ChatterBank1 min ago
hard drive file deletion
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Hi everyone,
Has anyone tried any free hard drive delete or shredder programs to ensure date has been properly deleted.
If so what did you use and did you have any problems.
I have been thinking about this since I read an article about used PCs ending up in Nigeria and people accessing your private data.
Thank you in advance Rgds Al
Has anyone tried any free hard drive delete or shredder programs to ensure date has been properly deleted.
If so what did you use and did you have any problems.
I have been thinking about this since I read an article about used PCs ending up in Nigeria and people accessing your private data.
Thank you in advance Rgds Al
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.If you're storing sensitive information on your computer, then try using TrueCrypt:
http://www.truecrypt.org/
This lets you store your data very securely, and apart from entering a password when you want to access those files, you don't know that it's being encrypted.
As for securely erasing files: http://www.gpg4win.org/
As well as letting you securely send things in email to others, it also has a secure file erase feature.
Both are free software, so should be free from any 'backdoors'.
http://www.truecrypt.org/
This lets you store your data very securely, and apart from entering a password when you want to access those files, you don't know that it's being encrypted.
As for securely erasing files: http://www.gpg4win.org/
As well as letting you securely send things in email to others, it also has a secure file erase feature.
Both are free software, so should be free from any 'backdoors'.
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>> I just have this fear that I would end up with a virgin disc with nowt on it. <<
That's the idea of these programs. They totally wipe the disk and then overwrite it with 0's usually so that all the data is removed and can't be retrieved.
Well, except if you've got an electon microscope kicking about anyway.
That's the idea of these programs. They totally wipe the disk and then overwrite it with 0's usually so that all the data is removed and can't be retrieved.
Well, except if you've got an electon microscope kicking about anyway.