Although none of us have anything to hide, there is no need to “at the least”, leave your deleted files available for anyone to bring back to life. As some of you know, deleted files go to your recycle bin to be permanently deleted at a future time unless you delete by using the “shift+delete method that bypasses the recycle bin. None of these files are ever really deleted, but sent to your free space on the drive. Most drives anymore have hundreds of gigabytes of free space at any given time leaving all your deleted files in tact for recovery.
ANSWER - Glary Utilities Free Edition - This program wipes your free space clean and should be run often, as it not only cleans up your past, but your puter will run faster when these Junk Deleted files go bye bye. Directions: Download “Glary Utilities” - Link included below from cnet. Open program and choose File Shredder - then choose “Wipe Free Space” and let ‘er rip. :-)
http://download.cnet.com/Glary-Utilities/3000-2094_4-10508531.html?tag=mncol;1
Following up on my last Post -ran out of posting length- Glary has many other great features that that make “clearing your browser look like child play”. One of them is called “One Click Maintenance” which will send every website you have ever visited, along with every other thing that you thought you have sent to the PROMISED LAND actually to the PROMISED LAND never to be seen again by ANYBODY - PERIOD.
Many more great features to play with also. I have used it for years and every update makes it just get Better and Better. And no, I have NO affiliation with Glary!
http://download.cnet.com/Glary-Utilities/3000-2094_4-10508531.html?tag=mncol;1
Most drives anymore have hundreds of gigabytes of free space at any given time leaving all your deleted files in tact for recovery.
1) Low-level format
2) write 0s across entire disk
3) write 1s across entire disk
4) Low-level format
5) (if it sensitive data in it) take out back and hit with BFH
6) Aw, heck, I’m lying, we hit ‘em ALL just because it was fun.
If it was a failed disk out of RAID and we couldn’t do 1-4, we went straight to 5. Several times.
Like I said, it was fun.