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I present to you our pick of the best free secure erasers available for Windows. With that being said, all of the software reviewed here today securely erase any sensitive files by overwriting such information several times thus making it inaccessible to the average user. When I use these terms I am simply referring to the method of overwriting files which was utilized.
Also, please note that in this article I use the terms ‘file shredding algorithm’ and ‘erasure method’ interchangeably. However please note that in many cases one or two passes will suffice. Please bear in mind that the general rule is that the more passes or times a secure eraser overwrites a file, the least likely it is to be recovered. However, if someone is out to get a hold of your confidential information so badly that they would be willing to go to such lengths and expense to purchase such equipment maybe this is not the article for you. It is true that with advanced enough equipment, the measures carried out by the software reviewed here today could be circumvented. Luckily this data can be made virtually destroyed by being overwritten repeatedly. Many of us have a great deal of personal and confidential information on our computers and to have such data so easily accessible even after “deletion” is simply unacceptable. In fact these files could be recovered using free software maybe I should make that my next article. When you simply delete a file and remove it from your PC’s Recycle Bin, that file is far from being actually deleted and can be quite easily retrieved using software.
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