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Not really as your network storage does not work in the same way as a normal drive.

You need to locate the temp directory created in the root of the drive and delete that it will have a random name like ace3de etc and contain many files also with random names

Re: What exactly happens after using "Erase unused disk spac All the temp files created will get deleted and your disk space should return to normal.

mmm I'll invesigate and see what can be done.

The update is: - Individual file erase is NOT safe on any type of SSD drive. - Wiping the freespace is not 100% either as there may be over provisioning on the drive or damaged memory locations. Current solution: - You need to encrypt the drive with truecrypt. - Within the encrypted...

To protect the users and due to the constant spam/hack attacks we have made a few things a bit over complex. Will consider the implications of your request.

Re: Having an encrypted container on half of a USB flash dri In theory no, the encrypted container will be addressed as a seperate entity. If the non-encrypted part was used for any type of temp or swap file then yes data would leak.

It seems it might have been eraser but we have not repeated the issue locally. Can you try the latest beta release and let me know if the issue still exists: http://eraser.heidi.ie/download.php?id=283

We have added the feature back in the latest beta release: http://eraser.heidi.ie/download.php?id=283 You will see the option under settings. Let me know if this works on your version of windows.

With modern drives its not needed. All depends on the data you want to erase.

Have you tried to manually empty the recyclebin and reboot?

You must have made a mistake - what version did you use? Hopefully you managed to restore from backups.

Eraser is managed by volunteers we add features as time permits.

Have you tried "Run as administrator" also are these drives on a NAS or other network type storage?

On an SSD drive eraser cannot be used to wipe individual files and there is no guarantee the same blocks are written to as the ones read from. The free-space erase should clear the data from the empty parts of the drive but note: on an SSD one pass is enough and be aware that over provisioning...

First format the drive normally in windows and then do a 1 pass free-space erase. One pass is good enough and the formatting should fix the issue with it trying to munch through so many files.

Eraser has a feature to remove the first and last 16K which basically corrupts the file by destroying its header and footer markers.

Can you download the latest nightly build and let me know if your problem still exists?

Errors can occur for a variety of reasons. The message means Eraser was unable to complete its task e.g the file was in use or blocked e.g by security settings or a AV scanner.

Something has gone wrong.Format the drive and try erasing again there may be bad sectors present.