NetShred X | Mac: How to Run automatically or manually



Run NetShred X Automatically

No privacy app is going to work if you don’t use it, so NetShred X was designed to run automatically – just quit from your browser or email app and NetShred X will erase your internet tracks automatically – Easy!

Instructions: Run Automatically

  1. NetShred X comes configured to start automatically when you quit from a browser or email program. If you don’t have NetShred X running, double-click the NetShred X icon.
  2. Quit from the browsers and/or email apps you want to erase for.
  3. NetShred X comes configured to display the “Confirmation” Dialog. Click “Yes” to continue.
    (You can disable this prompt – learn how to enable/disable confirmation).
  4. NetShred X will now erase.

Instructions: Disable Run Automatically

  1. To disable NetShred X running automatically, go to the “NetShred X” preferences dialog, click the “Control” tab and uncheck “Browser Watch”NetShred X preferences pick overwrite options
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Instructions: Run Manually

  1. NetShred X comes configured to start automatically when you quit from a browser or email program. Using the instructions above, disable this feature.
  2. Quit from the browsers and/or email apps you want to erase for.
  3. On the main NetShred X dialog, click the “Shred” button.
  4. NetShred X will now erase.Netshred x Internet Track Eraser Screen Shot

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 Instructions: Other Run Options

How to Erase Right Now

To erase your Internet files right now, follow these instructions:

  1. Quit from all your email and browser programs.
  2. If NetShred X is not running, double-click the NetShred X icon.
  3. Click the “Shred” button on the Main Dialog Box, or choose “Shred” from the File menu.
  4. As soon as shredding has started, you can re-start your email or browser app.

How to Erase and Logout

If you don’t want to wait for NetShred X to finish before you log out, use this option. NetShred X will quit from all running apps, erase and log you out.

  1. From the File menu, choose “Shred and Logout” or click the “Logout” button on the NetShred X Main Dialog.

How to Erase and Shutdown

If you don’t want to wait for NetShred X to finish before you Shut Down, use this option. NetShred X will quit from all running apps, erase and shut down your computer.

  1. From the File menu, choose “Shred and Shutdown” or click the “Shutdown” button on the NetShred X Main Dialog.

How to Erase and Restart

If you don’t want to wait for NetShred X to finish before you restart, use this option. NetShred X will quit from all running apps, erase and restart your computer.

  1. From the File menu, choose “Shred and Restart” or click the “Restart” button on the NetShred X Main Dialog.

How to Erase and Sleep

If you don’t want to wait for NetShred X to finish before you put your computer to sleep, use this option. NetShred X will quit from all running apps, erase and put your computer to sleep.

  1. From the File menu, choose “Shred and Sleep” or click the “Sleep” button on the NetShred X Main Dialog.

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