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 Trash it! Revision history 

14 July, 2004 Version 1.80

  • The Trash it! Scheduler now checks if it supposed to run periodically, instead of checking only during system startup.
  • Files belonging to the application being uninstalled which are in use at the time of uninstallation will now be deleted upon restart.
  • Automatic Setup Detection can be configured to ignore specific applications.
  • Sorting retrieved files based upon parameters such as Name, In Folder, Size etc. now possible.
  • Option for setting the Trash it! Scheduler on/off during installation itself.
  • Scanning of the complete registry (instead of just the \Software sections) enabled.
  • Support for scanning for duplicate files and unused DLL files has been dropped. A lot of users were inadvertently deleting needed and important files due to incorrect usage.
  • The bug related to the Trash it! Scheduler popup menu not disappearing until clicked on has been resolved.
  • A few other minor bug fixes.

10 July, 2003 Version 1.71

  • Minor update
  • Made the Automatic Setup Detection feature more sensitive to false alarms.
  • Printing Trash it! log files now prints the filename and creation date as well.
  • Fixed a bug which caused long registry key names to be truncated upon printing.
  • The default folder for saving log files (*.trh) is specified automatically for convenience.
  • The Trash it! Scheduler can now delete files only if they are over a particular number (say seven) days old.

20 September, 2002 Version 1.70

  • Trash it! now displays a warning if files cannot be deleted during an uninstallation.
  • Added the option to print the Trash it! log (*.trh) files.
  • Trash it! can now log changes made even after a restart by an installation program.
  • The folder exclude list now applies to the System Clean-up module as well.
  • Added the option to Find Changes every time on startup.
  • The Options window now shows the entire folder name in the list of folders being ignored.
  • Fixed a bug that caused changes in the Win.ini file not being displayed.
  • Fixed a bug that caused incompatibilities with Microsoft Office XP.

22 April, 2002 Version 1.61

  • Minor release
  • Fixed a couple of bugs, and a few minor additions.

21 March, 2002 Version 1.60

  • Trash it! is now compatible with Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

4 February, 2002 Version 1.50

  • Two of the most frequently requested features implemented
  • Added ability to view the contents of saved *.trh files. Click on the "View and delete changes" button and select a *.trh file.
  • The Find Changes button now also Updates Database as well as finding changes. Go to the Options screen and click on the Advanced tab. Check the box marked "Update database while finding changes".

24 November, 2001 Version 1.44

  • Minor release.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Trash it! not to run on machines with only one hard drive partition.

7 September, 2001 Version 1.43

  • Minor release.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Trash it! not to recognize certain hard drives.

15 February, 2001 Version 1.42

  • Minor release.
  • Enabled complete deletion by holding down the Shift key while clicking on the Delete button.
  • Added an Invert selection button on the Changes Found window.
  • Made the Trash it! Scheduler running frequency more adjustable.

7 November, 2000 Version 1.41

  • Minor release.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Trash it! to find all *.dir files instead of just Mscreate.dir files.
  • Implemented stronger error checking in Registry scanning.
  • A few other minor additions.

27 September, 2000 Version 1.40

  • The Trash it! System clean up now features a "Move" button to move the scanned files to a different drive or folder instead of deleting them.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Trash it! to hang if particular system files (config.sys and autoexec.bat) were missing.
  • A few other minor additions.

22 July, 2000 Version 1.31

  • Minor release.
  • Fixed a bug related to the decimal point display.

17 June, 2000 Version 1.30

  • Automatic setup detection - now there's no need to launch Trash it! manually and update the scan database before installing a program. The Trash it! Scheduler can automatically determine when you are about to install a program and offer to update the database for you, and once the installation is complete, can even offer to find the changes made.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Trash it! to hang while scanning for temporary folders.
  • Trash it! now supports long filenames properly while uninstalling a program by double clicking on a Trash it! saved database file (*.trh)
  • A few other minor improvements.

30 April, 2000 Version 1.20

  • You can now Update Databases or Find Changes for two or more drives simultaneously.
  • The Trash it! Scheduler can now scan all your hard drives together.
  • Double clicking on a Trash it! Saved Changes file (*.trh) now uninstall's the saved program automatically.
  • System Clean-up now scans the Netscape Navigator cache as well.
  • A few other minor improvements and bug fixes.

10 March, 2000 Version 1.10

  • Speeded up the disk scanning speed while updating database and finding changes. Both these functions now therefore take up less time.
  • The duplicate file finder is now more user friendly, listing all the same duplicate files together.
  • The Scheduler now runs only once a day it is scheduled to run on, rather than running every time the computer is switched on on that particular day.
  • Enabled registry scanning in the trial version as well. The trial version of Trash it! is now fully functional and similar to the registered version. Except of course, for the nag screen :-)

10 February, 2000 Version 1.02
  • Minor release
  • The Trash it! Scheduler can now be disabled
  • Fixed a bug in the Scan for unused DLL files function
  • Disabled the Register menu if Trash it! is already registered
  • Added a new graphic image in the About screen

20 December, 1999 Version 1.01

  • Minor release, mainly due to change in payment method
  • Scanning for temporary files now finds more useless files
  • Disabled the annoying timer countdown in the nag screen
  • Fixed a few minor bugs
  • Re-wrote the help and readme files

01 April,1999 Version 1.00

  • Initial release