Keeping your PC in tip top condition is a never ending battle, because you will constantly acquire files and folders that can end up hogging huge amounts of your hard drive. If you like to manually erase big groups of files housed in a single folder you will often find that Windows lags a little and you might have to sit twiddling your thumbs while you wait for everything to be deleted. To help alleviate this common problem you might want to check out Fast Folder Eraser 1.2.0, which has recently launched.
Windows is programmed to work out how many files are being deleted and the amount of time it is likely to take for this action to occur and this is seen as the major stumbling block when you have to erase a large number of files because this can add unnecessary waiting time. Fast Folder Eraser is free to download and use and unlike some other freeware, it will not bombard you with ads for irrelevant programs during the installation process, which is smooth and glitch-free.
Once you have the program up and running, you can drag the folders you want to delete and drop them into its simple interface and this is definitely the easiest way to catalogue the items you want to erase. There is also the option to manually search for specific files and folders, but it will be much easier to use the drag and drop method if you are in a hurry.
If you want to erase a folder quickly without loading up the program then you have the option to integrate the Fast Folder Eraser features into the context menu in Windows. This will minimise the time between finding a folder and watching as its contents are deleted.
If you head to the settings menu in the Fast Folder Eraser 1.2.0 program, you will be able to tweak the performance to suit your requirements. It is possible to reduce the amount of memory required to run the software, which might be useful if you are going to leave it open in the background while you get on with other tasks. However, this can compromise the speed of deletion and might reduce the usability of the software and it is hardly a resources hog when in full operation.
You can set the software to alert you as soon as the task you set is complete, or you can require that it automatically closes itself when its work is done. Various tests have shown that the standard Windows tool for file deletion is roughly on par with the Fast Folder Eraser in terms of speed when more complex actions are required, but for the day to day erasing of small and medium loads this little app is quicker.
Despite its name, the Fast Folder Eraser is actually easier to recommend for its quiet, efficient operation, rather than its speed. It will plug away in the background without impinging on your computing experience and this makes it a capable alternative to the standard Windows tools.