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Aladdin Ships Spring Cleaning 3.0 -- The No. 1 Mac Uninstaller Cleans Faster, Easier and Safer With Increased Search Speeds, Improved Interface and New Restore Feature.


WATSONVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 1999--

Spring Cleaning Spring cleaning is the period in spring time set aside for cleaning a house, normally applied in colder climates, where the house is difficult to clean during winter.  3.0 Is Now Faster and More Powerful at

Helping Users Safely Organize Their Applications, Files,

Folders and Fonts For Maximum Efficiency

Aladdin Systems, Inc., today announced Spring Cleaning(TM) 3.0 is now shipping.

Spring Cleaning is the number one uninstaller Software that helps uninstall applications from a computer. See uninstall.

(operating system) uninstaller - A utility program to remove another application program from a computer's disks.
 for the Macintosh, and version 3.0 provides twelve easy utilities to help users clean their hard drive by searching for and removing unneeded files, applications, folders, and fonts. Spring Cleaning 3.0 has increased speed and performance and its new features include the ability to restore items, check for damaged files, search for invisible files, and a bonus application, Aladdin Desktop Magician(TM).

Spring Cleaning 3.0 New Features and Benefits

New Interface

The Spring Cleaning interface has undergone a major makeover to help users quickly navigate through the cleaning process. Added enhancements make it more intuitive, faster and easier to use than ever before.

Increased Speed and Performance

Spring Cleaning has been rewritten to produce faster and more thorough searches. Finding unwanted files now takes less time and effort for the user.

Restore Function

The new Restore feature acts as a safety net by allowing users to reverse their actions and restore items to their previous location. Items moved to other mounted volumes, such as networks or removable media In computer storage, removable media refers to storage media which can be removed from its reader device, conferring portability on the data it carries. A removable drive is a reader device for such media. , can also be restored.

File Checker check·er  
n.
1.
a. One, such as an inspector or examiner, that checks.

b. One that receives items for temporary safekeeping or for shipment: a baggage checker.

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Spring Cleaning now checks for damaged files (files with an impaired structural integrity). Users can save added disk space by removing these unusable files, or they can repair the files if they own a disk repair utility.

Exclude Extensions and Control Panels Preference

To increase the speed of MacUninstaller searches, Spring Cleaning now includes a default setting preference to allow users to exclude extensions and control panels from MacUninstaller searches.

Invisible Files Now Included in Searches

Invisible files associated with applications are now included as a separate category in the search results window. Users can perform the same actions on these files as if they were regular, visible files. This provides a more thorough, complete cleaning.

Desktop Management Utility

Aladdin Desktop Magician creates personalized per·son·al·ize  
tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es
1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner.

2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify.
 desktops to help manage the selection and arrangement of items on users' desktops. Included on the Spring Cleaning CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc.
CD-ROM
 in full compact disc read-only memory

Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser).
, this bonus utility helps users to be more organized and productive in their work.

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     Other Spring Cleaning Features

--   MacUninstaller assists with removing applications and associated
     files
--   Duplicates Remover finds and lists all duplicate fonts and files
--   Document Finder searches for and lists all documents of the same
     type
--   Fat App Slimmer searches for fat binary programs to reduce an
     application's size
--   Orphaned Prefs Remover helps clean out unneeded preferences
--   Orphan Adopter assigns orphaned files to new applications
--   Alias Fixer repairs invalid aliases, or those that can be
     assigned to a new file
--   Font Remover finds unnecessary fonts including bitmap, TrueType,
     and PostScript font files
--   Help Remover searches for the most common types of help and
     documentation files
--   Empty Folder Remover searches volumes for empty folders
--   Storage Items Remover searches storage folders to help users
     identify which files they no longer need to store


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Pricing, Availability and Requirements

Spring Cleaning 3.0 carries a US street price of $49.95. Aladdin is offering an upgrade price of $19.95 to registered owners Registered Owner

An individual or organization to whom certificates are directly issued and who, as a result, is recorded on the corporation's securityholder records (as maintained by the transfer agent).
 of Spring Cleaning through its Web site http://www.aladdinsys.com/springcleaning/upgrade.html or Aladdin Customer Service. Proof of registration or purchase is required to receive the upgrade discount. Mail-in rebates are also available on software purchased through retail stores and catalogs. These rebate rebate, partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored shippers as a return on transportation charges.  offers expire May 1999.

New users can order direct from Aladdin at http://www.aladdinsys.com/store/, or contact Aladdin's 24-hour order service at 800/850-3388 (for US and Canadian customers), or Aladdin's Customer Service at sales@aladdinsys.com or 831/761-6200. Shipping and handling is not included.

Spring Cleaning is available throughout the US and Canada from all leading mail order and retail computer stores, and is distributed by Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. , Merisel, Pinacor, EMJ EMJ Emergency Medicine Journal  Data Systems LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability , and The Douglas Stewart
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 Company. Visit http://www.aladdinsys.com/order/intl.html for international channel partners.

Spring Cleaning and Aladdin Desktop Magician require any 68030 Macintosh computer or later, running System 7.1.1 or higher, with at least 8MB of RAM.

Aladdin Systems: Computing computing - computer  Solutions For Everyday Life. Aladdin Systems, Inc. is entering its second decade of developing and publishing award winning business and consumer products.

Aladdin is located at 165 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076, USA; telephone: 831/761-6200; URL URL
 in full Uniform Resource Locator

Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program.
: http://www.aladdinsys.com; e-mail: info@aladdinsys.com.

Note to Editors: Spring Cleaning, Aladdin Desktop Magician and the Aladdin logo are trademarks of Aladdin Systems, Inc. MacUninstaller is a trademark of The Excelsior Group. All other product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.
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