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Permanent deleting software?

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kumarn_2004 Original post #1
Jan 23, 2010 at 8:29 PM
Hi Guys,

If files, Internet History files, log files and almost all files that we are using are deleted, they can be recovered by using any recovery software. I need asoftware that should delete such files permanently, I mean, make them all unrecoverable. Which FREE AND GENUINE software you recommend out of experience?
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pimpom #2
Jan 25, 2010 at 4:48 PM
Try Eraser at *eraser.heidi.ie/
After deleting everything you want to delete, secure-erase the empty space.
papul1993
Jan 26, 2010 at 1:55 PM
Hi Guys,

If files, Internet History files, log files and almost all files that we are using are deleted, they can be recovered by using any recovery software. I need asoftware that should delete such files permanently, I mean, make them all unrecoverable. Which FREE AND GENUINE software you recommend out of experience?

Use ccleaner. It deletes the internet history files securely. like in eraser.
K
Jan 27, 2010 at 3:34 PM
Try Eraser at *eraser.heidi.ie/
After deleting everything you want to delete, secure-erase the empty space.

Hi,

I installed Eraser. I want to know onething that is “If I have already deleted some files, without using your software ,which are on C drive. Then how to delete permanently such files,I mean, make them unrecoverable,Sir?”

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Use ccleaner. It deletes the internet history files securely. like in eraser.

Hi,

Files deleted ccleaner are easily recoverable,I think.
papul1993
Feb 2, 2010 at 2:11 PM
Hi,

I installed Eraser. I want to know onething that is “If I have already deleted some files, without using your software ,which are on C drive. Then how to delete permanently such files,I mean, make them unrecoverable,Sir?”

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Hi,

Files deleted ccleaner are easily recoverable,I think.

there is an option in ccleaner that enables you to delete files securely.
skeletor
Feb 2, 2010 at 2:51 PM
See, basically each and any file deleted can be recovered until anything new is written on that/those specific data cluster(s).

Like, I had a file which occupied cluster X on my Hard disk. I deleted it. Now I can still recover it using a software like TuneUp Undelete. But if I saved/copied a new file to my hard disk, and by chance it gets written on that cluster X, only then the previous file will be rendered unrecoverable.

You can try doing a Defragment after you delete your web browsing history.

Anyways, this isn't anything to be paranoid about.
R
Feb 3, 2010 at 12:47 AM
yep i guess defragmentation is the only way...