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I had a number of sensitive files I needed to get rid off.

Deleted them. Used bleach bit to over write free space. Decided to test how well this had worked. I was able to recover the files fully.

Deleted the files. Filled HD up with rubbish till full. Deleted it. bleach bit to overwrite free space.

Still able to recover original files.

Use windows cypher to overwrite free space, then use another program to wipe free space with 7 different passes.

Still able to recover original files.

What gives>? Why is this still possible? This is on Win10 btw.

That's a feature all OS's have. Linux even uploads all your files to WikiLeaks for full Information Freedom.

How sensitive files are?

Use dban, write over at least 7 times.

Tell me your best porn folder please? Going to Wikileaks soon.

Download fedora or ubuntu linux
Boot up into live usb
Open terminal and type this command
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda

Done. Your child porn collection is gone now.

You need multiple overwrites to ensure that no fragments of data remain. Also make sure that the data changes are delivered to the actual disk and that nothing remains on f.ex log files or redundant disks on raid.

Why not just destroy the hard drive if it's so sensitive?

Just smash it with a hammer several hundred times.

>gone now
Slowly goes away. Ftfy

They just had my financial details. I had a few logins and passwords and what not for a few things too.

I just find it interesting, that you can over write and overwrite, yet still be able to dig up files.

Does this mean a HD has infinite space? Is there far more space than you think you are given?

I must have overwritten my free space 7-10 times, I am still able to get these files back. Even after filling the HD up with junk. Thats pretty insane when you think about it.

I need to destroy my hd btw.

I DONT need or want*

Or just gently put hdd/ssd into fire or microwave.
Either works.

Clearly your program that wipes is bullshit. Fill up your drive with random binaries, then reformat it on a Linux installation ISO or something.

If you don't intend to use this drive again, simply destroy it physically.

Used three different programs. One of which Hilary Clinton used

what did you use to recover them afterwards? I've never been able to recover stuff I shredded with bleachbit

But you haven't tried shred obviously.

Op here.

I used bleachbit first, then cypher, then various shredder8 options. I recovered using DMDE.

Clearly none of it works well.

Is it an SSD?

I assume it's not because he could just use secure rase in that case.

Not him, but he's right OP.

Shredding isn't reliable on an SSD, only HDDs.

Oks, tonight I will use Dban after a defrag. I'll try to recover again.

If that dont work, Ill just accept there is no actual way of ridding the data other than destruction of the drive.

>Ill just accept there is no actual way of ridding the data other than destruction of the drive.
You should always do that if you have actual sensitive data.

Just start up linux on a live usb and dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/

Just take the hard drive into your back yard and put it down like old yeller.

How can you recover it after dd unrandom and DD zero?

You can even run a script to ensure all sectors are zeros

The point here, is that I shouldnt have to destroy the whole drive, to simply get rid of a few word and excel files. Yet current methods of destroying these files forever are failing. I actually also think its very interesting how despite all of this I could still access the files.

I thought others might also be interested, and more knowledgeable on the subject.

With what did you overwrite that ? 1 and 0 ?

Dban it and get back to us.
What model drive?

Doesn't formating HHD to a raw state, filling it with all zeros, permanent erase files?