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ZDelete Wizard > Step 3
In this step, define custom items (files and patterns) to be cleaned up when ZDelete
Auto-Cleaner is engaged.
Below is a figure showing the screen for Custom Items:
Figure 2-3 Auto-Cleaner - Custom Items
Adding a Custom Item
Custom Item command behaves similar to the Microsoft standard delete
(del) command in Windows. For example, using the pattern C:\MY FOLDER\*.tmp,
the following will happen:
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All files with the extension TMP will be withdrawn from the
folder C:\MY FOLDER (e.g. myfile.tmp is removed).
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All subfolders with a matching suffix are ZDeleted, along with
their contents whether or not the content files have the matching suffix
(e.g.mysubfolder.tmp is removed).
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If there are subfolders in C:\MY FOLDER, and the folder name does
not have the TMP suffix, contents will NOT be processed at all (e.g.
mysubfolder is not touched).
The table below contains some examples:
Table 2-5 Example Custom Item Patterns
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Pattern
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ZDelete Action
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C:\MY FOLDER\*.DOC
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All files and folders with extension DOC in C:\MY FOLDER
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C:\MY DOCUMENTS\MyFile.txt
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Single text file (MyFile.txt) located in C:\MY DOCUMENTS
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C:\TEMP\*
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All files and folders located in C:\TEMP
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To add a custom item for Auto-Cleaner, follow these steps:
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Click Browse...
and navigate to a folder using the standard Microsoft browse dialog box.
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Click on the folder. In the Select Item field, the path for the selected
folder will be displayed, for example:
C:\MY FOLDER\*.tmp
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Change the item manually, if needed. For example, to change the pattern to
remove only those files ending in ZIP:
C:\MY FOLDER\*.zip
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Click Add. The pattern as edited appears in the Custom Items list
box.
Editing a Custom Item
To edit a custom item for Auto-Cleaner, follow these steps:
Note: To add a unique pattern or file
type, select the file or folder first, and then add or change symbols for the
unique pattern (using asterisk(*) or question mark(?)).
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Click on the item in the list box. It appears in the Select Item
box above.
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Change the item manually and click Add. The newly-changed item appears
in the list box under the previous item.
Figure 2-4 Newly-Changed Item Appears Below
Selecting Several Items
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Double-click item in the list box, and standard Microsoft File Open dialog
box appears showing the selected folder and all contents.
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Select one or several files to be added to the list box. Click Open. All
selected files appear in the Custom Items list box as pictured below.
Figure 2-5 Files Added to List Box
Removing Items From the List Box
To remove any item from the list box, follow these steps:
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Select an item or several items. Standard Microsoft selection rules apply. For
example to choose a series of items consecutively, click the top item, press [Shift]
on the keyboard and click the bottom item. To choose several items
individually, press [Ctrl] on the keyboard and click each item.
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Once all items have been selected, click Remove to withdraw selected
items from the list box.
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