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| | Hi all, Firstly, sorry for the subject title..I don't know what suitable title to put in.Anyway what i'm asking here is a recommended application for permanently unrecoverable HDD clean up.After uninstalling softwares,deleting files etc. the leftover still remain invisible in hard drive and it makes spaces on it. So, any suggestion on applications to use? And of course it will be good if freewares and portable..glad if could teach me a few steps on configuring too...thanks.. |
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| Whether it's permanenently irrecoverable or not would be best left to the tools designed by the manufacturer of the HDD to determine (for e.g. i have created a bootable Seagate Tools for DOS disk for that purpose--from their free download).
As far as zero fill is concerned, (deleting all leftovers), i have been told that it is a bit of an overkill, so my above tool is lying unused.
All these tools are free from the site of the hdd manufacturer.
Configuring, uhmm...frankly, i wouldn't know where to begin, precisely; could do with a few revisions.
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| I prefer Heidi Eraser for permanent file erasing.
I've used it for several years. It's free (under a GNU General Public License), integrates into your Windows shell nicely, (by way of a right-click) and has many different file erasing methods. Methods such as Gutmann, Pseudorandom Data, and Department of Defense methods.
It'll erase a single file, folders, or an entire drive, making those completely unrecoverable.
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| | Thanks all for replies and suggestions. Ctrl_Alt_Del , about Heidi Eraser.I know this application recommended by most PC users..but hardly to get a tips on configuring or the right way to use it.I've been downloaded this eraser for days now and still searching for someone to guide me to use it properly.The amount of leftovers in my HDD worried me a lot (by using Recuva to see it) and I know these leftovers will troubled me someday. So..could you guide me or somebody else , forumers or moderators who have tested or using this apps.?..This knowledge is for all not for myself only...Thanks |
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| Using Heidi Eraser couldn't be simpler. If you know how to right-click on a file, you can use Eraser.
Once installed, it integrates into your Windows Shell. You don't have to configure it, you don't have to adjust it. It's there, and it's ready to use.
If you have files you want to "erase", all you have to do is right click on the file in question and select "erase". The next window will pop up asking "Are you sure you want to erase 'file name xxxx'?" On the first time using Eraser, you should click on the options button (after right clicking on a file) and select option number 3 for the DoD 5220.22-M (8-306. /E), and click OK. Then click on YES to start erasing. This is a three-pass erasing method meaning that it will write Department of Defense algorithm 3 times on the file, destroying it and making it completely unrecoverable. Then, it will display the results giving how much data was overwritten on the file. The more data that can be written, the more unrecoverable the file becomes.
From this point forward, it will "remember" which method you used last time, and use that method again for erasing files.
Looking back a few lines, it asks "Are you sure you want to erase file name xxxx, this is because once the files have been erased, it is gone for good. You won't get it back no matter what you (or anybody else) can do to get it back. In other words, it's permanent, so be careful which files you 'erase'.
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