Every now and then you may want to make sure that files that you delete on a PC cannot be recovered anymore by other users. This may be important if you are passing on the PC to another user, working on a multi-user PC or system that others may have access to. It may even [...]
- Author: Melanie Gross
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Portable Permanent File Deletion with Freeraser File Shredder
Something consistently emphasized to PC users is the need to delete files properly. This should become common knowledge: Basic deletion of a file does not remove the data, but simply renders it unreadable by the operating system. This is why System Restore can resurrect file data to restore an operating system to a previous time. [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Secure File Deletion and Data Shredding
One of the many misconceptions about file deletion is the fact that files can be recovered even if they are deleted on the computer system by the user. Deleting files normally moves them to the recycle bin from where they can be recovered easily. But even deleting them in there or pressing the Shift key [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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Get to know Linux: Removing files
As you all know, with Linux there are numerous ways to deal with each and every task. Some of these ways are obvious, some are subtle, and some are as brute-force as an NFL offensive line. Each of these methods will do the same thing but, in some cases, the results are a bit different. [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Auto Delete
File deletion can be automated to a certain extend. Take the cache of an Internet browser for example. It can be set to be automatically deleted whenever the browser closes. Or the temporary files of a computer system. They too can be deleted during system shutdown. Auto Delete (via Shell City) by Dario Volaric is [...]