it says it's faster... does it permantly delete files? or are they just easier to recover?
also, what's wipe free space... is this nessasary to completly delete files?
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what exactly does a simple wipe do?
Started by campervan, Oct 12 2009 11:24 AM
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Posted 12 October 2009 - 04:51 PM
The wipe modes are discussed here.
A single 1-pass "simple wipe" should make the files non-recoverable in a general sense. However with stuff being located in the MFT (which can't be touched) not everything can be successfully wiped out when for instance using wipe free space.
A single 1-pass "simple wipe" should make the files non-recoverable in a general sense. However with stuff being located in the MFT (which can't be touched) not everything can be successfully wiped out when for instance using wipe free space.
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Posted 12 October 2009 - 04:59 PM
Andavari, on Oct 12 2009, 04:51 PM, said:
The wipe modes are discussed here.
A single 1-pass "simple wipe" should make the files non-recoverable in a general sense. However with stuff being located in the MFT (which can't be touched) not everything can be successfully wiped out when for instance using wipe free space.
A single 1-pass "simple wipe" should make the files non-recoverable in a general sense. However with stuff being located in the MFT (which can't be touched) not everything can be successfully wiped out when for instance using wipe free space.
cheers, i take it Normal file deletion can be retrieved easy enough...
