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This project has ntfswipe with the --mft option, but it doesn't appear to be functional: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/ntfsprogs.htm
It's a port from http://www.linux-ntfs.org
Since there isn't a manpage for ntfswipe in the package, the status of the program is unclear.
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Recuva does not recognize the new exFAT format introduced in Vista.
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MrRon wrote: http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=128971
that fully wiping the $MFT on a NTFS drive is a feature being worked on at Piriform.
How will the method work?
Microsoft's own wiping tool SDelete does not do it.
From: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinte...s/bb897443.aspx
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The reason that SDelete does not securely delete file names when cleaning disk free space is that deleting them would require direct manipulation of directory structures. Directory structures can have free space containing deleted file names, but the free directory space is not available for allocation to other files. Hence, SDelete has no way of allocating this free space so that it can securely overwrite it.
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I was told I could use CCleaner to effectively wipe a hard drive, but retain Windows. I plan to donate some machines to a charity, but need to ensure the data and programs are removed but want to leave WIN XP on the drive. Is there a way to use CCleaner to do so? If so, I'd appreciate help on the settings. If not, anyone have any suggestions that don't cost an arm and a leg?
If you want to wipe just the free space on the disk (after CCleaner has deleted the files you want deleted), Windows has a built-in program that can wipe all the free space on the drive:
http://idle-administrivia.blogspot.com/200...on-windows.html
Just remember to get everything done in CCleaner first, and empty your recycle bin! =)
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Cleaning $MFT on an NTFS drive
in Recuva
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Correction: The status is "broken" as per the project page: http://www.linux-ntfs.org/doku.php?id=ntfswipe
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