erasure method

I have looked and looked but I cannot find the method used when deleting the default method. Can anyone help me? Thanks! Joe

I'm writing an article about using Eraser to securely delete files, so I was hoping I could get some clarification when the Recycle Bin comes into play. My previous understanding was that when you send a file to the Recycle Bin, Windows simply adds a metadata entry in the Recycle Bin to point...