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This could be difficult to do as you can still erase whole directories with file erase. You are warned before proceeding - Why do you see this as insufficient ?

There is a CLI built in you could try In the command window navigate to C:\Program Files\Eraser and run Eraser help to see what is available Have you tried this?

can you right click on the installer and select run as administrator?

It it was running before hibernation it will carry on after the PC resumes. External drives will be an issue as these have to reconnect so dont rely on this as a guaranteed erasure.

See my reply to your other posts - we need more information about your setup.

Can you give more information - for example what does it say in the windows event log? What version are you using? Have you tried older versions?

Do you see any errors in the windows event log? What OS are you running and is it fully patched?

Not sure the exact reason for this - have you looked at this article: How to Disable UAC Prompt for Specific Applications in Windows 10? | Windows OS Hub Have you applied all the latest windows updates?

This error happens when some files are in use - could be due to the anti-virus software as it tries to scan a file when its opened Try turning this off and then running the erase

Thanks for this , will add it it the next release

Right click on eraser.exe and under compatibility set it to run as administrator In windows you can also turn UAC off globally - google will have the answer

Are you using the latest installed version? or what version are you using? What do you see in the windows event log?

Hi Diego F., Reason for increased size: the .net runtime is included. Eraser Team

Can you try this version and let us know if you have the same issues: https://eraser.heidi.ie/files/Eraser 6.2.0.2992.exe

Try these steps Shutdown all unessary services - AV etc Empty your recyclebin Run a freespace erase Now try recovering the files, if a file is still recovered is it intact? Do you have any third party data protection software running? shadow copies or RAID? What happens if you erase a single file?

We have released a newer version, not sure if this will make much of a difference.

This is always caused by access to the disk being denied. Can you run a disk health check? Also try shutting down as many services as possible before running the freespace erase. Apart from AV software - databases like mysql can cause this issue

Hi Graham, we have released the latest version to sourceforge

Hi Graham, That's great to hear. Thank you for your feedback. Keep safe, The Eraser Team

Can you download this test version here Uninstall the current version first and then install this. The version numbers are the same for now. Let me know if it fixes your issue.