What's new in Empty Temp Folders 2.8.3
Aug 29, 2013
- Fixed bug in Emptemp preventing it from deleting cookies, history files and
- URLs when run with command line option /all.
- Fixed wrong file bitmap on tab #3 when searching for temp files and zero
- bytes were unchecked.
- Fixed bug causing file type to be missing from intern list after readding it
- by clicking the Default button on tab #3. Worked OK after reload though.
- Added menu item What's new? to the Help menu.
- Fixed: On tab #4 after deleting single items the selection moved 2 items down.
- Added gid, syd and dir to file types (tab #3). Click the Default button to add them!
- Fixed bug in EmpRunner causing it to always show on startup.
- Added 10 minutes interval to EmpRunner.
New in Empty Temp Folders 2.8.2 (Aug 29, 2013)
- Added more folders to the Add predefined folders window. These new folders show up
- only if they exist on your computer!
- Added: Now the progressbar on tab #3 shows progress while loading directories
- after they have been loaded once - has to count them first).
- Changed sizing of various components (emptemp and EmpRunner) to adapt them to
- screens with big fonts.
- Added option to exclude certain file types when searching for zero bytes files on
- tab #3. (Options menu).
- Added command line option /clip to let you empty the clipboard. This one can't be
- combined with other command line option!
- Added: When a new version is run for the first time (only the first time!) it checks
- if the previous version's folder exists and offers to copy the ini file. So don't
- uninstall the old version before the new is installed!
- Added internal exclusion list in order to keep some zero bytes files from being
- listed on tab #3. Read more here.
- Changed: Now suppresses errors messages while checking shortcuts.
- Changed: Now the file list on tab #1 can be sorted by clicking the headers.
- Changed: Cookies, history and URLs in the keep list are no longer listed in the left
- hand list on tab #2 (among the other files).
- Added a Show all saved items button. Click it to view files that has been preserved
- because they are on the keep list.
- Added option to exclude certain folders when searching for temp files on tab #3.
- Options menu).
- Added option to exclude certain folders when searching for broken shortcuts on tab #4.
- Options menu).
- Fixed bug that prevented hiding of gridlines in file list (tab #1).
- Added small yellow bitmaps to the file list on tab #3.
- Added option to change the tab style (normal/buttons/flat buttons) and increased the
- tab height.
- Changed the sort arrows' orientation (file list on tab #1). Now then point down when
- sorted ascending.
- Added office\data\data.bak to the internal exclusion list (tmp file search). MS Office
- XP doesn't seem to be able to live without it. Also added these files: folders.nch,
- user.dmp, bg050409.bkc, bg040409.bkc and 2141.chk.
- Changed: Improved the way emptemp handles manual deletion of subfolders (tab #1).
- Changed: When clicking Show all saved items on tab #2 only items that in fact exist are
- shown.
- Added mscreate to file types (tab #3). Also added da0, ilk, ncb, pch, rws and sbr.
- Added Netscape cache folder and Opera cache folder to the Add predefined folders window.
- These new folders show up only if they exist on your computer and if emptemp can find them!
- Changed: Shortened the load time of emptemp by tweaking the code.
- Added Default button on tab #3 to add those file types from the original setup, that may
- have been deleted since.
- Added protection of cookies on the keep list when deleting files on tab #1.
New in Empty Temp Folders 2.8.1 (Aug 29, 2013)
- Fixed bug causing an error if file size was >= 1000 kb (tab #3). Reported by Errol.
- Added option to include all files with size = 0 bytes when searching for tmp files (tab #3). Suggested by koko.
- Added option to disregard shortcuts with targets on network drives/removable drives/CD-ROM drives/RAM drives. Suggested by Ulrik Løvehjerte.
- Added menu item Start EmpRunner to the File menu. Suggested by Volker Wiens.
- Added menu item Start Emptemp to the menus of EmpRunner. Suggested by Volker Wiens.
- Changed: Rearranged delete clipboard and update clipboard buttons on tab #4.
- Fixed bug in EmpRunner that made the Empty now button not work.
New in Empty Temp Folders 2.8 (Aug 29, 2013)
- Added tab #4 to let you empty the clipboard and search for broken shortcuts (.lnk files).
- Added option to never delete folders (same effect as using the /all command line option,
- which can still be used). Selecting this option you can preserve folders when using EmpRunner.
- Changed file dates (tab #1) from creation time to last write time.
- Added status bar (tab #1) to show accumulated size of files deleted and files not deleted.
- Added option to let you select what tab to show on startup.
- Added option to hide icons on the drive panel on tab #3.
- Changed: Now the file list (tab #1) is updated before it's emptied.
- Changed: The file list (tab #2) is updated for every 100 files.
- Fixed bug causing an error when clicking the stop button on tab #3 while loading directories.
New in Empty Temp Folders 2.7.1 (Aug 29, 2013)
- Added program named EmpRunner to the package. This program sits in the traybar and runs emptemp at the interval you select.
- Changed: Totally rewritten file deletion code (tab #1), making the file list less flimsy.
- Added: Accumulated file size now includes sub folders.
- Added option to put a shortcut to emptemp in the Startup folder.
- Added the path Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent to list of predefined folders.
- Added $db, db$ and dmp to file types (tab #3) and changed '...' file type to '---'.
New in Empty Temp Folders 2.6.2 (Aug 29, 2013)
- Changed: The component used to access cookies, history and URLs upgraded to a newer (still unpublished) version. This seems
- to fix the 'Invalid argument to time encode' error. Let me know if it is so.
- Changed: The txt file wininet_dll_version.txt is no longer written during startup. Errors are still written to error.log though.
New in Empty Temp Folders 2.6.1a (Aug 29, 2013)
- Added: When starting up a txt file (wininet_dll_version.txt) is written to the folder where
- emptemp is installed. This txt file contains information about wininet.dll that seems to
- cause an error ('Invalid argument to time encode'). E-mail this txt file to me ([email protected])
- if you get this error.
- Added: An error.log file is written when an error occurs. It's deleted when it's size exceeds 100 kb.
New in Empty Temp Folders 2.6.1 (Aug 29, 2013)
- Fixed bug: The list of files to keep wasn't saved after removing items from it.
- Changed: File menu item Add predefined folders moved to the Options menu.
- Changed: Actions menu item Empty recycle bin moved to the File menu.
- Added Information window to show the contents of the files listed on the Cookies, History, URLs tab.
- Double-click a file (list item) to view contents or right-click for the popup menu and select View contents.
New in Empty Temp Folders 2.6 (Aug 29, 2013)
- Changed code to make the icon NOT show up on the taskbar and to avoid the
- desktop.ini file in the recycle folder to be deleted (this should never happen anyway
- though some people hate these files) when emptemp is run with the /all command line
- option. Hope this helped. Let me know!
- Changed the way cookies, history and urls are deleted: When clicking the red lightning
- button, only the listed items are deleted, which might be only the first 500 of
- several thousands. Then the next 500 are listed (or 1000, depending on what options
- you've selected).
- Added ability to exempt cookies, history files or urls from deletion by adding them
- to a list, one list for each type.
- Added option to only delete files older than x days.