When deleting a file on your computer, it is put into the Recycle
Bin. Even a beginner can recover the deleted file from the Recycle
Bin, so most users empty the recycle bin regularly or delete the
file directly, bypassing the Recycle Bin.
As you may or may
not know, Windows doesn’t actually delete a file when you choose the
Windows delete command. The file remains on your hard disk and
Windows only removes the entry to it from the FAT (File Allocation
Table) so that the system doesn’t see the file. But with the right
tool, these files can be found and recovered again as long as they
haven’t been overwritten by new data yet.
What does Shredder
Files tool do?
Shredder Files tool ensures that files you
delete via Shredder can’t be recovered. The tool uses a method
developed by the US Department of Defense to ensure that files are
permanently removed from your hard disk. This is done by overwriting
the files with redundant data, destroying any previous data that was
there before.
Delete Files or Folders
When you start
asmw Shred files a wizard is loaded. On the initial screen it
queries whether to delete individual Files or a whole Folder.
Files: If you choose this option, in the next step you are
presented with an empty list to which you can add files for
deletion.
Folders: If you choose this option you can select a
folder for deletion in the next step. The folder will be deleted
with all contents and subdirectories.
Next you will prompt to
select the way Asmw Shred files should delete the files.
Secure delete: Delete files using a method described in the US
regulation DoD 5220.22-M. The file is deleted by overwriting it many
times with alternating bit patterns.
Choose how many times to
repeat the deletion by entering a number in the Repeat the delete
operation field. Click Next to begin the deletion process. When
completed, the wizard displays a message stating that the files have
been deleted successfully.
Good use of Shredder Files tool is
to delete logfiles.
