Deleting A File Doesn’t Mean It’s Deleted Forever So How Do You Securely Erase Data From A Computer?
It is a common misconception of PC users that once they have dropped a file into the recycle bin and emptied it that that is it, the file is gone for good.
Wrong!
All that happens when you erase a file by either deleting it or putting it into the trash, is that Windows has been told not to recognize the file so you do not see it when you open a folder or your desktop. In fact, it is not erased at all, the data is still there on your hard drive and it will remain there until the information is over written by some other file or data. Knowing where to look will also lead a snooper to those places in the Windows operating system that a casual user would not normally know about or think to look such as temporary documents or temporary internet files and the cache.
The issue is how do we get rid of files and information that allows you to have a degree of confidence and security that the data has been erased forever?
This becomes particularly acute when you are looking at recycling or trashing an old computer as many people are currently...
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