When you want to delete a file and make sure that it is gone - really really gone - you might consider Eraser:

“Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns…”

link: Eraser

This type of security precaution is necessary if you are thinking of selling your hard drive or the old computer itself. You don’t want that transaction to be a security issue in that you are passing along information or recoverable data with your sale. Eraser will eliminate those personal confidential files, without the need for a hammer or mallet. And the Eraser is available at no cost - it’s hard to beat ‘free‘.

Catherine Forsythe

Tags: security, permanent delete, eraser, hard drives, windows, free, identity theft