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"Secure Delete" for Windows?

From: Allison Dolan <adolan () MIT EDU>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:32:12 -0500

The Mac has 'Secure Empty Trash' which securely deletes/"shreds" the
files in the trash can.

What you have found for the PC that is functionally similar, is easy
to install/use, and is free or low cost?


Allison F. Dolan
Program Director, Personally Identifiable Information
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave  NE49-3021
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: (617) 252-1461
http://mit.edu/infoprotect

Current thread:

"Secure Delete" for Windows? Allison Dolan (Feb 25)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Brian Epstein (Feb 25)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Bradley, Stephen W. Mr. (Feb 25)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Theodore Pham (Feb 25)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? King, Ronald A. (Feb 25)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Bryan Fleming (Feb 25)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Miller, Don C. (Feb 25)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? HALL, NATHANIEL D. (Feb 25)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Sweeny, Jonny (Feb 26)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Harris, Michael C. (Feb 26)
- Re: "Secure Delete" for Windows? Don C. Miller (Mar 04)

(Thread continues...)