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Add my name to the large chorus of your fans....just want to mention here that your analogy of the vacant apartment with furniture remaining, but the name tag being gone from the door is superb. Even online banking which is supposed to be encrypted, triggers my paranoid need to "wipe the free space"....I often wondered why the "free space" needed wiping if it was indeed "free".
Why, oh why, has such free (pun alert) use of truncated language been so successfully programmed?
No response needed, it's a rhetorical question without any real answer.
Best Regards.
Posted by: Charles Griffith at March 3, 2009 10:35 AM
Go to File Hippo download CC Cleaner Free Download then go to Options click settings and check Secure File deletion.a good tool free download http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
Posted by: John at March 3, 2009 1:29 PM
Is the Windows Cache the same as temporary internet file folder?
Depends on the context where you're hearing it, but in general, no.
- Leo 04-Mar-2009
Posted by: Tom Cullen at March 3, 2009 1:47 PM
I should add, that all your files and the rest of the system are in the shadowstorage for as long as the shadows (recovery points) are not being overwritten by more recent shadows. And that can take a several weeks with a large OS disk partition. But that can also be a blessing if you need to recover files that were accidently deleted. If you like to know more about it, have a look at my little tutorial here http://www.winvistaclub.com/forum/windows-tips-tutorials-articles/26995-recover-lost-files-shadow-explorer.html
Posted by: whs at March 3, 2009 3:40 PM
Well,I have been using System Mechanic Software to delete all the temporary files,is it possible that the files which are being deleted are removed permanently.
You'd have to find out from System Mechanic how they delete files. My guess is they do it the quick way, which means that the files might still be recoverable. Using SDelete afterwards to thoroughly overwrite unused space would take care of it.
- Leo 04-Mar-2009
Posted by: gautham at March 3, 2009 8:39 PM
I believe the Ram in your computer also stores information, if that is correct how do you clear that?
RAM is cleared the moment you turn your computer off.
- Leo 04-Mar-2009
Posted by: Kevin at March 3, 2009 9:27 PM
Kevin:
RAM is temporary and is cleared when the computer is turned off.
Posted by: Scout at March 4, 2009 5:04 AM
i think you can restore your files,
or delete them for ever,
all that u can do by special programes
and there is one boot cd have all that
and more...
Hiren's BootCD anyone can have it from here, http://soft.softoogle.com/ap/hiren-s-bootcd-download-6916.shtml
Posted by: ask at March 4, 2009 11:59 AM
Firstly make sure you do not change the disk or drive on which the files are deleted.
Then you should check your Recycle Bin and see if the files you want is inside it. If not, then you can resort to some apps designed specifically for recovering deleted files. Such as Advanced NTFS Undelete at http://www.ntfs-undelete.com or EasyRecovery at http://www.ontrack.com. There can be many by searching on Google.com or Yahoo.com, but I only recommend the above two which are proved to be the best among the all.
Posted by: Adam at September 2, 2009 7:55 AM
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Add my name to the large chorus of your fans....just want to mention here that your analogy of the vacant apartment with furniture remaining, but the name tag being gone from the door is superb. Even online banking which is supposed to be encrypted, triggers my paranoid need to "wipe the free space"....I often wondered why the "free space" needed wiping if it was indeed "free".
Why, oh why, has such free (pun alert) use of truncated language been so successfully programmed?
No response needed, it's a rhetorical question without any real answer.
Best Regards.
Posted by: Charles Griffith at March 3, 2009 10:35 AMGo to File Hippo download CC Cleaner Free Download then go to Options click settings and check Secure File deletion.a good tool free download
Posted by: John at March 3, 2009 1:29 PMhttp://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
Is the Windows Cache the same as temporary internet file folder?
04-Mar-2009
I should add, that all your files and the rest of the system are in the shadowstorage for as long as the shadows (recovery points) are not being overwritten by more recent shadows. And that can take a several weeks with a large OS disk partition. But that can also be a blessing if you need to recover files that were accidently deleted. If you like to know more about it, have a look at my little tutorial here http://www.winvistaclub.com/forum/windows-tips-tutorials-articles/26995-recover-lost-files-shadow-explorer.html
Posted by: whs at March 3, 2009 3:40 PMWell,I have been using System Mechanic Software to delete all the temporary files,is it possible that the files which are being deleted are removed permanently.
04-Mar-2009
I believe the Ram in your computer also stores information, if that is correct how do you clear that?
04-Mar-2009
Kevin:
RAM is temporary and is cleared when the computer is turned off.
Posted by: Scout at March 4, 2009 5:04 AMi think you can restore your files,
Posted by: ask at March 4, 2009 11:59 AMor delete them for ever,
all that u can do by special programes
and there is one boot cd have all that
and more...
Hiren's BootCD anyone can have it from here,
http://soft.softoogle.com/ap/hiren-s-bootcd-download-6916.shtml
Firstly make sure you do not change the disk or drive on which the files are deleted.
Then you should check your Recycle Bin and see if the files you want is inside it. If not, then you can resort to some apps designed specifically for recovering deleted files. Such as Advanced NTFS Undelete at http://www.ntfs-undelete.com or EasyRecovery at http://www.ontrack.com. There can be many by searching on Google.com or Yahoo.com, but I only recommend the above two which are proved to be the best among the all.
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