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How to delete unwanted files from computer
Delete Files Permanently is an advanced file shredder that helps you permanently delete unwanted files from your computer
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Why you should delete unwanted files permanently
Every file, program, movie, picture, photo, document and all other files you have previously deleted using the 'Delete' option are not permanently deleted from your computer and can be restored
If you sell or donate your computer, you may want to permanently delete your personal data stored on your computer. But if you delete your personal files from a hard drive using standard delete options, they still exist and could be restored. Even if you format a hard drive, previously deleted files are not really deleted.
If you delete files using the 'Delete' option, Windows does not actually delete file content from your computer. Windows just deletes a reference to the file from a table that lists all files on your computer but the content of the file still exists until Windows overwrites it with new information. So 'deleted' files are still kept on your hard drive and can be easily recovered. To protect your privacy, you should permanently delete unwanted files without any chances to restore them.
How to permanently delete files from your computer
With Delete Files Permanently you can permanently delete unwanted files on Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003/2000/ME/98.
You can use Delete Files Permanently to:
- permanently delete unwanted files from your hard drive
- permanently delete unwanted files from removable disks
- permanently delete unwanted files from USB-flash drives
- permanently delete unwanted files from memory sticks and more
Delete Files Permanently helps you delete unwanted files from your computer without the possibility of being recovered. You can easily select the pattern of bits as well as the number of times the data will be overwritten.
Using Delete Files Permanently you can choose if you want to delete unwanted files using the built-in wiping schemes or you can create your own wiping scheme.
Delete Files Permanently is integrated with the Windows shell so you can easily delete unwanted files by right-clicking on them and selecting the 'Delete Permanently' option from the Windows Explorer right-click menu.
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How to use Delete Files Permanently
• I am trying to wipe free space. Seems it will take lots of time to finish wiping even if I select fast wiping. Is there anything I can do to speed up the process?
The time of wiping depends on the size of free space, selected wiping scheme and computer resources. Also the more passes the wiping scheme has, the more time it takes. For example, it will be about 4 times faster to use the fast wiping scheme that has only one pass without verification than wipe free space with 'US Army AR380-19' that has three passes and last step verification.
If you use an anti-virus scanner, it could cause delay while wiping free space as the anti-virus scanner checks files after each overwriting/verification pass When you use the 'Wipe free space' option, please make sure the computer is not online as Windows as well as other programs could download and install updates automatically.
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