activities they have performed. Therefore, anyone else can see what you have been doing on your Mac, which raises privacy concerns. Furthermore, much of your activity information takes up valuable disk space, and recovering this space can be very beneficial to Mac system performance.
Cleaning up the history of your activities can be a tedious chore of manually removing each history file or entry. If privacy and disk space are to be maintained, this process must be performed every time you use your Mac. MacWasher can automate this process for you! MacWasher's AutoWash will automatically run in the background and clean up whatever tracks you want removed, whenever you want. You can have MacWasher's AutoWash automatically clean your files when your Mac is Started or Shutdown, as well as scheduled "background" cleanings while you use your Mac. MacWasher integrates with the standard MacOS places where your tracks are kept, such as the Recent Applications Folder, Recent Documents Folder, Temporary Files Folder, and the Trash Folder. It also integrates with popular programs like Netscape and Internet Explorer. What's more, with the flexible "Custom Wash Items" feature, you can specify other files and folders that you would like to have automatically cleaned!
Quick Start
After installing MacWasher, there will be a MacWasher folder on your desktop. Within the MacWasher folder you will find two applications: "MacWasher" and "MacWasher AutoWash". You may move these files anywhere on your Mac, as long as they are kept in the same folder with each other.
If you wish to have the "MacWasher", but not "MacWasher AutoWash" icon on your desktop, make an alias of the "MacWasher" icon (select the "MacWasher" icon, then press Command-M), then drag the resulting "MacWasher alias" icon to the desktop.
Double-click the "MacWasher" (or "MacWasher alias") icon to configure MacWasher's settings, test your settings with a "simulated" wash, perform an "actual" wash, and configure the powerful MacWasher AutoWash application.
Please refer to the built-in Help file for information on MacWasher's specific features. The MacWasher Help file is also in the MacWasher folder as a PDF file. You will need Adobe® Acrobat® Reader to open the PDF file. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, it is located on the MacWasher CD in the "Adobe Acrobat Installer" folder. If you do not have the MacWasher CD, you can download the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Adobe web site at http://www.adobe.com.
System Requirements
System 8.1
PowerPC
5 Mb RAM
Which Version is This?
MacWasher 2.1.1 Demo
Released October 30, 2000
Where can I find the Latest Version?
The latest version of MacWasher can be found at http://www.macwasher.com.
Changes in this Version:
• Cookies to Keep feature added for Internet Explorer and AOL.
• Updated to work with Netscape 4.7, Internet Explorer 5.0 and AOL 5.0.
• Updated to run under Mac OS 8.1 and higher.
• Enhanced the Bleach feature to run more efficiently.
• Miscellaneous bug fixes.
Shareware Notice
MacWasher Demo is Shareware. You may freely distribute MacWasher Demo as long as it is not modified in any way, and includes all of the files in the original distribution.
Registration
MacWasher 2.1.1 is Shareware, $29.95 US. To encourage registration, this evaluation copy expires 30 days from the date of installation. Upon registration, you will receive a full registered copy of MacWasher.
How to Purchase
You can purchase full registered copies of MacWasher via Phone, FAX, or Mail or On-line via our website at:
http://www.macwasher.com
We accept payment in the form of most Credit Cards, Checks, and Money Orders.
For more details, click the "On-Line" or "Off-Line" buttons on MacWasher's Splash startup screen or read the "*How to Order MacWasher™" file.
Technical Support
Webroot Software answers all technical support questions by email. All questions will be answered as soon as possible, but please allow up to 48 hours for a response. To help our support staff analyze the problem and provide the quickest response possible, please include the following information in your email:
• The full software title and version with which you are experiencing trouble.
• The name and version number of the browser that you are using (Internet Explorer, Netscape, AOL, etc.)
• General system information such as which MacOS version you use, whether your system is set up for single or multiple users, etc.
• You full name, order number, if any, and email address.
• Complete details of the problem, including any error messages that appear. Please be as specific as possible.
Please email your technical support questions to: support@webroot.com.
