{"id":1864,"date":"2019-03-15T20:27:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T20:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kruptos2.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1864"},"modified":"2019-05-25T18:41:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T18:41:01","slug":"file-shredder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kruptos2.co.uk\/blog\/file-shredder\/","title":{"rendered":"File Shredder – how to permanently delete files from your computer?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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File shredder programs are\u00a0software\u00a0tools that\u00a0permanently<\/em>\u00a0delete\u00a0files<\/a>\u00a0on your computer. As you may or may not know, deleting a file just hides it from the\u00a0operating system. It isn’t\u00a0really<\/em>\u00a0gone until that same space is overwritten by something else.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is exactly what a file shredder does. It overwrites selected files using a specified data sanitization method, ensuring that’s it can never be un-deleted with a file recovery program.<\/p>\n

Software (File Shredder) to permanently delete files<\/h3>\n

Hitting the delete key and emptying the Recycle Bin will leave the information you\u2019ve deleted intact (simply removing the reference to it), until that space is overwritten.<\/p>\n

Sometimes programs can even restore information that has been overwritten only once or twice, using recovery technology to read magnetic patterns.<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t simply delete the file and then start saving new files in a DIY-style overwrite attempt, as there is no guarantee that Windows will first save the data in the space freed by your deletion. You\u2019ll need software that is designed to permanently delete files as below method.<\/p>\n

Shredding individual files<\/h3>\n

Some file shredding programs are designed to work with individual files \u2013 these are the ones that you\u2019ll use day to day. All you need to do is:<\/p>\n