Doc Scrubber 1.2 has been released! Description: Doc Scrubber allows you to quickly and easily analyze Word documents to see metadata that they contain, and remove/clear all kinds of metadata from them, including the hidden revision log (see article above for more information). License: Doc Scrubber is free for all users! For more information and download please visit: http://www.brightfort.com/docscrubber.html Changes in v1.2: -Doc Scrubber is now free for all users (including business use). -Improved and updated installer. -Fixed some occasional crashes or issues running the application. -Setup and executable are digitally signed. -Support for newer versions of Windows (Vista/7). -Lots of other bug fixes and tweaks. Comments and suggestions are, of course, welcome. Enjoy! Best regards, -Javacool The old threads on the previous releases of Doc Scrubber can be found here and here.
Nice gesture as there are still users using the old Word versions. Any plans (or is there a need at all) for the 2010 version?
The new .DOCX file format is entirely different, and does not contain the same metadata as the "classic" .DOC format. (That said, there are a few things that might make sense to handle, and they are on the to-do list. ) However, one thing that continues to fascinate me is how frequently .DOC files are still being saved and shared - even by users of the newest versions of Office. If you ever deal with documents in the classic .DOC format, even when using the newer versions of Office, Doc Scrubber can be a handy (and enlightening) tool. Best regards, -Javacool