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I am new to CCleaner. I downloaded it and found it excellent.I also downloaded Recuva and found I could not clean everything.Why? Is there a solution?
I would be glad to get some advice.
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Recuva still brings up images I deleted with CCleaner
Started by dalek kahn, Jul 11 2008 04:24 PM
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Posted 11 July 2008 - 05:06 PM
[quote name='dalek kahn' post='108432' date='Jul 11 2008, 04:24 PM']Hi.
I am new to CCleaner. I downloaded it and found it excellent.I also downloaded Recuva and found I could not clean everything.Why? Is there a solution?
I would be glad to get some advice. Dalek Kahn
Yes.Glad for your help.
Thanks for all the advice.How do I use secure deletion on CCleaner?
I am new to CCleaner. I downloaded it and found it excellent.I also downloaded Recuva and found I could not clean everything.Why? Is there a solution?
I would be glad to get some advice. Dalek Kahn
Yes.Glad for your help.
Thanks for all the advice.How do I use secure deletion on CCleaner?
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Posted 11 July 2008 - 07:43 PM
My advice would be to edit your email address out of your posts. Recuva will not secure delete smaller files (1k or so) as they can be held in the MFT which is, as far as Recuva goes, inviolable. You will however get a message regarding this when you attempt the delete.
Recuva will not appear to delete files which have been overwritten by subsequent live files, as you will in effect be looking at the live file. It will overwrite the 'spare' parts of the old file though.
Recuva will not appear to delete files which have been overwritten by subsequent live files, as you will in effect be looking at the live file. It will overwrite the 'spare' parts of the old file though.
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Posted 11 July 2008 - 07:53 PM
Actually re-reading your post and thread title, do you mean that you are deleting files using CC and then discovering them with Recuva?
CC with normal deletion will delete files just as if you had shift/del'd them yourself. They will be identifiable and recoverable with Recuva. Using CC with secure deletion (one pass please) will rename the files and overwrite them with binary zeroes, so you will not be able to identify them easily with Recuva, and not recover them at all.
CC with normal deletion will delete files just as if you had shift/del'd them yourself. They will be identifiable and recoverable with Recuva. Using CC with secure deletion (one pass please) will rename the files and overwrite them with binary zeroes, so you will not be able to identify them easily with Recuva, and not recover them at all.
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Posted 12 July 2008 - 11:39 AM
Why "(one pass please)" Augeas, rather than 3 or 7? (or 35?)
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Posted 12 July 2008 - 11:51 AM
Tarq57, on Jul 12 2008, 07:39 AM, said:
Why "(one pass please)" Augeas, rather than 3 or 7? (or 35?)
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Posted 12 July 2008 - 11:54 AM
Sure. (They don't. 
At least, I don't think so.)
But using three (if the user chooses) won't affect the result, correct? Just take slightly longer.
At least, I don't think so.)But using three (if the user chooses) won't affect the result, correct? Just take slightly longer.
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Posted 12 July 2008 - 02:11 PM
Augeas, on Jul 11 2008, 07:53 PM, said:
Actually re-reading your post and thread title, do you mean that you are deleting files using CC and then discovering them with Recuva?
CC with normal deletion will delete files just as if you had shift/del'd them yourself. They will be identifiable and recoverable with Recuva. Using CC with secure deletion (one pass please) will rename the files and overwrite them with binary zeroes, so you will not be able to identify them easily with Recuva, and not recover them at all.
CC with normal deletion will delete files just as if you had shift/del'd them yourself. They will be identifiable and recoverable with Recuva. Using CC with secure deletion (one pass please) will rename the files and overwrite them with binary zeroes, so you will not be able to identify them easily with Recuva, and not recover them at all.
Thanls for the advice.How do I use secure deletion On CCleaner?
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Posted 12 July 2008 - 08:10 PM
Welcoem to Piriform dalek kahn.
Open up CC and click on Options and Settings. In the Secure deletion option buttons select the one you want to use but as it says Secure file deletion is slower. 
dalek kahn, on Jul 12 2008, 02:11 PM, said:
Thanls for the advice.How do I use secure deletion On CCleaner?
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Posted 13 July 2008 - 01:04 PM
Keithuk, on Jul 12 2008, 08:11 PM, said:
Welcome to Piriform dalek kahn.
Open up CC and click on Options and Settings. In the Secure deletion option buttons select the one you want to use but as it says Secure file deletion is slower.
Open up CC and click on Options and Settings. In the Secure deletion option buttons select the one you want to use but as it says Secure file deletion is slower.
Secure deletion works. Thanks everyone.sorry about clumsy messages. Excellent tools.
