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NetShred Quick Tour
Run NetShred right out of the box
This is how NetShred will work the first time you run it.
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Double-click the NetShred icon.
NetShred X for Mac OS X
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NetShred for Mac OS 8/9
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Quit from Web Browsers or Email Programs you have running. This will trigger NetShred to run automatically.
If you don't have any Web Browsers or Email Programs running, run NetShred by doing the following:
- bring NetShred to the foreground by finding it in the dock and clicking on the NetShred icon
- click the "Shred" button
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The “Confirmation” Dialog will be displayed. Click “Yes” to continue.
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NetShred X will now ersase your cache and email trash. The Main Dialog Box will be displayed, showing the status as the files are erased.
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Key points
- NetShred X erases the basic internet tracks right out of the box with no configuration.
You can erase your cache and email trash automatically simply by starting up NetShred X.
- NetShred X runs automatically.
As long as NetShred X is running, it will automatically detect when a browser or email program has quit and then immediately run NetShred X. This ensures both that the files are shredded as soon as they are no longer required and that the files are always shredded, instead of when the user remembers to run the program. (After all, a privacy utility can't work very well if you don't remember to use it.)
- NetShred X is fast - you don't have to wait for it
If you've ever tried clearing your cache using the "Clear Cache" button in your browser, you know what a long time that can take, especially if you haven't cleared your cache in a while.
With NetShred X, you don't have to wait. To "clear cache" with NetShred, quit from your browser and start it up again right away. NetShred X will erase the internet tracks in the background.
- Some other NetShred features:
Confirmation. The Confirmation Dialog allows you to see what NetShred X will shred and to cancel shredding if you want. Most users turn this off when running NetShred X automatically.
Status. The Main Dialog features a progress bar that indicates how far NetShred X is in the shredding process.
No visible File Names. To ensure that no information about the cache files etc. is disclosed during the shredding process, NetShred X changes the names of all the files it is shredding to random characters.
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