The Eraser is distributed as SHAREWARE: if you use it you should pay the author.
You may register The Eraser by sending US $10 CASH (or an equivalent sum with your local currency) to the author at the address above. A Registration Form is available inside The Eraser.
Please, please, no checks: to cash them I must pay the bank more than $15!!!!!
These are some things you can send me instead of the money:
√...original software,
√...shareware software (but only if you're the author),
√...books or Macintosh-related magazines subscription,
√...CD-ROMs,
√...piece of new or used hardware.
Special offers:
If you're a registered users of any my other shareware program may register one copy of The Eraser 2.1.0 at the special price of US $5. Simply write in the "comment" area of the registration form, what other shareware program you've already registered.
Special licences:
pricing:
√...Site licence: US $ 200
√...Country licence: US $ 500 (a licence to use the software in any your office in one country)
√...World licence: US $ 1000 (a licence to use the software in any your office around the world)
To register a special licences, please follow this steps:
1) send an international postal money order to the address above,
2) send me a letter or an e-mail containing your personal data (the same data requested in the "normal" registration form).
The unregistered version.
The Eraser 2.1.0 unregistered version is fully working, but shows always its about box, when you open it.
When you register The Eraser the "irritating" about box doesn't more appears and any "unregistered" notice will be replaced by the registration infos.
Be careful: if you've an e-mail address you will receive the serial number as soon.
The Eraser 2.1.0 can also be included, without my previous permission, without changes and with this "Read Me", in all CD-ROM or disk shareware collections and in all CD-ROM or Disk magazines (anyway an e-mail or a notice will be welcome, as well as a copy of the magazine or media :-).
The Eraser 2.1.0 may not be included in a commercial package without my permission.
Overview.
The Eraser 2.1.0 package contains two version of the application:
√...The Eraser 2.1.0 (68K) for 68K Macs or, in emulation, for Power Macs.
√...The Eraser 2.1.0 (PPC) for Power Macs.
The Eraser is an useful application for erasing files, folders, disks.
The Eraser performs security deletions, by using a sophisticated procedure. It lets you customize many details of its "security" job, making impracticable the files recovery by whatever utilities. The Eraser can also perform simple deletions, allowing the files recovery by appropriate utilities. You can even customize the simple deletion.
Working on disks The Eraser performs a complete deletion of hard/floppy/removable disk catalog (on floppies it skips the initializing/verifying process reducing considerably the waiting time).
The Eraser returns a lot of informations while is working and allows to stop its performance at any time, moreover works fine and fast in background, deleting large groups of items...
The Eraser is Drag Manager and Internet Config aware. It requires at least System 7 to run.
Open items.
You can open disks, folders, files by Drag&Drop onto The Eraser desktop icon, by selecting them through "File menu" or by dragging theirs icons on The Eraser "Drag Window" (shown below).
Preferences.
The "Preferences Dialog" is reachable through "File menu":
You can decide here how the Eraser should work. The controls are auto-explaining, I think...
Simple erasing: The Eraser performs a simple deletion, but finding a locked item, it shows an information alert, then stops its job.
Erase and delete locked: The Eraser performs a simple deletion, erasing also locked items.
Erase and move locked to Trash: The Eraser performs a simple deletion, moving locked itmes to trash. Finding, in the trash, a duplicate filename, it shows an information alert, then stops its job.
Erase, move locked to Trash and delete duplicate filename: The Eraser performs a simple deletion, moving locked items to trash. Finding, in the trash, a duplicate filename, The Eraser deletes it.
Security: turn ON the security deletion. This radio button enables the couple of pop-up menus and the ckeck box below it.
Change file attribute: The Eraser changes the name of target item, its size, its creation date, its type and its creator, before delete it.
Fork to overwrite: you may decide whether overwrite both data and resource forks or only one of forks.
Overwrite turns: you may decide how many times The Eraser will overwrite any fork (up to four).
Be careful: in "Security" mode The Eraser deletes all, locked files even.
While The Eraser is working, a window notifies a lot of informations:
When the security deletion is turned OFF, the barber pole doesn't appears.
Be careful: when you delete files or folders, The Eraser will not ask you to confirm...when you delete disks The Eraser will ask you to confirm!
Disks.
The Eraser deletes the disk catalog. A limitation: erasing a disks it can't switch in background.
Hot Key.
If you hold down option key, while drag or select an item, The Eraser lets you set the preferences, before work!
Menus.
You may perform any action of above by using the "Open" menu item inside the "File Menu". You can also use Hot Key, while you're selecting a file.
From "Internet Menu" you can open Internet Config , send me e-mails, visit my web pages or copy my addresses.
More.
While The Eraser is the foreground application, you can press escape or command-period to exit during its performance (note that escape key tracking is more fast than command-period tracking). Instead when The Eraser is the background application you can use only escape key to stop its job.
When The Eraser completes its job and if it's in background, then attempts to call back your attention, to show its statistics, by a simple notification procedure. If you do nothing or are working with another application, after a brief waiting time (about 30 seconds), it close its info window.
Be careful: if you want to stop The Eraser while it is working in "Security" mode you should hold down escape or command-period until it completes the erasing of current file, because it tracks the "exit" keys only at the end of deletion procedure (yes, it's a "Security" procedure!!! ;-) ). If the "Security " mode appears too slow, you can make it more fast by means of an adequate preferences setting.
Cursor:
The Eraser scans folders/disk.
The Eraser deletes a file.
Acknowledgement:
Carla "The Stylist" Bidone.
Alessandro "The Doctor" Giolitti.
Lucilla Guendalina "The Leader" Moliterno.
Alessandro "The Ace" Levi Montalcini.
Fabrizio "The Guru" Oddone.
Jim Stout for "Jim's CDEF".
A very very special thanks, for testing and precious suggestions, to Masatsugu "Mark" Nagata.
Author's note:
My software development group is made up by: me :-/
On the other hand, my beta-tester group is made up by: me :-(
This means that if you find a bug, both developer and beta-tester groups would greatly appreciate your reporting ;-)
And don't forget to register your copy of The Eraser. Remember that a shareware author should be supported. If you don’t pay for shareware software today, you will pay much more tomorrow for exactly the same features (but enclosed in a 'nice' commercial box).
Version history:
2.1.0 Added PPC version. Drag Manager support. Added ability to work using menus. Added "Internet" menu. Added Apple Script support. Removed windows zooming. Removed Drop Keys. Preferences now determine the whole job. Added ability to call preferences on the fly. Improved the registration form dialog. Improved the registration procedure. Movable modal dialogs can switch in background. Slightly changed desktop icon. Revisited and improved the whole code. Linked with MoreFiles 1.4.6. Updated e-mail address. Changed web page address. Minor changes.
2.0.0 Added tri-dimensional interface. All modal dialogs are now movable. Added the ability to work in background. Added the registration form feature. Added the security erasing option. Added drop keys to activate the security deletion. Added preferences window for security erasing. Completely rewritten the info window routine. Increased the number of informations returned by info window and very improved its look. Very improved the job speed. Added the escape key tracking. Added the ability to use menus while The Eraser is the foreground application. Added a notification procedure. Optimized and improved any routine. Changed desktop icon. Optimized the cursor routine. Updated e-mail address. Minor changes.
1.5.1 Correct a bug in 'disk erase' mode. Correct a little bug occurring when the 'About' window is closed. Improved the job speed.
1.5.0 Improved all functions. Improved memory management. Added the deletion of nested folders. Added the erasing of disks. Added the command-period tracking. Improved the deletion of locked files. Added drop keys.
1.0.0 19 Jan 95, first release, named Filerase.
Disclaimer of Warranty.
This software is provided "as is" and without warranty of any kind, implied or expressed. When using it you assume all responsibility for any damages caused, directly or indirectly, by its use. Also registering this software doesn’t give you the right to require extra services (bug fixing, special assistance, the latest version on disk, and so on): you should pay only because you think the program you’re using now is worth the money.
