dadthrash Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Hi, Is it ok, or does it hurt anything to always run ccleaner in Secure File Deletion (35 passes) mode? Not a computer tech here at all but I like to keep my pute very clean. Any and all answers would be appreciated. Best, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadthrash Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Topic should read: OK TO DO EVERYTIME? I tried to edit the topic title, but no success. Best, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Augeas Posted February 29, 2012 Moderators Share Posted February 29, 2012 You can run 36-pass delete if you wish, but many consider that one pass is quite sufficient to ensure privacy (there are endless disussions regarding the pros and cons to be found on this and other forums). With multi-pass deletes there will be more wear and tear on your hard drive, but probably not enough to notice in the life of your disk. None of this applies to SSD's by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadthrash Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 Thank You very much. Best, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted March 1, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 1, 2012 I'd recommend using a lower overwrite threshold, and you can see how successful they are by using Recuva to try and locate the overwritten files - note that small files in the MFT won't be overwritten. It's general knowledge that 35-pass can wear out the hard disk faster, and is frankly too paranoid for daily use. However more noticable to you on a daily basis will be the amount of time it takes for a 35-pass overwrite to complete especially if you're regularly dealing with large sized files - for instance at 1-pass overwriting a 500 MB file doesn't take much time, however at 35-pass you'll be waiting an extemely long amount of time for it to complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Augeas Posted March 1, 2012 Moderators Share Posted March 1, 2012 Just to clarify, small files held entirely in the MFT will be overwritten with CC secure file delete, but not with CC disk wipe options (unless the specific box is checked). But I think we're discussing secure file delete in this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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