I’m not surprised!
I’m serious (he had thrown it away).
It’s synonymous with “get rid of,” but in reality, that’s anything but true.
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If you want to truly erase data, you’ll need toactually erase the data.
Erase: “Are You Sure?
You’ll NEVER See Me Again!”
Deleted Files in the Windows Recycle Bin.
Erasing something, at least in the technology world, implies that it’s gone for good.
In summary:when you erase a file, you make it impossible to get back.
In many ways, wiping data and scrubbing data are identical ways of erasing data.
Drive Wiper in CCleaner.
Programs that can wipe entire drives are often referred to asdata destruction software programs.
In summary:when you wipe a drive, you completely and permanently erase everything on it.
Programs that do this are calledfile shredder programs, and there are many free ones available.
Securely File Shredder.
In summary:when you shred files, you completely and permanently erase them.
What About Formatting?
Does It Delete or Erase Data?
That may or may not have been the correct impression.
That’s part of the reason it’s so fast!
InWindows XP, the format process, no matter how you do it, is just a whole-drive-delete.
The reason a normal format takes so long is because it’s checking the drive for issues.
SeeHow to Format a Hard Drivefor a full tutorial if you’d like to go that route.
