[recuva overwrite/delete doesn't work]

DennisD:

Nothing like that. All I get after selecting a number of files to delete is a little square box saying 0 files deleted in a number of seconds.

dhac

[recuva overwrite/delete doesn't work]

DennisD:

been unable to delete anything. When I tried, just said item was deleted in a blank number of seconds, however still there. No big deal I guess. Just some things I would rather not be there or be recoverable.

dhac

[recuva overwrite/delete doesn't work]

Thanks all for the inputs regarding my problem. Think I will wait until recuva has a solution before experimenting any further.

[recuva overwrite/delete doesn't work]

Still unable to delete selected files or overwrite selected files. Following info published in "Securley deleting your files. I asked about this in the past, but no work around or solution discovered yet. Only can conclude it doesn't do what it say it will do. If I'm overlooking some I like to know what. Recuva does a good job finding files but doesn't help me delete/overwrite them..

[Permantly Deleting Files from Hard Drive]

I share this exact problem, does anyone have the answer? Graham J.

 

I too share same problem. Followed to the letter in docs for secure file deletion. Tried the Ccleaner MFT wipe. Still no help. Had this problem quite awhile now. Doesn't anyone know the solution?????

dhac

[Unable to overwrite files using recuva.]

Thanks for info. What does "wipe free space" do?

 

 

ADDENDUM

 

Joeboy: Thanks. I did what you suggested and apparently that did the trick. Ran recuva again and all seems to be clean now.

[Unable to overwrite files using recuva.]

You could try using CCleaner to 'Wipe Free Space'. Its tedious n time consuming but effective i would think

 

Thanks for info. What does "wipe free space" do?

[Unable to overwrite files using recuva.]

Are you having trouble overwriting everything you attempt to secure delete, or some you can and some you can't? Make sure that what you're seeing isn't the contents of another file that has overwritten the file you're deleting. (I'm sure there's a less complicated way of saying that.) For instance if you have live pic files they may well be written to the same space that the deleted file used to occupy, and when you follow the deleted file pointer you see the live file. Alternatively if a file of any sort has been completely overwritten by another file then Recuva will show the Not Overwritten message. In both cases this is normal. That's about the extent of my guesswork. I don't think you have to be in admin mode to run Recuva, but you could check that too.

 

Thanks. This is the results on all files I've tried to delete. It just says 0 files deleted, x number of seconds..

[Unable to overwrite files using recuva.]

As it says in the docs, either the file is under 1k and resides in the MFT, or is zero length, or has already been overwritten by another file.

 

Augreas:

 

These are pictures so I thaink they are more than 1k. I don't know what resides in the MFT is. I'm not to smart on this thing. But after I try to delete, pictures still there. Appreciate any help you might be able to provide. Thanks. dshac

[Unable to overwrite files using recuva.]

Unable to delete any files. when I try, the following message pops up: (operation completed; overwritten 0 files in o.6 sec.) File stays where it is. It apparently does not remove any thing. I've read the documents, to no avail. Is there perhaps something missing?