In the program, 'CCleaner', I have included the following K-Meleon 1.5RC folders/files for secure deletion:

C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\Profiles\e62olukr.default\Cache\*.*
C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\Profiles\e62olukr.default\IconCache.dat
C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\Profiles\e62olukr.default\history.dat

Can anyone suggest any more K-Meleon 1.5RC folders/files I need to add to the list? Do I have too many folders/files listed?

Up to You:

apart from the files You mention/know:


AFAIK further files with potential give away info:
cookies.txt (what cookies were bestoved on Your browser by visited websites)
history.txt (Your download history)
my history.txt includes e.g.: 217861267470: http://kmeleon.et8.net/gestures.dll
a gestures.dll with extended functions (normally I find its code it too big

*.s (*= random number - the password file includes site info - use the K-Meleon masterpassword function to encrypt / by default the info is only obscured).

What ccleaner does not know or cannot access can be sanitized via/in Tools > Privacy > Delete Data: e.g. the MRU list of typed addresses which is kept inside Prefs.js or passwords that are in *.s (*= random number - password file).

Files that are rewritten by k-meleon may not need and cannot stand the extra ccleaner treatment (so do not include prefs.js in ccleaner - it would also destroy the file info that You need). It is not needed nor allowed.

Nobody can retreave data when a file with the same name but newer info than the old file exists. Browsers such as Firefox or K-Meleon do not give away much info. Cache files seem to have unique names (You took care) - the rest... is by default rewritten in files with the same name

Only if Your OS is set to keep copies of older files with the same name...
I am not sure whether/which windows do or are capable of that?

Guess You do not want to include bookmarks files! (bookmarks.html - opera(6).adr and favorites ).



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/08/2008 12:17AM by guenter.

Thanks for the info, guenter. I have added cookies.txt and history.txt to the CCleaner include list.

Using K-Meleon 1.5.0 final release, I have these folders and files in the ccleaner include list:

C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\Profiles\1swes4fw.default\Cache\*.*

C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\Profiles\1swes4fw.default\Cache.Trash\*.*

C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\Profiles\1swes4fw.default\cookies.txt

C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\Profiles\1swes4fw.default\history.dat

C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\Profiles\1swes4fw.default\IconCache.dat

C:\Program Files\K-Meleon\Profiles\1swes4fw.default\history.txt