Articles tagged: free space wipe

A surreal scene showing a standing maintenance person using a floor polisher on a giant hard disk platter. The maintenance worker, dressed in a standard blue jumpsuit and safety shoes, is actively operating the large, mechanical floor polisher.

How Often Should I Wipe Hard Drive Free Space?

Free-space wiping prevents the recovery of deleted files. Whether you need to do it, or how often, depends on how interesting your data is.

A concerned young man with large glasses holding a pink eraser beside a laptop. The laptop screen displays the Windows logo and icons of a folder, a document, and a trash can. The background is warm-toned, and there's a cup of pencils on the desk.

How Can I Securely Delete Everything Except the Operating System?

Before giving away a machine or returning a loaner, it’s important to remove your personal information from it. That may be both harder and easier than you think.

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Tip of the Day: Permanently Delete a File

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Can I Use a Backup Image to Wipe Free Space?

There’s an app for that! An easy combination of programs can help you clean a computer before you sell it or give it away.

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