Folder Lock 7 How Tos

Folder Lock has been the world leader in data protection and security applications with a robust and comprehensive suite of data security functions and provides advanced data security features for users with government-level data protection needs.

Clean History is a powerful evidence-cleaning feature in Folder Lock that securely removes all recent activities of your PC. Clean History works by allowing you to select multiple Windows items where you have may have left your footprint and remove any and all traces left behind. Clean History, thus, maximizes your privacy, a breach of which can cause you much distress.

Clean History removes traces of recent computer activities like Windows Temporary Files, Open/Save Directory, Clipboard Data, Media Player History, MS Paint History, WordPad History, Run History, Find & Search Computer History, Recent Documents History, and much more!

Removing traces of your computer activities is a breeze with Folder Lock, and the program has been developed so that all processes are run on-the-fly and behind the scene.

Step 1

To start using Clean History in Folder Lock, simply run Folder Lock and go to the Clean History feature. Once you are in the Clean History feature, you will see a screen showing different Windows categories and their individual elements. These Windows elements are where you may have left traces of your computer activity.

Because over time it is possible to leave behind enough traces that can jeopardize your privacy, Clean History includes a comprehensive list of Windows elements to allow you to securely remove any and all of your activities on the computer.

Step 2

When you go to the Clean History feature in Folder Lock, you will see elements from three different categories. These categories are Windows, Windows Programs, and Start Menu.

The Windows elements include Windows Temporary Files, Open/Save Directory History, and Clipboard Data.

The Windows Programs elements include Media Player History, MS Paint History, and WordPad History.

The Start Menu elements include Run History, Find Computer History, Find Files & Folders History, and Recent Documents History.

To clean any of the items listed above in any of the three Windows categories, simply select and enable each item individually. Once you have selected your preferred items for cleaning, click on the 'Clean' button to start the cleaning process.

Please note that, by default, under the Windows category, the 'Windows Temporary Files' option will NOT be selected. To select this option and include it in the history cleaning process, simply click on the checkbox for this option.