What
does this tool do for me?
Windows has an
excellent feature called shortcuts. Shortcuts are "links" to
files and documents stored in other places on your system. Your Windows
Start Menu is comprised of shortcuts pointing to various files elsewhere
on your hard drive(s). Double-clicking a shortcut automatically opens
its corresponding application or document. Often times, however, the
"targets" of these shortcuts are moved or deleted, leaving the
shortcut pointing to a file or location that no longer exists.
These
orphaned shortcuts can be confusing when they don’t operate properly
and can clutter your system as unnecessary "orphaned"
links. Ensembles for Windows provides you with a convenient way to deal with these
orphaned files by scanning your system for them, and then optionally
looking for the files that they used to link to.
If the previously
linked to file still exists on your system you can automatically update
the shortcut with the new information -otherwise you can remove it from
your system thereby freeing the space and eliminating the clutter.
You'll be
fast on your way to a clutter-free system with these great features:
A Snap to Use
Ensembles Shortcut tool is easy to use Simply select the drives
you want to scan and go - that's it! It looks at all of the
shortcuts on the selected drives and reports any information to you.
After it's done scanning you can easily fix or remove shortcuts with the
click of a button!
FIXES Shortcuts - Doesn't
Just Remove Them
It's
almost as bad to remove a shortcut that could be easily fixed as it is
to have them in the first place. That's why Ensembles has a
comprehensive search mechanism that matches up the original target -
wherever it may be - with the invalid shortcut. Once the original
target is found (or a new one is chosen) the shortcut is automatically
repaired, restoring it to fill operation instantly.
Clean Up that Start Menu of
Yours!
If you're like
most people, after a while your Start Menu begins to look like a
disaster area Programs you installed months or years ago may no
longer be on your system - but they'll still occupy ugly space on your
Start Menu! The Shortcut Tool allows you to do a quick
scan-and-fix of your Start Menu -- removing or fixing all of the invalid
links that end up on everyone's system over time. You can even
have it automatically remove program groups that are empty of valid
links (no more menus that extend half-way across your screen when you
click "Start->Programs").
Flexible and Safe Removal
As in all
applicable Ensembles tools, we provide you with flexible, safe ways to
remove the items you choose. Here's a quick rundown:
- Move shortcuts to the
recycle bin: When you move shortcuts to the
Windows recycle bin you can easily restore them back to wherever
they came from. This is a great way to remove files if you
want to be extra cautious.
- Move shortcuts to a
specific location: If you don't necessarily
want to totally delete the shortcuts that are found you can simply
move them to a separate folder (maybe a backup disk or other
removable media). This gives you the ability to retain
any shortcuts that are removed should you feel you may need them in
the future.
- Permanently delete
shortcuts: Of course, you can choose to permanently
delete shortcuts that are found freeing the space that they occupy
immediately!
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