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How to Make Files Unrecoverable
Author: Debbie Grignani, 2BrightSparks Pte
Ltd.
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Many people have personal
information on their computers that they
need to keep protected. The solution
is easy with encryption, but what about
making your files unrecoverable. If you
think that simply deleting the file is
enough, then you are mistaken.
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If you need to be absolutely sure that your
deleted files stay deleted forever, you will
need to delete your files with a program that
will do just that. There are many special deletion
programs in the marketplace that will securely
delete your data files so that they are unrecoverable.
Different deletion programs use different wiping
methods, but all of them involve overwriting
the target data area with “values”,
for example 0x00 or 0xffffffff.
The level of security will depend on the type
of method
used by the program.
Irreversibly Delete Data
OnClick
Utilities by 2BrightSparks includes
a program called DeleteOnClick. Very simply,
it irreversibly deletes a data file on the
click of your mouse button. All you have to
do is right-click on the target file and then
select “Securely Delete” from the
Windows menu and your file will be deleted
securely and permanently – guaranteed!
DeleteOnClick has three levels of security:
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Firstly, DeleteOnClick uses
a deleting method called DoD 5220.22-M
that was introduced by the US Department
of Defense (Pentagon) and the security
rating is “medium” |
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Secondly, DeleteOnClick renames the target
filename to one that is made up of randomly
generated sequence of characters so that
if there was any attempt to retrieve the
deleted file using an undelete program,
the original filename can never be found
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Finally, DeleteOnClick completely deletes
the target file using the standard Windows
method but bypassing the Recycle Bin folder,
so that the file is deleted completely.
This is in itself another level of security. |
DeleteOnClick
With its three levels of security, you can
rest assured that your sensitive data files
will be kept safe from preying hands when using
DeleteOnClick. In addition to getting a great
piece of software that permanently and securely
deletes your files, you will enjoy seven other
highly useful programs that make up the OnClick
Utilities. They include FindOnClick, UnDeleteOnClick,
EncryptOnClick, ScrambleOnClick, TrayOnClick
(Beta Version), PatchOnClick and HashOnClick.
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