i know downloading films,games all leave (lets call it an echo/fingerprint) on your hard drive, how can i get rid or this echo/fingerprint of there so no one knows that i had these files on my pc in the first place.
2006-10-28 14:37:30 · 8 answers · asked by dopeheed007 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Essentially, you need to make sure that the parts of the drive that had the files on are overwritten with some other information - when you 'delete' a file, all you really do is remove its entry from the filesystem's database. If you can persuade the drive to read that part again, the data will still be there, hence the need to actually overwrite (or re-format) the drive.
*nix has a utility called 'shred' that does this for files - i imagine there is something similar in Windows, but I couldn't tell you what it's called.
2006-10-28 14:48:18 · answer #1 · answered by lordandmaker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Three options :-
1) Save files in drive D ( your second drive in you PC )
2) Save it in an external disk drive
3) Buy a 2-3 Gig Thumb drive and save your games and short films.
Longer films shrink / compress your films down and try your
thumb drive , if still cannot go get a 4.7Gig DVD disk .
You may obtain the DVD shrinking driver from Filehippo.
Go to "dvdshrink 3.2.0.15 " in the filehippo under the section
of CD & DVD Tools
Filehippo is a website whch have lots of freewares
try & goodluck
2006-10-29 04:33:39 · answer #2 · answered by andy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Window Washer
System Cleaner5
I use these programes, they will delete and clean the area of which the file obtained.
2006-10-28 22:03:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Delete the files
Create new files in the same directory with the exact same filename.
Delete them
Defragment your hard drive.
2006-10-28 21:48:15 · answer #4 · answered by dantheman_028 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are using your own PC and not someone else's, plus you have adequate Firewall, Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware programs running, then there shouldn't be much of a problem.
To make sure the files have gone once you've deleted them then get a file shredding program, try this site: http://www.tucows.com/Windows/IS-IT/FileManagement/FileShredders/ or this one: http://www.snapfiles.com/shareware/security/swerase.html and take your pick of whats available.
2006-10-28 22:03:36 · answer #5 · answered by Chris H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a nice little app called eraser. get it from download.com
2006-10-28 21:51:40 · answer #6 · answered by tanjaneeka 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we know now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-10-28 21:46:17 · answer #7 · answered by recall611 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋