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 Feb 18 2007, 06:22 PM
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Feb 18 2007, 09:35 PM
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Think of deleting a file, as tearing the Table of Contents out of a book.
How to navigate through the book is missing, but the contents of the book is still there. Shredding makes a selected number of passes, back and forth over the file, with 1's and 0's. The same as passing a book through a shredder, over and over. The more passes, the less the chance of reconstructing the book (file). Spybot has a shredder feature. Tools / Secure Shredder Drag the file into the open box. At the bottom, select the number of shreds. Click the Chop it away! button. Use 4 shreds or more, to be sure the file isn't able to be recovered, without the use of some expensive software. You can also use third-party software, which is what I do. I use Eraser. It adds an entry to the context menu (right-click menu), which, for me, is easier to use. Just right-click the file, and select Erase. It can also be set, to the number of shredding passes you want to use. This post has been edited by tg1911: Feb 18 2007, 09:37 PM -------------------- I love being married.
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Feb 19 2007, 09:42 AM
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I, too, habitually use Eraser.
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Feb 20 2007, 11:12 AM
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 Bleepin' cat's meow Group: BC Advisor Posts: 8,524 Joined: 11-January 05 From: Baton Rouge, La. Member No.: 9,323 |
I am "Black helocopter" paranoid, so I too make use of Eraser. It is only over kill if you never have a problem with stolen data.
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