Running Washes

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You can run a wash manually whenever you want to wash (delete) unneeded files on your computer. You can also set Window Washer to run a wash automatically based on a day and time, or based on an event, such as closing your browser.

When you run a wash, Window Washer deletes files, cookies, and lists of recently used files based on your settings. Be sure that your settings are the way you want them before you run a wash. For more information about the settings, see the following information:

Setting Up Wash Items
Customizing Cookie Washing
Working with Custom Wash Items

You can have Window Washer run a wash several ways:

Run a wash manually
Schedule automatic washes

You can increase computer security in several ways by performing the following tasks:

Adding bleach (overwriting files multiple times)
Shredding files and folders from Windows Explorer
Washing free space
Washing file slack space
Protecting your settings with a password
Creating a disk to completely erase a hard drive

You can also update where Window Washer looks for files to wash:

Finding installed programs to wash
Changing application paths