Wipe local history task type

You can configure BCWipe Task Manager to clear names of recently used files. Such lists are also called as Most Recently Used lists, or MRU lists. The function may be useful because of security reasons. For example, BCWipe can clear a list of recently opened MS Word documents, so if someone occasionally runs MS Word program, he/she will not be able to determine what documents you were working on.

BCWipe Task Manager can be used to set automatic wipe of the MRU lists by creating new task of the Wipe local history type. To create the new task run the Create new task command from the Tasks menu in the BCWipe Task Manager program. The following picture illustrates dialog window, appeared when you run the command and select the Wipe local history type of task.

In the dialog window, top pane shows History of known programs. Besides, BCWipe can search Windows Registry database for registered MRU lists of other products. Press the Search Registry for other history button to run searching the Registry for such lists, and BCWipe will display result of the searching process in the History of other programs pane.

Mark a checkbox, corresponding to some type of MRU lists to make BCWipe wipe it automatically.

Unique feature of the function is that BCWipe allows the user to view detailed information about every entry in, for example, Find History list, that can be wiped. Besides, every such entry can be wiped without deleting the whole list. To do so - right-click on a MRU list (like Run history or Find history) and run View command. BCWipe will show the list where you can right-click on any item and run Delete with wiping command.

Running Properties command will show the location of this MRU list in registry or in a folder.

BCWipe allows to wipe any key in CURRENT_USER section of Windows Registry. Click Add key button, run Windows Registry Editor by clicking Regedit button, copy any key from CURRENT_USER section and paste it into BCWipe. The key will be included in the History of other programs list.

To set a schedule for running the Wipe local history task, select the Schedule page in the Wipe Task Properties dialog window.

NOTE: When you Wipe local history (or MRU lists), you instruct BCWipe to wipe references on the files of some type, but not the files themselves! If you wish to delete the files, use the Delete With Wiping command for the files.