Securely Deleting Files from Your Drives
In today’s digital age, securely deleting files from your drives is crucial to maintaining your privacy and security. Simply deleting files by moving them to the recycle bin or trash folder is not enough, as they can still be recovered using specialized software. In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to securely delete files from your drives on different operating systems. Windows Using built-in tools Select the files you want to delete. Right-click on the selected files and choose “Delete” or press Shift + Delete. Confirm the deletion. Continue with the next steps … Using Cipher to overwrite free space After deleting sensitive files, you can use the built-in Windows tool called Cipher to overwrite the free space on your drive. This ensures that the deleted files cannot be recovered. ...