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Is it normal that running a "wipe free disk space" utility finishes quicker the more times it's used?
I used cipher /w:C to wipe the free disk space on my C drive. The first time I did it, it took say 2 days. Then two days later I used it, and it took 1.5 days. Then again I used it and it took 1 day. ...
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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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How to Zero out free space on a pen drive on Windows?
I am looking for commands or methods whereby I can just write all zeros to the free space on a Pen drive on Windows OS. The existing files should not be affected.
There's a built in command called '...
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Windows built-in Cipher secure wipe
How secure is the bulit-in Cipher utility that can wipe out unrecoverable data on old harddisk?
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