Comodo System Utilities

• Comodo System Utilities - Introduction
  • System Requirements
  • Installing Comodo System Utilities
  • Starting Comodo System Utilities
  • The Main Interface
  • The Summary Area
  • Understanding Profiles
• Registry Cleaner
  • Clean
    • Filter Entries
  • Restore
  • Settings
  • Schedule
• Privacy Cleaner
  • Clean
  • Restore
  • Settings
  • Schedule
• Disk Cleaner
  • Clean
    • Filter Entries
  • Duplicates
  • Restore
  • Settings
  • Schedule
• Force Delete
  • Pending Operations
  • Recent Activity
• Shredder
• Autorun Manager
  • Startup
  • Services
  • Drivers
  • Boot Execute
  • Schedule Task
• Comodo System Utilities Settings
  • General Settings
  • Backup Settings
• Using Live Help
  • Installing GeekBuddy Client
  • Launching And Using The Service
• Uninstalling Comodo System Utilities
• Getting Support
• Appendix 1 The Windows Registry Explained
• Appendix 2 GeekBuddy
• Appendix 3 Encryption Algorithms
• Appendix 4 Comodo System Utilities Profiles
  • Table Of Default Profiles Of Registry Cleaner
  • Table Of Default Profiles Of Privacy Cleaner
  • Table Of Default Profiles Of Disk Cleaner
• Appendix 5 Comodo System Utilities Versions
• About Comodo

Settings

The Settings option in the Privacy Cleaner interface allows you to configure various options related to the operation of the Privacy Cleaner.

The Settings panel can be accessed by clicking the Settings tab in the Privacy Cleaner interface.

Create Restore Point before Cleaning

Selecting this option creates a Windows restore point prior to the privacy cleaning operation. A Windows restore point is a snapshot of your system as it currently stands. This is useful because it allows you to roll back your system to its last known working state in the event of system failure or performance problems following software or hardware re-configuration. Comodo System Utilities provides this essential failsafe feature in all cleaning modules (for example, you also have the option to create a restore point before running Registry Cleaner and Disk Cleaner operations).

Backup Files before Cleaning

Selecting this option instructs the Privacy Cleaner to preserve backup for folders/files deleted during any privacy cleaning operation. This way you can use the backup to restore the files at any time on necessity,  in case you have accidentally selected some vital files during the cleaning operation. You can store the backup files in compressed, encrypted and password protected, providing an additional level of safety. In this way you are protected from others from maliciously restoring the files you deleted. You have to enter this password every time you restore files from the backup created by the Privacy Cleaner. For more details on location, compression and encryption settings of the backup files, see Settings > Backup Settings section.

Store Logs for Privacy Cleaner

If enabled, the Privacy Cleaner logs events history about each scan action and result.

Show Logs

Opens the Logs window.

Wipe files before delete

When you delete folders/files from your hard disk or even empty your Recycle Bin, Windows retains the contents of these files in the disk and it only deletes the references to these files from the files system tables. The contents of all deleted files remain on the disk and can be easily restored using any recovery utility, posing a high risk of identity theft, leak of confidential and sensitive data like Business data, Credit card information etc. To ensure the permanent deletion of the files, the files are to be wiped out of your system, i.e. the files are to be shredded and are to be rendered un-restorable. Selecting this option instructs the Privacy Cleaner to wipe the files before deleting.

Provides an additional level of failsafe security to File Cleaning operations:

• All files selected for removal will be backed up prior to any cleaning operation.

• Should your system fail to restart after a cleaning operation then the safe-deleted files will be automatically restored and your system rebooted.

• On rebooting your system after any cleaning operation, SAFE DELETE provides you with the option to either finalize the deletion or restore the deleted files.

Comodo recommends that users leave this setting enabled.

Removing Locked Files

Free version requires restart to delete locked files. Pro version does not feature this checkbox as restart is not required to delete locked files.

• Click 'Apply' for your settings to take effect.