I'm giving my computer to my parents as is and I don't trust them with computer security or what-not and I want to make sure all my sensitive document and, ahem... mature adult entertainment videos are gone gone gone. My parents aren't computer wizards but the kids that use their computer are and I don't want any chance of them stumbling upon any information about me or my interests or my old passwords file. What's the best way to take care of all this stuff without formatting the entire computer and re-installing the OS?
2007-09-16 13:35:32 · 11 answers · asked by Ryan W 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
A program called "File Shreader" will do what you want.
Download it for free at the web site below:
2007-09-16 13:48:21 · answer #1 · answered by centsless 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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I'm giving my computer to my parents as is and I don't trust them with computer security or what-not and I want to make sure all my sensitive document and, ahem... mature adult entertainment videos are gone gone gone. My parents aren't computer wizards but the kids that use their...
2015-08-06 08:57:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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It is possible to retrive the deleted files to from recycle bin is because the binary data of that file is still written on the disk but just the address of the file is deleted. To remove it completely you have to write either 0s or 1s on the disk and destroy the file's data from there. The easiest way is to use a safe deleter software. I have found one of the most fine is the "System Mechanic 3.7i". There is a option in there. You can also use "TuneUp Utilities". I think it should do your work, if you want to write a program yourself then you have to have some knowladge in assembly.
2016-04-13 06:09:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-20 15:34:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-22 11:35:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way you can permanently delete files is using a "secure deletion" third party software. This software encrypts the data multiple times and then deletes it. This is the only method endorsed by the US Department of Defense.
IF you dont use secure deletes, the information is still remains in an inactive part of your hard drive. It can easily be recovered using downloadable software. Check out the link below for how to choose a secure delete software. Hope this helps!
http://www.delete-computer-history.com/best-internet-privacy-software.html
2007-09-17 04:42:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you would like to erase and wipe all information from your harddrive, I reccommend you use Active@ KillDisk. This powerful and compact DOS software allows you to destroy all data on hard and floppy drives completely, excluding any possibility of future recovery of deleted files and folders. This is security software for unrecoverable data elimination for any computer capable of booting in DOS mode from floppy drive. It uses access to the drive's data on a physical level via BIOS bypassing logical drive structure organization, thus it does not matter operating systems and file systems located on the machine, it can be DOS, Windows 95 / 98, Windows NT / 2000 / XP, Linux, Unix for PC. Active@ KillDisk conforms to US Department of Defense clearing and sanitizing standard DoD 5220.22-M. You can be sure that once you clean up with Active@ KillDisk, sensitive information is purged out forever. We highly recommend you to run this FREE utility for the hard and floppy drives you want to dispose of, recycle, re-use, sell or donate to somebody.
Please note: If the CIA or FBI is after you, destroy the hard drive. It is possible to recover data even if it has been erased and written over many times.
2007-09-16 13:38:33 · answer #7 · answered by Samuel Adams 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I second heebus_jeebus's recommendation for using DBAN.
Please note, however, that DBAN will *completely* erase your computer (sometimes taking several hours to do so) and leave your system completely blank. Not even your operating system will remain.
Only do this if you have a means of restoring the operating system to your computer, such as having your system CD (say, the Windows CD provided by your computer's manufacturer) handy.
2007-09-16 15:46:45 · answer #8 · answered by Pete S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Killdisk will get the job done, but you might want to run it a few times as it only runs one pass. But if you're seriously paranoid Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) is even more thorough.
BTW...doing a system restore as someone advised is not safe for this purpose at all!
DBAN: http://dban.sourceforge.net/
2007-09-16 13:57:58 · answer #9 · answered by heebus_jeebus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Phone number search compiles hundreds of millions of phone book records to help locate the owner's name, location, time zone, email and other public information. Let's see!
2015-02-10 07:52:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have the phone number already. Do a Phone search. you put in the number and it will tell you where it is from. If it is unlisted i don't think there is anything you can do. This program is good for you
2015-02-11 05:48:52 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋