PCMate Free Privacy Cleaner

How to Protect Internet Privacy

Introduction

Step 1: Choose Internet Browsers & Its Elements

Step 2: Scan Settings

Step 3: Clean Internet Traces

Introduction

The Internet offers a wealth of information, entertainment and communication options, yet every time we log on, we leave little pieces of ourselves out there in cyberspace. We need to protect ourselves from identity thieves, spies and just plain busybodies by removing all the tracks of web browsers. PCMate Free Privacy Cleaner is a free privacy cleaner that allows you to erase the cache, cookies, history, typed URLs, autocomplete memory and Window's internet temp folder, etc. with just simply one click. Download and install PCMate Free Privacy Cleaner and then follow the instructions below.

Step 1: Choose Internet Browsers & Their Elements

Launch PCMate Free Privacy Cleaner and you'll see all the Internet browsers you have installed in your computer are listed. By default, each browser' browse history, cookies, cache, auto complete items, temporary Internet files, download history, etc. are checked to be searched. You can uncheck any of them if you don't want to scan it.

Step 2: Scan Settings

Click "Options" and "Browse..." to choose a folder to save the log files. You can define the ways to clean the files: permanently remove from hard disk or remove them to the recycle bin. You are allowed to check the search options you need from "Include read-only files", "Include system files", "Include hidden files" and "Include zero-byte files". You can also specify the program to automatically create system restore points and skip scanners without displaying message. When everything is ready, click "Analyze" to scan the checked browsers.

Step 3: Clean Internet Traces

Within seconds, search process is complete and the results will be displayed. Check one of the listed results and click "Details" to get its file name, size and access date. You can open the file, locate the file folder, view its properties or go back to the results list. When you have decided which are to be cleared, click "Clean Disk" and confirm it to start the cleaning process.

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