Louisaz

OK. If I understand you correctly, when a downloaded file is deleted by CC using the "secure deletion" feature, the ORIGINAL MFT file name is also changed. Correct? THAT is EXACTLY what I was hoping to hear. The security hole that remains is those file names stored in the MFT that were NOT deleted by CC while using the secure file deletion -- whey were simply deleted. It is those file names that I would also like to change or remove. Changing things in the MFT appears difficult -- to say the least. Thanks, Louis

MrRon, Thank you for that concise and helpful response. I get it. And I will "get" your future version that provides the file name deletion feature. Louis

I've just posted a similar question on the RECUVA forum... Will CCleaner -- when the overwrite option is enabled -- affect the FILE NAME in the MFT? IF so, will that mean that RECUVA's secure file deletion NOT continue to show the deleted file's actual name? This is important to those of us who would like to delete FILES and the file NAME -- including the residual name stored in the MFT. Comments? Thanks, Louis

It's obvious from the replies on this forum regarding file name deletion, that the MFT is a protected area on typical hard drives and that RECOVA's secure file deletion excludes the MFT-retained file names. Are there programs that "defrag" the MFT? A Google search indicates there are. IF so, would the file name of a deleted file be overwritten during the defrag? I understand that the program EVIDENCE ELIMINATOR will also remove all traces of the file contents -- including its MFT name. Today, I e-mailed them [EE] for confirmation. Their site suggests this is the case but doesn't specifically mention "MFT." I understand that using Ccleaner with the OPTION to overwrite the deleted file may also work. Is this true? CCleaner's instructions state: "Note: When CCleaner securely deletes files, it renames them with all Zs in the file name (for example, ZZZZZZZZ.ZZZ) for increased security. Since Recuva is recovering files that have already been deleted, it cannot change their names before it overwrites them." Presumably, RECUVA is recovering [prior to its secure deletion] files that have been deleted by CCleaner and renamed zzzzzzz.zzz. If this is correct -- problem solved. OR is the (e.g.) temp. folder's ORIGINAL name in the MFT forever?! While RECUVA's deletion protocol doesn't mess with the MFT, it seems probable that other methods may be able to delete the MFT file name. I would think that RECUVA's programmers would be very interested in having the capability to include the elimination of the file name as well as its contents. Comments? Suggestions? Thanks, Louis

I note that the User's Guide gives the following [paraphrased] explanation for why the files are kept for 48 hours: In case some of the temp files are currently being used. That makes some sense, but what temp files would you want to keep for 48 hours?! Also, it would seem that keeping temp files that long COULD be a security issue.

The default ADVANCED OPTIONS setting is to delete ONLY those temp windows files OLDER than 48 hours! Why not delete ALL of the temp files on demand -- when you run Ccleaner? There must be a good reason to keep them for at least 48 hours? No? Louis