Is it possible to completely delete Recuva found files?
i have read many topic that are about the same topic, but there was no solid answer. maybe now someone knows...
or maybe there is some other program that is more dedicated for this task?
You can check individual files and right click and select Secure Overwrite Checked. This will delete most files. It will not delete small files (under say 750 bytes) that are held entirely in the MFT, nor will it delete file name, size, path information either, as this is held in the MFT. You can overwrite MFT data with CCleaner, in the Wipe Free Space section. (This applies to NTFS partitions only.)
It works! But now i have new question that I believe is related to topic.. ^^
What is the difference between those Wipe and Overwrite "passes" - wiki link would be also fine.
Thank you for help.
I think it's best if you read up about the various methods using Google or Wikipedia.
Is it possible to completely delete Recuva found files?
You can simply let internet browsing overwrite your files.
Set your browser cache limit to 150MB or higher. (Experiment with the size.)
Don't run CCleaner until Recuva shows only a few files, then run CCleaner secure file deletion Overwrite 1 pass.
Afterward Recuva will show more files, but just repeat the process.
Ah! It all depends what 'completely delete Recuva found files' means.
If you want Recuva to show no files found on a normal scan then it is not possible (except in very rare and momentary cases).
If you want Recuva to overwrite the file names shown on a normal scan then use the Kroozer or post 2 method.
If you want Recuva to overwrite file data shown in a normal scan then use post 2 method (with limitations as set out).
If you want to overwrite all deleted file data and file names then use CC as in post 2.
Ive also found a problem completely deleting Recuva-found file. When I right click, overwrite is not an available option. On earlier versions this was never a problem. Help!!
If you have the option set to scan for non-deleted files then right click will not show the overwrite option on non-deleted files. On everything else, highlight file to be deleted then right click whilst the cursor is over the highlighted file. Or check the file and right click anywhere in the same panel.