Just to clarify, I'm a rookie at this . I've recently wanted to boost up my computer's performance, thus using the Wiping Free Space feature in CCleaner seemed like a good idea (for me of course). I started a Very Complex Overwrite (35 passes), however I've found out on a few forums that this process has pros and cons; especially the ones with multiple passes. After reading about disadvantages based on "Click Of Death" in worst case scenarios, CCleaner already reached over 72% of wiping my drive (I left it for 1 or more days on going). Due to my panicking and perplexivness, I've canceled it immediately. Can anyone tell me possible riks that might affect my HDD? I know this sounds ridiculous, but I don't want my hard drive to be wore out as my laptop is only a year and a half old.
