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Why is folder efstmpwp located in C drive even when I am ciphering D drive in Window 8?

I am trying to wipe all the deleted data out of my laptop using cipher command on Window 8. When I use cipher /w:C, the folder efstmpwp is created in C drive, which supports the cipher process. But ...
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How to wipe unallocated disk space in Windows

Due to the nature of how filesystems like NTFS work, files that are deleted "permanently" from within Windows aren't immediately deleted - they're simply marked as deleted from the Master File Table (...
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