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1. No idea 2. Using "Eraser"

1. You may be right, but if I want 35 wipes and the program offers it, it should work, 2. No. 3. I know enough not to wipe SSD's.

That's exactly the one. What I'm trying to find out is why the behaviour changed and whether it can be overcome. It isn't only restricted to the recycle bin. Accessing all the folders and wiping them individually is a real pain!

No, when wiping history, cache etc. Just the normal clean of traces.

I have Ccleaner set to do multiple wipes of data. This can take a bit of time but it's worth it. Lately it has been completing the data wipe in only a second or two. Any ideas why and how to correct it? Windows 7SP1 and with Chrome, Edge or Opera