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Ensuring ParetoLogic Privacy Controls Does Not Delete MSN Chat Logs
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ParetoLogic Privacy Controls is an application that enables users to delete logs, history logs, and files from the Windows system and various applications. Obsolete files and objects can lead to a poor performing PC and serious software malfunctions over time, but even in the short run they can contain personal data that you do not wish to share with others.
Why Use A File Shredder?
Even deleting files and logs from your system manually does not offer the level of protection you might require from snooping eyes. This is because there is specialist software that can be used to restore deleted files and other objects. While this is possible when a file has been manually deleted it becomes increasingly less likely when the file is overwritten.
Making The Most Of The ParetoLogic Privacy Controls Application
ParetoLogic Privacy Controls offers secure file deletion as well as system scanning to find the files you wish to shred. Deletion can be done normally or using one, three, or even seven overwrite passes to ensure your complete privacy. The Options that ParetoLogic Privacy Controls offers also ensure that you only need delete the actual files and folders that you want deleted.
Determining Your Options
It is possible to include or exclude all options for a single program or any individual aspect of a program. For instance, MSN users can choose to retain a log of their chat history. There are several reason to do this. If you regularly receive information that is vital to your work or business over MSN chat then it may be necessary to keep documented proof of your conversations or any information forwarded to you. Regardless of the reason ParetoLogic Privacy Controls offers the functionality to do this.
1 – Open ParetoLogic Privacy Controls
Open ParetoLogic Privacy Controls and click the Options link in the top left box of the main window. This opens the scanning and erasing options screen where you can decide what you would like to clear from your system and what should be retained.
2 – Choosing MSN Options
In order to ensure that MSN chat logs and history are not deleted when you scan your system click the arrow next to the Instant Messenger option and navigate down to the MSN category. Ensure that there is no tick in the check box next to MSN. This way when you perform a scan on your system ParetoLogic Privacy Controls will not look for the MSN chat history or logs.
3 – Starting The Scan
Once you have selected the applications and files you wish to scan (remembering to ensure there is no tick next to MSN) click the Scan & Erase link at the top left of the screen.
4 – Viewing Scan Results
On the scan page click Start. The scan will start and you will be presented with a scan progress screen until the scan is completed. Once complete, ParetoLogic Privacy Controls will display a list of the files found, which will exclude any MSN files. Ensure there is a tick next to the check boxes of each of the files you wish to delete and click Erase, confirming your action on the resulting message screen.
Other Options
MSN Messenger is only one Instant Messenger that can be scanned using ParetoLogic Privacy Controls. Other messengers contain more than one group of files to search for. In these cases you should the arrow next to the messenger and then either enable and disable the options individually or remove the tick from next to the name of the messenger to completely ignore that application.
ParetoLogic Privacy Controls Options To Suit
ParetoLogic Privacy Controls is a versatile scanning and removal engine. It can be used to completely remove traces of any files found within Windows software and many other third party applications. This removal is sometimes necessary to prevent a slowing down of your system and software and will almost certainly protect you against the theft of personal information.
All options can be altered to match your exact requirements each time you perform a scan of your system. Once the scan has completed you still have the opportunity to decide whether or not to delete the resulting files. Care should be taken to ensure that you only remove files you no longer require because if you use a secure deletion method then it is very difficult, or even impossible, to recover the files even using specialist data recovery software.