Shreds files. Kills Internet explorer history, cookies, temp internet files. Has auto monitoring of IE to automatically clean history , cache and cookies when last instance of IE is closed. Cleans INDEX.DAT files on your computer which also keep tracks of your IE activities. Cleans various other recent file lists.
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Try this: Go to any website(shredder must be closed, not minimized). Then use internet options in control panel to 'clean' your history. If you go to your cookies folder and open index.dat with notepad, you will see where you've been after you had 'cleaned' up just browse around the file). Now use Shredder and look at index.dat, all cleaned.
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You might have to build and run the exe (close VS) for the above to work, because of VS been open. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Man Justin, this just keeps getting better and better. Thanks a lot, I learned a lot from your code. 5 Globes from me (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
According to Microsoft: A file may not be shred using .NET languages on NTFS because of how the file is saved on the computer. Therefore, you would still leave fragments behind. I also make a program like your on 12th September, 2004. You can download it from here: http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/UserSamples/Details.aspx?SampleGuid=1BD5BE3A -0A87-454C-B6CB-AE7C76FC6C7C (MSI & Binary only) (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Any link for the microsoft article? Tested this with RStudio and could recover file, but not the file's original contents. Granted that someone with more expertise in that field might. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Tried compiling but get error on urlhist not found under the references. What do I need to do to get this working (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
First check under references for 'Urlhist' and if it's not there, right click on 'References' and click 'Add reference'. Then click the 'Browse' button on the far right and select the 'UrlHist.tlb'. 'Urlhist' should appear under 'References' now. Rebuild the solution and it should work.
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Nice application as I am also working on a file shredding program. Lots of great ideas...any one know the link for the "According to Microsoft:" article? I gave you 5.... (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Hey Brian, I've looked for an article like that and haven't found one yet. That was awhile ago, so you might have better luck now. I've been meaning to upgrade this to VS2005 and to add a few more features but I just don't have the time at the moment. If you find a microsoft article, please let me know. :) (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
i have converted file shredder in vs 2005. i cannot add 'urlhist' as reference. its saying component is not a correct assembly. please help me .... (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Hey Naveen, I have converted this before in VS 2005 and it worked fine. It does need to be upgraded properly in VS 2005, but I just don't have the time these days. I suggest you try the following: First check under references for 'Urlhist' and if it's not there, right click on 'References' and click 'Add reference'. Then click the 'Browse' button on the far right and select the 'UrlHist.tlb'. 'Urlhist' should appear under 'References' now. Rebuild the solution and it should work. Hope this helps. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
ya i hv tried many times . but its showing error and not adding to project. can u please convert the shredder to vs 2005 and mail me.. please kindly help me . m in critical situation . m awaiting for ur result. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
man the same error is occurring in new one also. error is"check the file is accessible and it is not a correct assembly info or component". i m using vs 2005 team suite.can i run without that tlb file? (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Tried this upgrade on 2 different computer's and they both worked. Bot were using VS 2005 Pro. Have you tried googling that error message or looking on MSDN? I can't replicate your error. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
i dont have any idea . any possiblities to create or edit that url hist file. please give me some remedy (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
I don't have the source code for the url hist file. It's an interface library created by Eduardo Morcillo (look in the acknowledgements for his website). This file provides the functionality for clearing the history only. Clearing of cache works without this file. I had planned to write a new version of the the program that does not need this file, but just don't have the time these days to code for fun. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
can u create new version and send. actually m studying your program for my academic project. please do this favour. thankful to u.. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Justin, AI tried to upgrade to vb 2005, 1 st prob was urlhist couldn't be found, i tried adding like you said, no luck, after commenting out all references to the urlhist i ran your prog to delete a file, i was able to recover this file using file scavenger 3.0, i I'm running xp NTFS file system. can you send me the fix if it is available, or any suggestions comments will be appreciated (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Hi Dave. I've sent you a upgraded version for the UrlHist. I tested with R-Studio and could recover the file (also NTFS), but not the files contents. The file just contained rubbish. Tested on doc, txt, jpg, bmp and avi. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
hey..i dont know how to open this one..i already donloaded it and extract it....how to run.??wahaha..tnx tnx newbie jir (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
Since I've formatted my pc and only installed VS2008, I can't run Shredder from source code either. I now have the same problem with the UrlHist type library. I will look at re writing the code in VS2008 with no UrlHist. (If this comment was disrespectful, please report it.)
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