Are INDEX.DAT files erased with CCleaner? It seems like it gets everything, but since INDEX.DAT files are held hostage while Windows is running, I didn't know.
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Dave
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Are INDEX.DAT Files Erased with CCleaner?
Started by NoviceDave, Sep 18 2007 05:26 PM
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Posted 19 September 2007 - 02:03 AM
NoviceDave, on Sep 18 2007, 01:26 PM, said:
Are INDEX.DAT files erased with CCleaner? It seems like it gets everything, but since INDEX.DAT files are held hostage while Windows is running, I didn't know.
Thanks,
Dave
Thanks,
Dave
Yes, they will be deleted after reboot.
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Posted 19 September 2007 - 09:18 AM
Madmartigan, on Sep 19 2007, 03:03 AM, said:
Yes, they will be deleted after reboot.
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Posted 19 September 2007 - 01:18 PM
Robbie, on Sep 19 2007, 09:18 AM, said:
but are they just simply deleted or actually wiped using the Secure Deletion feature (if that option has been chosen)? I have a feeling it is just the former (the file is simply deleted to free space and a new file created by Windows).
That's a good question, I was wondering the same thing. Thanks for the replies and insight!
David
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Posted 20 September 2007 - 12:52 AM
I'm pretty sure that it isn't with the secure deletion, I may be wrong though. Eraser should be able to securely delete the index.dat files. Of course they will keep coming back. I guess you could write a batch file for Eraser to clean index.dat at startup. Hope this helps!
