curtesy Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Greetings: Windows 2K system In an effort to do a privacy thing, I deleted a file using "Sure Delete" to overwrite the file data. While the file and fle name are not visible in the recycle bin, the file name IS visible when I run recuva. I verified that the data is gone, however, the file name persists. I did an internet search asking to delete a file name and see references to the MFT that Windows NTFS uses for the file system, however, I do not know how to locate or operate on the MFT. How can I delete/scrub a file name that has no file associated with it (i.e., ENTIRELY delete a file and its name?) I think a hex editor would do this (Axe or similar), however, I do not know where the (MFT) is (if that is the solution). Where do I look? Thanks Curt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Augeas Posted October 4, 2010 Moderators Share Posted October 4, 2010 You can't remove file names from the MFT with Recuva. If you're a CCleaner user, use the Wipe MFT option in Options/Settings. If not, it's as easy to download and use as any alternative software. Using a hex editor on the MFT would be suicide. For your pc, that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtesy Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi Auegas, Thanks for the reply. I accept that directly messing with the MFT is a no-no. My question is this: Some time ago, I deleted a file using Shift-Delete. Recently I looked at the results from Recuva and see that the filename is still in the MFT although the file is id'd as unrecoverable. I flagged it and ran recuva, after which a file with that name appeared at the destination, unusable as a file. I then ran ccleaner with the MFT option and it truly disappeared, including the filename, from the recuva scan. So, the above procedure worked. Is there a direct way to erase directly from recuva? Thanks Curt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Augeas Posted October 5, 2010 Moderators Share Posted October 5, 2010 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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