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Trashcan

for Windows 3.1 Version 2.5 © 1994, Tri-State Consultants, all rights reserved.

Trashcan is a drag and drop file erase utility used in conjunction with the Windows 3.1 File Manager or an equivalent product.

Trashcan Help Contents

What is Trashcan?

How to:

Erase a file or group of files

Recover files from the trash

Empty the trash

Set Preferences

Register Trashcan

Commands

File Manager

Preferences

Empty

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What is Trashcan?

Trashcan is a drag and drop file erase utility used in conjunction with the Windows 3.1 File Manager or an equivalent product. To erase a file or files, or mark those files for later deletion, drag the file from the File Manager and drop onto the Trashcan icon. It has four operational modes:

Standard erase

This is a normal erase using the same method as the File Manager's Delete command.

Delayed erase

The files to be deleted are 'marked' and erased later when you have not used your computer after a specified period of time.

File recovery

Files are erased but copied to a specified trash directory and are deleted when you empty the trashcan.

File recovery with empty on exit

Similar to File recovery but the files are erased when you empty the trash or exit Trashcan.

Setting Preferences


Setting preferences

The Preferences command on the System Menu allows you to configure how Trashcan operates. The Preferences dialog is split into two separate areas:

Operational mode

The first selection is Trashcan's operation mode. By clicking on each item's radio button Trashcan can be set to either perform a Standard erase, a delayed erase, File recovery or File recovery with erase on exit. To learn more about these modes of operation see What is Trashcan?

The Erase delay field allows you to specify how long Trashcan waits while there is no keyboard or mouse operations before it starts to erase files. This option is only relevant when Trashcan is in Delayed erase mode.

Note: The Delayed erase mode may clash with some screen saver programs and it is suggested that if this occurs, set the Erase delay to less than your screen saver delay.

Files and directories

The first field, Trash directory, allows you to specify which directory erased files are copied to when the File recovery or File recovery with erase on exit options are selected. This directory must already exist. The second field, File manager, specifies which File manager program you wish to use with Trashcan. The default is the Windows 3.1 File Manager.


Erasing files

Erase a file or a group of files by dragging them from the File Manager and dropping them onto Trashcan's icon.

If Trashcan is in the File recovery or File recovery with empty on exit modes the files will be stored in the trash directory until the trash is emptied. In Standard erase mode the files will be deleted. In Delayed erase the files will be marked for later deletion.

Setting Preferences


Recovering files from the trash

If Trashcan is running in either File recovery or File recovery with empty on exit modes erased files can be recovered from the trash directory.

Use the Windows 3.1 File Manager (or an equivalent product) to copy the file or files to their original location.


Emptying the trash

Empty the trash by selecting the Empty command from the System Menu.

If Trashcan is running in either the File recovery or File recovery with empty on exit modes the files stored in the trash directory will be deleted. In Delayed erase mode the files marked and awaiting deletion will be erased.


File Manager

This command runs the Windows 3.1 File Manager or any equivalent file manager selected in the Preferences dialog.

Setting Preferences


Registering Trashcan

You may use the shareware version of Trashcan for a 30 day

trial period. If you would like to continue to use Trashcan after

the 30 day trial period, you are required to purchase the licensed version

of Trashcan.

When you purchase the licensed version of Trashcan you will

receive a disk containing the latest (licensed) release.

Trashcan costs £6 (Inc post and packaging in the UK) and can be

ordered direct from:

Tri-State Consultants

7 Spencer Road

New Southgate

London N11 IJX

Please make cheques payable to tri-State Consultants. Overseas users please

add £2 to cover postage.