- delete files w/zeros
- Posted by Paul on February 5th, 2006
Looking for, but all that I find say permanently delete files, but no
mention of writing zeros. Need freeware.
is there, outthere?
P
- Posted by Uncle Grumpy on February 5th, 2006
What planet are you from and what language are you using?
- Posted by Larry(LJL269) on February 5th, 2006
I think he wants to overwrite deleted files with zeros.
Just for my 2 cents goin maybe 
Larry
On 4 Feb 2006 20:38:17 -0800, "Uncle Grumpy"
<unclegrumpy@ameritech.net> wrote:
|What planet are you from and what language are you using?
Any advise is my attempt to contribute more than I have received but I can only assure you that it works on my PC. GOOD LUCK.
- Posted by Kerry Brown on February 5th, 2006
Paul wrote:
Why not look for a program that overwrites files with a better pattern than
zeros. Google will find many that use other patterns making it much harder
to recover data.
Kerry
- Posted by Paul on February 5th, 2006
"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
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- Posted by PlainDave on February 5th, 2006
I would suggest the PGP wipe utility (www.pgp.com). PGP is free, and
you can also use it for what it's really made for -- encrypting files,
email, whatever.
recommended guidelines are:
· 3 passes for personal use
· 10 passes for commercial use
· 18 passes for military use
· 26 passes for maximum security
Commercial data recovery companies have been known to recover data that
has been overwritten up to nine times. PGP uses highly sophisticated
patterns during each wipe to ensure that your sensitive data cannot be
recovered."
HTH,
PlainDave
- Posted by PlainDave on February 5th, 2006
I would suggest the PGP wipe utility (www.pgp.com). PGP is free, and
you can also use it for what it's really made for -- encrypting files,
email, whatever.
recommended guidelines are:
· 3 passes for personal use
· 10 passes for commercial use
· 18 passes for military use
· 26 passes for maximum security
Commercial data recovery companies have been known to recover data that
has been overwritten up to nine times. PGP uses highly sophisticated
patterns during each wipe to ensure that your sensitive data cannot be
recovered."
HTH,
PlainDave
- Posted by Don Taylor on February 5th, 2006
"Paul" <paul.marsREMOVE@earthlink.net> writes:
Google
windows xp secure delete freeware
- Posted by Paul on February 5th, 2006
pgp = $$$
"PlainDave" <ddenney@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1139119827.866527.128300@g43g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
I would suggest the PGP wipe utility (www.pgp.com). PGP is free, and
you can also use it for what it's really made for -- encrypting files,
email, whatever.
recommended guidelines are:
· 3 passes for personal use
· 10 passes for commercial use
· 18 passes for military use
· 26 passes for maximum security
Commercial data recovery companies have been known to recover data that
has been overwritten up to nine times. PGP uses highly sophisticated
patterns during each wipe to ensure that your sensitive data cannot be
recovered."
HTH,
PlainDave
- Posted by Paul on February 5th, 2006
I did "secure delete" google before and went thru 3 pages looking, and
nothing said it wrote zeros or something else. Many said secure deletion,
but none said it in a way to give me the secure feeling that I am looking
for, they were all kinda wishy washy.
p
"Don Taylor" <dont@agora.rdrop.com> wrote in message
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- Posted by Paul on February 5th, 2006
and I would like some personal recommendations.
"Don Taylor" <dont@agora.rdrop.com> wrote in message
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- Posted by Phil Robyn on February 5th, 2006
Paul wrote:
http://www.sysinternals.com/utilities/sdelete.html
--
Phil Robyn
University of California, Berkeley
- Posted by Kerry Brown on February 5th, 2006
Paul wrote:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...oogle +Search
Kerry
- Posted by Paul on February 5th, 2006
s delete is not for xp, and those guys do not respond to Emails.
p
"Phil Robyn" <phil_robyn@comcast.net> wrote in message
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- Posted by Phil Robyn on February 5th, 2006
Paul wrote:
Of course it's for XP.
- - - - - - - - begin screen capture WinXP MCE SP2 - - - - - - - -
c:\cmd>ver
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
c:\cmd>sdelete /?
SDelete - Secure Delete v1.4
Copyright (C) 1999-2005 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com
usage: sdelete [-p passes] [-s] [-q] <file or directory>
sdelete [-p passes] -z [drive letter]
-p passes Specifies number of overwrite passes (default is 1)
-s Recurse subdirectories
-q Don't print errors (Quiet)
-z Clean free space
- - - - - - - - end screen capture WinXP MCE SP2 - - - - - - - -
--
Phil Robyn
University of California, Berkeley
- Posted by Paul on February 5th, 2006
thanks,
p
"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
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- Posted by Malke on February 5th, 2006
Paul wrote:
Darik's Boot and Nuke.
http://dban.sourceforge.net/
Malke
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- Posted by Kerry Brown on February 5th, 2006
Paul wrote:
Your welcome
Kerry
- Posted by Paul on February 5th, 2006
Read their site, it is not for xp. Most of their other apps list xp, this
app does not list xp. I emailed them asking if it could be used for xp, and
if not when they might have an xp compatible ver, they never responded. One
week later I Emailed them again, and that was two days ago and so far no
response.
P
"Phil Robyn" <phil_robyn@comcast.net> wrote in message
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- Posted by Phil Robyn on February 5th, 2006
Paul wrote:
Take my word for it: it works just fine in XP, regardless of the fact
that they have not updated what it says on their site.
--
Phil Robyn
University of California, Berkeley
