anonymous_user Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Even with 7 passes, it seems CCleaner does its job fairly fast. Is it really doing a secure delete? It seems too fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Augeas Posted May 1, 2008 Moderators Share Posted May 1, 2008 I guess it entirely depends on how much is being deleted - and overwritte. I usually clean around 10 - 15 mb, and on the occasions when I use secure delete it takes 20 to 30 secs I should think. There should be a noticeable time difference between deletion and secure deletion, and your disk active light should flash continuously. After secure deletion run Recuva with the Show Deleted files option, sort in time order, and you should see a lot of ZZZ files and no files with the current time/date with under their own name. You only really need one pass with secure deletion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous_user Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 I just deleted 42MB in 17 secs. Like I said, very fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 I just deleted 42MB in 17 secs. Like I said, very fast. Make sure you are using the latest version.Earlier versions were not secure deleting. davey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Augeas Posted May 2, 2008 Moderators Share Posted May 2, 2008 After secure deletion run Recuva with the Show Deleted files option, sort in time order, and you should see a lot of ZZZ files and no files with the current time/date with under their own name. Have you had a look with Recuva? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous_user Posted May 2, 2008 Author Share Posted May 2, 2008 There were a lot of ZZZ files as you said so I guess its doing its job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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