It would be quite useful to have the ability to securely delete any file chosen (say from a file selection dialog) or any directory and all of its contents (recurively) using a folder select dialog.
As CCleaner allows you to specify what method of securely deleting to use it would make sense to use this to allow any file/folder to be deleted using this mechanism.
I love the product - its the best product of this type I have ever used and I think adding of this feature would make it even better.
Cheers
Steve
Nice idea. I too love the product.
You may already know that CCleaner has had
command line secure delete available since v2.15.815.
Invoked like this:
ccleaner.exe /delete "folder\*.*"
or
ccleaner.exe /delete "MyFile.txt"
Quotes are not optional.
I don't have much call for it but I made a short batch file
for just such an occasion. You may like to try it out.
:: CCSHRED.BAT@echo offif not '%1'=='' CCleaner.exe /delete "%1"if '%1'=='' CCleaner.exeexit
If you save this in the ccleaner folder as ccshred.bat then make a
desktop shortcut to it you will have a drop target for
sensitive information.
In essence a desktop shredder with a confirmation dialog.
Albeit 1 file at a time or 1 folder at a time.
Warning: This really is a secure delete.
Since the batch file has the ability to simply run
ccleaner instead. (by double click) I have ditched the default
ccleaner shortcut and customized my shortcut to ccshred.bat
to look and act like the real thing.