Recent content by Lewie

Found how to overwrite using recuva. I find it strange that you can choose to make all the files unrecoverable but when you run recuva again it finds the unrecoverable files?? I thought that once they were 'permanently' deleted they were gone but if that was so recuva wouldn't be able to find...

Thanks for all that info David. I shall look into it. I didn't run Eraser to erase all unused space. I used it on a specific folder so I knew exactly what files SHOULD have been destroyed. I thought directing it like that would give it a better chance to target the files. Recuva was the app I...

OK. So is there NO way, apart from smashing the drive, to erase everything permanently?? I ran Eraser using Schneier 7 pass on a few AVI files to test it. I then ran a FREE recovery tool and over half the files were still there, intact and playable.

Oooooohh you question dodger you :-) Fair enough, I asked for that one. I'll take it if you want to be sure, run the highest level of passes.

Joel, you are a star. Is a 7 pass secure enough or is it alwasys best to run the 35?? Thanks again.

Hi all. Been using this to delete a few things. I've come across a propblem. I have formated the 'D' drive (not the os drive) then tried to use the unused disc pace option It tells me that it has failed and to log in using a admin account and try again. I am using a admin account and have even...