chaayzir Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 If I am looking to overwrite files which have already been deleted, wiping free space would be the way to do this, am I correct? I have read posts about how if the wipe is interrupted, the overwrite file will remain on your drive and take up all your space. This seemed to be a concern for some people. But in that situation, you would be able to remove that file and get your space back with a simple delete, right? Or is it more complicted than that? I am using Windows 7 btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Augeas Posted January 13, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 13, 2014 Yes, WFS - and Wipe MFT - is the way to do it. I think that current versions of CC are intended to delete the large file(s) that it uses for overwrites on cancellation or on a rerun (I'm not sure on this as I don't run WFS). However the file can easily be identified and deleted if necessary. It's a large random-named file on the root directory with a creation date of the CC run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted January 13, 2014 Moderators Share Posted January 13, 2014 Just for info, I've carried out a few tests on my Windows XP machine (my only machine), and deliberately interrupted the WFS - and Wipe MFT processes. On every occasion, the temp file/s were immediately deleted. Obviously I can only speak for my own situation but the delete of the temp file/s was consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaleguas49 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Yes you can go ahed ad do the wipe. It will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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