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Subject:
Deleting files
Category: Computers Asked by: aatrainer-ga List Price: $5.00 |
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30 Aug 2005 10:23 PDT
Expires: 29 Sep 2005 10:23 PDT Question ID: 562248 |
I have purchased a program that can undelete files on the free space on my hard drive. It doesn't give me the option to completely delete these files. How can I erase files on that have been deleted through the normal delete process but are still on my hard drive? | |
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Re: Deleting files
From: ufoolme-ga on 01 Sep 2005 05:09 PDT |
It all depends on how completely you wish to delete the files, once data has been written to a Hard Drive to some effect it will remain in the magnetic disk. It is possible to bring information back from 20 low level formats, but its costly and annoying. But if you really mustnt have anyone reading your files, extreme measures must be taken. The Australia Army (and defence force I believe) do take extreme measures, when they wish to delete data completely - they take the magnetic disks and place them on a grinstone till they are worn away to dust. |
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Re: Deleting files
From: aatrainer-ga on 01 Sep 2005 15:58 PDT |
I have read volumes about the dusting of the Australian magnetic disks and am very familiar with their techniques. With all due respect to their technology and knowledge I am afraid that using a grindstone to wear the disks into dust only works on Australian disks (and a few other non third world countries disks). Most of the more sophisticated disks are immunized from this very basic data deletion processes. There are many freeware programs and solutions that will completely restore these piles of dust and extract any and all files contained on them. I appreciate your research into this very important question but next time PLEASE be sure of your responses. Make sure they are accurate, this is the only way sharing information over the net works. |
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Re: Deleting files
From: andykaiser-ga on 04 Sep 2005 20:58 PDT |
Secure file deletion is a side benefit of a free encryption tool I wrote about here: http://www.andybrain.com/archive/unbreakable_encryption.htm Right-click your file and choose "Shred and delete". Note that this is not anywhere near DoD specs, but the author addresses why that is here: http://axcrypt.sourceforge.net/faq.htm#passes_wipe |
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Re: Deleting files
From: flpcguy-ga on 05 Sep 2005 12:17 PDT |
I've always found Eraser does a fine job without interfering with other software. Free download here: http://www.tolvanen.com/eraser/download.shtml |
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Re: Deleting files
From: hampsonpub-ga on 19 Sep 2005 14:11 PDT |
The best free one I came across is a download by IBM It deletes the entire drive volume though, but doesn't get any better than this: it uses the US Department of Defense clearing standard DOD 5220.22-M. here is the link http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=TVAN-SDD |
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Re: Deleting files
From: coolayush-ga on 23 Sep 2005 06:06 PDT |
simply use tuneup utilities it offers other features for system management and also deletes files |
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