It is a well know fact that files that are deleted by normal means can be recovered with ease using so called file recovery utilities. This might not be a problem for most users but it surely is not nice if you sell a used computer and someone discovers private pictures, account data and the like on the formatted hard drive.
Super Shredder from analog x deletes files securely so that they can´t be recovered by file recovery software. There are still ways to recover those files but the equipment needed is way to expensive for almost everyone. The tool supports common methods like Gutmann or Nispom (Departement of Defense) but also a way to completely customize the procedure.
Eraser is another tool which could be used.
Update: Super Shredder has been removed from the AnalogX website. We have uploaded the latest version of the program to our servers. Just click on the following download link to download the latest release version of the software program: Super Shredder (2)
Please note that the program has not been updated for a while, and that you might want to use a different program like the aforementioned Eraser instead to ensure compatibility with your operating system.
Eraser uses a different methodology. Instead of making sure that individual files cannot be recovered anymore, it runs on all free disk space of a selected hard drive to make everything that was once stored there unrecoverable.
It goes without saying that you need to run Eraser regularly to make sure newly deleted files cannot be recovered as well. Eraser can be configured to run on schedule, which basically means that it will delete all file traces regularly.
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I´am using Eraser for some time now and think it´s a great tool to delete files securely. I was not able to bring them back using file recovery tools.
I use Eraser all the time, but have found that when I go to recover the file itself, while I am not able to recover the contents of the file, I am able to see its name, and names of other files which I had on my drive but have erased. Is there a way to erase the names too, as well as making the file unrecoverable?
Why does DiskDigger find and recover photograph files that shoud be permanently deleted after shredding with Erase, Simple File shredder or File Shredder, even after using 35 Pass Gutmann? I have run Recuva, Portable GetData Recovery, Get DataBack for NTFS and countless other recovery software, they all show the files to be deleted and no preview available but DiskDigger finds and previews these files.
All I want is for private family photograhs to remain just that private with no chance of recovery when deleted permanently.