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Where is the test? I actually just tested this myself. When eraser erases the unused space, Windows does not delete ALL the restore points all the time. Sometimes it left one, sometimes it left two. Sure enough the older restore points are erased, but the fact that there might be one or two...

David, Joel, I checked the TRAC page and found this: http://eraser.heidi.ie/trac/changeset/1496 But I don't think I received any warnings when I tried to erase unused space with system restore on. Is that desired?

Hi Joel, thanks for your reply. I saw on this post ( coincidentally from you as well :) ) that Windows clears its old restoration points when Eraser erases unused space. So these shadow copies should be gone as well? viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8285

I think this is more about system files. If I am talking about erasing my personal files (and those are just plain text files, and I barely opened and have no prior versions), the chance of having shadow copies of those files should be very small?

Thanks David. This is very helpful. One more question: you said Eraser prevents Windows from making shadow copies of the files it erases directly, but Eraser cannot erase all the shadow files when erasing all the unused space, right?

Hi David, Thank you for your answer. I have a few more questions what do you mean by the "security weaknesses of the target system"? In this case we are just talking about hard-drive and the erasor software itself, right? what are the "traces" of the files. If I already overwrite the whole...

I was wondering how Eraser stands against forensic specialists? In addition to the file contents, how strong is it in terms of hiding the metadata, file names, etc. Can anyone compare between 35 passes and 1 pass pseudorandom regarding their robustness against forensic analysis?

Just out of curiosity.... When I tried it always complains Eraser is using those files....