How to clean out all "hidden" files on one's computer.

[Dazed_75]

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On 11/7/06, Josef Lowder <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
>
> .
> While I don't have any files or links on my computer that need to
> be hid from anyone's view, when I recently got the "popup" message
> shown below (one that Firefox failed to block), it made me wonder
> where all there might be files and/or "cookies" and/or other such
> stuff hidden on a Linux computer that might be good to clear out
> periodically.
>
> Here's the pop-up message I received:
>
> From: http://www.drivecleaner.com
>
> > Your computer tracked all of your actions and stored the evidence
> > on your hard drive.  Anyone could see where you had been on the
> > Internet, the images you had looked at, the sites you opened, the
> > movie you had viewed, etc.  We recommend to download DriveCleaner
> > to erase all evidence you have on your PC.
>
> Other than clearing cache and trash, etc. where else are duplicate,
> redundant, and/or copies of other needless, space-wasting files stored
> on a Linux system that a "drivecleaner" program like this might remove?
>
>
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