Have have been using the "very complex overwrite" option for quite some time and it has usually taken a matter of minutes to complete. Within the last 90 days or so, it runs for hours and hours, at times not getting above 20 or even zero percent complete. I am not deleting any more (and sometimes even less) data than before, Anyone aware of any changes to the software (or other reasons) that may be causing this to happen?
Not that would affect the overwrites.
If you have a few mins, or hours, search the forum for the pros and cons of multiple overwrites. I can't see any point in more than one pass and you'd save yourself a lot of time.
Taking longer could be from multiple things, an interfering antivirus, hard disk wearing out, etc.