How to definitely delete a file on a windows desktop ?

[EliasIT]

I'm looking for a tool that will definitely delete a file so it can NEVER be recreated again on my windows desktop. Is there such a tool?

It should also not be possible for a specialist company in the field to recreate the files I delete.

Is it possible?

I found the below which may at least give you a better idea of what it is I'm looking for
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-completely-and-securely-delete-files-in-windows/

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[uplana]

It's an important question, many around, would find it useful to know how to do that if it is possible at all, instead of being forced to throw his computer in the microwave.

btw. this may help you
https://www.ccleaner.com/recuva
I didn't test it, but I read the below:

Securely delete files
Sometimes you want a file gone for good. Recuva's secure overwrite feature uses industry- and military-standard deletion techniques to make sure your files stay erased.
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[Ciropollo]

Solution are:
#1 Having 2 SSD
In this way, one is for regular thing and one for what you want. If something will occur just unplug the second SSD, broke it, and done.

#2 VMWARE
Make a virtual machine with linux that is very easy to manage and make it in a external hard disk. You can run it in any comptuer, any time you want, with the big advantage that if you delete vmware machine + the file on hard disk would be impossible to recreate.

 

[lory]

You can also use VeraCrypt which is what I use. It let you create a regular drive with one password, you won't store anything secret there, then it let you create a secret drive with another password and which is encrypted and not accessible for anyone, not even governments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VeraCrypt
It's very easy to use and as soon as you dismount the drive it creates or if you use a USB stick you pull it out no one will have access to it, even scanning tools will not be able to see the encrypted partition.

But that's a different story and off topic.

 

[Ciropollo]

lory said:
You can also use VeraCrypt which is what I use. It let you create a regular drive with one password, you won't store anything secret there, then it let you create a secret drive with another password and which is encrypted and not accessible for anyone, not even governments.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VeraCrypt
It's very easy to use and as soon as you dismount the drive it creates or if you use a USB stick you pull it out no one will have access to it, even scanning tools will not be able to see the encrypted partition.

But that's a different story and off topic.
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What's the difference form ProtonDrive?

 

[Sols]

Heidi Eraser is quite popular and is opensource. Eraser ”“ Secure Erase Files from Hard Drives

You can select how many times you want your data overwritten and in what manner (different patterns/random).

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This is the probably the answer to your question.

 

[lory]

Ciropollo said:
What's the difference form ProtonDrive?
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You need to learn a lot before you ask what's the difference.

Sols said:
Heidi Eraser is quite popular and is opensource. Eraser ”“ Secure Erase Files from Hard Drives
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very useful.

 

[uplana]

Sols said:
Heidi Eraser is quite popular and is opensource. Eraser ”“ Secure Erase Files from Hard Drives

You can select how many times you want your data overwritten and in what manner (different patterns/random).
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I tested the Eraser on an USB stick, it run for only 2 minutes, and didn't finished because I stopped it, after that, the USB stick was fully damaged and needed to be formatted again. I went to some undelete Rescue software to see if it was possible to undelete the files, impossible it was gone for ever.

It's something, I have been looking for, for a long time 🙂

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[EliasIT]

Thank you, very helpful.

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[JimBeam]

EliasIT said:
I'm looking for a tool that will definitely delete a file so it can NEVER be recreated again on my windows desktop. Is there such a tool?
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There is and it's called HAMMER
Just google it 😀

 

[EliasIT]

uplana said:
I tested the Eraser on an USB stick, it run for only 2 minutes, and didn't finished because I stopped it, after that, the USB stick was fully damaged and needed to be formatted again. I went to some undelete Rescue software to see if it was possible to undelete the files, impossible it was gone for ever.

It's something, I have been looking for, for a long time 🙂
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Did the same, works well! Thanks for the suggested software!

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