All Questions
Tagged with secure-erase data-recovery
11
questions
0
votes
0
answers
51
views
How to quickly delete files and folders in Windows 10 so that they can never be recovered or accessed again
I have an application and txt files where the records of this application are kept. When I give a command via CMD, I want these files to be quickly deleted, irrecoverable and inaccessible. Depending ...
- 1
3
votes
3
answers
1k
views
How can I tell if my SSD is really secure erased, with a huge $BadClus file on it?
Backstory: almost a year ago, I bought a Silicon Power Ace A56 256GB SATA SP256GBSS3A56B25. After 4 months, it suddenly went into Satafirm S11 mode, which meant I couldn't boot a system from it, ...
- 31
0
votes
0
answers
23
views
HDD old deleted data still visible in recovery software [duplicate]
Hi How can i completely wipe old deleted data from hard disk i am trying with ccleaner and cleaning the /w Free Space (35 Pass) after cleaning the free space i scanned my laptop with easeus data ...
- 144
-1
votes
1
answer
4k
views
How does Samsung’s secure erase tool actually work?
I’ve seen so much debate surrounding what specifically Samsung magician’s secure erase tool for their consumer ssds actually does. It seems like everyone agrees that using the bootable USB media wipes ...
- 65
0
votes
0
answers
42
views
35-pass erase for files; will it recover or not? [duplicate]
OK, I admit it; downloaded raunchy pictures and now want to ensure they're deleted from a MacBook Pro bought in 2018 whenever I decide to gift it to someone.
Admittedly, the pictures are nothing ...
- 1
1
vote
2
answers
2k
views
How to overwrite deleted files completely the right way [closed]
I have 1 TB hard drive, and I want to delete sensitive data from it.
What I have tried:
Format the hard-drive "deep slow format" from CMD command.
I tried c-tools.
Also I tried cipher built in tool ...
- 841
0
votes
1
answer
854
views
How is Deleted Data Recoverable Even When Overwritten? [duplicate]
Would this make a file unrecoverable (Windows OS)?
Delete the file (i.e. send it to the recycling bin).
Empty the recycling bin (i.e. remove the reference to where the data is stored in memory).
...
- 224
3
votes
2
answers
1k
views
Securely delete a file in Ubuntu?
I have been reading about government standards for secure data erasure by overwriting the file location with random data [wikipedia: data erasure standards]. I am wondering if Ubuntu's default Delete (...
- 234
3
votes
5
answers
6k
views
Deleting (Erasing) all Data from Failed SanDisk MicroSD Card
I've had two 32GB SanDisk MicroSD cards go bad recently. One I was able to temporarily revive using the kind advice offered in this thread: Recover Data from Card that cannot be read
When I insert ...
- 8,439
1
vote
2
answers
220
views
Deleting a file by overwriting its contents, e.g. using a text editor, in Windows? How secure is it?
I know there are a number of secure deletion programs for windows.
But If someone wanted to do a simple deletion of a private document, could they do so by opening it up in Notepad/Wordpad, erasing ...
- 194
30
votes
2
answers
23k
views
How many passes do you need to wipe/shred your files to make them not undeletable?
If you have a private data on a recent, normal hard drive - how many passes do you need to delete the data to make it unrecoverable?
Not in the sense, that a forensic team of 20 experts with a budget ...
- 1,852