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Command Line

 

 

 

The Privacy Eraser Command Line provides a command line interface that gives you the power of Privacy Eraser without the usual Privacy Eraser graphical user interface. It lets you use Privacy Eraser directly from the command prompt and from shortcuts, batch (.BAT) files and script languages, making it ideal for automating repetitive tasks. An extensive set of command line options gives you pinpoint control over Privacy Eraser's actions. These can be useful to system administrators, and to other programs calling the Privacy Eraser program module.

 

PrivacyEraser.exe [/Clean [/Restart | /Shutdown] [/Silent | /VerySilent]] [/Export ["folder path"]]

 

/Clean

This will clean up all your Internet history tracks and past computer activities, then Privacy Eraser automatically exits.

 

/Restart

This will restart your computer after cleaning is complete. Note: This command must be combined with /Clean.

 

/Shutdown

This will shut down your computer after cleaning is complete. If your computer supports the power-off feature, then the power will be turned off automatically. Note: This command must be combined with /Clean.

 

/Silent or /VerySilent

Instructs Privacy Eraser to be silent or very silent. When Privacy Eraser is silent the main window is not displayed but the systray icon is. When Privacy Eraser is very silent this systray icon is not displayed.

 

/Export ["folder path"]

This will export embedded Plug-ins.xml and Plug-ins2.xml, which contain cleaning rules for Privacy Eraser. By default, the folder path is the folder where the PrivacyEraser.exe file is located. Folder path with spaces must be quoted, such as "C:\Test\My Plug-ins\".

 

 

Examples:

 

PrivacyEraser.exe /Clean

PrivacyEraser.exe /Clean /Silent

 

PrivacyEraser.exe /Clean /Restart

PrivacyEraser.exe /Clean /Restart /Silent

 

PrivacyEraser.exe /Clean /Shutdown

PrivacyEraser.exe /Clean /Shutdown /VerySilent

 

PrivacyEraser.exe /Export

PrivacyEraser.exe /Export "C:\My Plug-ins\Test\"