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    Eraser And Hard Drive's Condition

    I heard that multi-pass overwrites on a daily basis can cause added wear and tear on the hard drive, which can potentially lead to an unstable system. Is this true?
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    Eraser won't shut down after task done

    My apologies for not responding sooner. I've downloaded and installed the latest version. After setting it to shutdown system, I can now confirm that it works. Thanks, Joel.
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    Eraser won't shut down after task done

    Nothing happens when I set it to shutdown system as shown in the screenshot below. Note that I'm running WinXP SP2 with version 5.86.1
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    Erase unused space in a short amount of time.

    So in other words, you don't approve of this suggested procedure, therefore I should disregard it. I thought this method was a good idea, but you know what? I think I'm going to test it using free recovery software, Recuva so I can verify whether the suggested procedure works or not.
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    Erase unused space in a short amount of time.

    So you are saying, from a security standpoint, that using 3 or more passes are weaker than using pseudorandom 1-pass? Hmm, I'm not sure if I can understand this logic.
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    Erase unused space in a short amount of time.

    I know for the fact that wiping a large unused space may take a long time, especially if you use 3-pass or more. However, I remember reading a thread on another forum (or maybe it was on this forum) which suggests you can get around it by filling your hard drives with large duplicate files until...
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    Questions about erasing the replaced file

    Thanks for the info. I’ll be sure to keep that in mind.
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    Questions about erasing the replaced file

    Initially, I have some reservations at first, but based on what you said, you are correct that my method doesn't work. I shouldn't have devised it in the first place. Oh well, but thanks anyway for steering me clear of my ill-conceived method. Looks like I'm going to have to embrace patience...
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    Questions about erasing the replaced file

    I have a bunch of large video files totaling 31.5 GB (they are in AVI format) that I wish to securely delete them. However, the erasing process would take too long, even with a 1-pass so I decided to come up with a new way to permanently erase them. It works like this: you create a new file...
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