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Post by rina8962 on Jan 1, 2024 9:11:11 GMT
Guide: Permanently deleting files – methods and tools. Permanently deleting files from your computer is important for both privacy and data security. Standard removal methods often leave traces that can be recovered by specialized software. To prevent this risk it is worth using advanced methods of overwriting data. One technique is to repeatedly overwrite the file with different bit patterns. This process is called shredding and involves writing random data or specific patterns Phone Number List to the deleted file several times making it impossible to recover. There are many programs that enable this process such as Eraser or DBAN. Another method is to encrypt the drive before deleting files. Encrypting the entire disk or partition means that even if the data is recovered it will be unreadable without the appropriate encryption key. Tools such as BitLocker (for Windows) and VeraCrypt offer full disk encryption features the TRIM command is also used which informs the SSD which blocks of data have been deleted and can be reused. Modern operating systems automatically send the TRIM command when files are deleted but you'll want to make sure this feature is enabled in your system settings.
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