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Permanently erase Windows files in two clicks with RightDelete
Windows is a nice foundation, but there are some simple functions that have long been missing from the OS - like secure file deletion. RightDelete is just about the simplest app you'll find for adding that functionality. It's a free 156kb download for Windows 98 or better.
Extract and launch the executable and you'll be asked to confirm adding an entry to your context menu. You'll need the executable on your system to actually perform erasures, so don't just run it from inside the zip.
Once the menu entry has been added, just right click on any file and choose securely delete. You'll be prompted again to make sure you want to proceed with the deletion. The program utilizes the seven pass method, which is more than enough to prevent recovery with any normal applications.
It's fairly fast as well, wiping a 32mb file in just over two seconds.
[ via Freeware Files ]
Extract and launch the executable and you'll be asked to confirm adding an entry to your context menu. You'll need the executable on your system to actually perform erasures, so don't just run it from inside the zip.
Once the menu entry has been added, just right click on any file and choose securely delete. You'll be prompted again to make sure you want to proceed with the deletion. The program utilizes the seven pass method, which is more than enough to prevent recovery with any normal applications.
It's fairly fast as well, wiping a 32mb file in just over two seconds.
[ via Freeware Files ]
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsDrew GreenDec 18th 2008 1:28PM
Cool beans!
JedDec 18th 2008 2:05PM
Thats 3 clicks....
Lee MathewsDec 18th 2008 2:06PM
Er...yeah, miscounting....Except that I always confirm with the keyboard, so technically it was only two clicks for me ;-)
TedDec 18th 2008 2:23PM
Very cool feature.
HyrumDec 18th 2008 3:01PM
That's cool. Shift+Delete does the same thing.
Lee MathewsDec 18th 2008 3:10PM
Yeah...shift+delete just deletes a file without going to the recycle bin. It's still pretty easily recoverable.
HyrumDec 18th 2008 3:19PM
I see the difference now. Thanks for letting me know.
RockyDec 18th 2008 3:23PM
"That's cool. Shift+Delete does the same thing."
Not really.
VuzerDec 18th 2008 3:12PM
Eraser is much better. It will do the whole right-click thing, plus it can securely erase 'empty' space on your hard drive to make it unrecoverable. It is also free, a tiny program, and extremely easy to use. You can also set up schedules for it to clean your hard drive up automatically when you want.
TranscontinentalDec 19th 2008 6:35AM
There's but a half-point in such a tool if it cannot include folders!
LewisDec 19th 2008 12:55PM
Isn't anyone going to mention the fact that naive overwriting of this kind *does not work on journaled file systems like NTFS*?
*crickets chirping*
TomiDec 21st 2008 10:34AM
This simple piece of software does not work on NTFS.
You may use SDelete: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897443.aspx