Umbra Corp. said:do you think you have sensitive files that should be kept out of reach from FBI, KGB, NSA, Men In Black and Chuck Norris? if yes 3 passes is necessary if not 1 passs is enough.
acme said:Umbra Corp. said:do you think you have sensitive files that should be kept out of reach from FBI, KGB, NSA, Men In Black and Chuck Norris? if yes 3 passes is necessary if not 1 passs is enough.
Thanks, I'm worried about the 'Obama' thing
softwareFREEk said:I think that some people believe that numerous passes are necessary to irrecoverably delete files, one pass should be fine unless of course you are disposing of your hard drive, in which case you can also perform a full erase of all the data on the drive.
Earth said:What about the use of powerful magnets (to destroy the HDD), or is that just a myth?
illumination said:On one pass, there is a very good chance a recovery program can retrieve the file after deletion. If it is files you would rather not have retrieved, then i would suggest upping the passes.
softwareFREEk said:I have used Ccleaner for many many years now and would not be without it, if we are deleting files to remove/replace the drive? then yes I agree with more than one pass and then would not use Ccleaner for this task, there are so many good software programs that can securely delete data, so this may be a new thread to obtain input from other members of their preferences? what do you all think?
McLovin said:softwareFREEk said:I have used Ccleaner for many many years now and would not be without it, if we are deleting files to remove/replace the drive? then yes I agree with more than one pass and then would not use Ccleaner for this task, there are so many good software programs that can securely delete data, so this may be a new thread to obtain input from other members of their preferences? what do you all think?
The best way to surely delete all your data from your PC is to format it and start from scratch.
softwareFREEk said:obviously after you have copied all of your data that you want to retain to another HDD or SSD right lol
MrXidus said:When it comes to me wanting to permanently wipe data so it can never be looked at again forget any software.
Industrial strength magnets, welder's torch, sledge hammer, barrels of sulfuric acid and nitric acid, And what ever remains are left will be buried 6 feet under out in the middle of the Australian outback. Thanks. /s
illumination said:MrXidus said:When it comes to me wanting to permanently wipe data so it can never be looked at again forget any software.
Industrial strength magnets, welder's torch, sledge hammer, barrels of sulfuric acid and nitric acid, And what ever remains are left will be buried 6 feet under out in the middle of the Australian outback. Thanks. /s
LOL, you sure all that would do it?