So I've recently been getting a lot of " ...could not be erased because the file was either compressed, encrypted or a sparse file." errors when using Eraser 6.0.10.2620.
The files causing the errors don't appear to be any different from files that successfully erase, same drive/folder/file type, etc. They're certainly not encrypted or sparse, and the compression is standard video which Eraser shouldn't have a problem with?
E.g. trying to erase one .mp4 (downloaded tv episode) will show the error, while another mp4 in the same directory doesn't. This happens to maybe 30% of files currently. Was happening to 0% of files with the same frequently of erasing a few months back. Not sure if coincides with this latest build, I actually have the feeling it's more recent than that.
Running on a completely non-encrypted or partitioned hard drive; Win 8.1 x64.
Just tried again, Doctor Who mp4 gives me an error; The Leftovers mp4 erases correctly. Both in the same directory, both appear identically compressed and labeled.
Another question, what happens to these vanished files? They disappear from the directory instantly, i.e. much faster than they would if correctly erased, and they don't end up in the Recyling bin... would erasing free space on the drive obliterate them? Obviously not using Eraser for that! CCleaner is working though.
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I re-downloaded files that didn't erase previously, along with ones that did, and make copies of each to test.
Turned out it seems kinda random which work and which don't... Ended up with 6 that failed to erase from about 40 attempts, and those 6 were 4 different files - each of which successfully erased several times over.
Doctor.Who.2005.S08E02.HDTV.x264-TLA.mp4 is an example of a file that both fails and succeeds at being erased.
The files causing the errors don't appear to be any different from files that successfully erase, same drive/folder/file type, etc. They're certainly not encrypted or sparse, and the compression is standard video which Eraser shouldn't have a problem with?
E.g. trying to erase one .mp4 (downloaded tv episode) will show the error, while another mp4 in the same directory doesn't. This happens to maybe 30% of files currently. Was happening to 0% of files with the same frequently of erasing a few months back. Not sure if coincides with this latest build, I actually have the feeling it's more recent than that.
Running on a completely non-encrypted or partitioned hard drive; Win 8.1 x64.
Just tried again, Doctor Who mp4 gives me an error; The Leftovers mp4 erases correctly. Both in the same directory, both appear identically compressed and labeled.
Another question, what happens to these vanished files? They disappear from the directory instantly, i.e. much faster than they would if correctly erased, and they don't end up in the Recyling bin... would erasing free space on the drive obliterate them? Obviously not using Eraser for that! CCleaner is working though.
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I re-downloaded files that didn't erase previously, along with ones that did, and make copies of each to test.
Turned out it seems kinda random which work and which don't... Ended up with 6 that failed to erase from about 40 attempts, and those 6 were 4 different files - each of which successfully erased several times over.
Doctor.Who.2005.S08E02.HDTV.x264-TLA.mp4 is an example of a file that both fails and succeeds at being erased.
