[How to delete files permanantly]

Two possibilities are ...

 

1) Do a free space wipe ... which means running ccleaner with the check-boxes mentioned above ticked.

 

2) If you're saying you can potentially recover them (presumably using recuva) ... then you can also select all of those files in recuva and do a secure delete (configured via recuva's Options). Obviously that only overwrites the files that you specifically select.

 

Hi, I found that after recovering deleted files from all my drives by clicking Right in the list area there's a dropdown menu that has a "Secure Overwrite" feature. I used it to write over all the files with a few exceptions.

 

I reformatted my personal HD only to find out now that the drive was NOT wiped as I believed??? I thought when a drive is wiped ALL files are GONE??? It appears that that was not the case SO I wrote over them using the 35X setting.

 

I did, however wipe that drive before I installed Recuva. Hmmm?? If I need to get rid of files again on the "C" drive I will reformat that drive as it will be alot easier & take far less time. I don't understand why files aren't really deleted when you think they are. Computers are strange at times.

[How to delete files permanantly]

Note that you also need to tick which drives are to be have their free space wiped from the 'Options' / 'Settings' panel.

 

I checked the settings and I already had the "free space wiped" check mark next to the "C" drive. How do I delete any files that may have been deleted before I installed CCleaner? I can recover them, but it recommends they be sent to another location.

 

I just want them GONE 4 ever & don't want to re-format my O.S./drive. Thanks.

[How to delete files permanantly]

Hi, I'm new here. I use Recuva & CCleaner and they work OK. I need to know how I can permantly erase all deleted files off of my HD. I'm not a tech so tell me in layman's words. Thanks.