When you open any file from within the Windows operating system, Windows remembers this file name and location. Other people who have access to your computer can also see the files you have recently opened. Anonymizer Digital Shredder Lite will remove these file names from the Start menu. It will not delete the files, but will only remove the references to those files.

Every time you use the Search feature within Windows to find a file, the system remembers the words that you entered into the search field. When you begin a new search, this auto-complete feature will guess at your entry by displaying previously entered terms. Checking this option will make sure your search history remains private by cleaning out your old search terms.

When you use the Windows RUN application, it remembers all names of commands that you have typed in memory and redisplays those commands. By checking this option, Anonymizer Digital Shredder Lite will remove the names of commands that you have typed to run in the past.

When you use your computer, many Windows applications store copies of the temporary files, including images, in your user directory, so that your applications can retrieve these temporary files quickly. This allows hackers or anyone with access to your PC to see the temporary files your application has used and potentially what files or images you have viewed.

Windows also stores temporary files from many applications in a system temp folder as well as for each user login account. In addition to the privacy risk, these files can also consume hundreds of megabytes of space on your hard drive, so removing them improves both your security and your computer performance.

When you use your computer, you may choose to delete some files that you no longer want. Unfortunately, many people do not remember that these files are only moved to the recycle trashcan and can be easily recovered by opening the recycle trashcan to retrieve them. This allows anyone with access to your PC to see the files that you have chosen to delete (which may contain sensitive information) and potentially the files or images you have viewed. These files can also consume hundreds of megabytes of space on your hard drive. Removing them improves both your security and your computer performance.