When is a personal computer file genuinely deleted?

When you delete a file, where does that file actually go? It goes nowhere. When a file is deleted, all that actually occurs is that the computer operating system marks the space allocated to that file as available. Any data recovery program or spyware program can quickly read the raw data contained in that file and copy it’s contents. This may not be relevant if all the file contains is an email to your cousin in Nebraska. But, if your hard drive is filled with deleted medical or financial records, those records are a tremendous risk for piracy. Files of this nature must be permanently removed with high quality file shredder software.

Currently, the best data eraser program available can be found at diskdoctors.net. Disk Doctors, the world’s data recovery experts have created a file eraser program that is simple to use and actually exceeds the requirements of the US government. The program is available with a fully functional fifteen day free trial.

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