I have a newly installed windows XP Pro that i just installed eraser on and i left all settings default and turned it on to erase my other 80 gig drive that was pretty much empty then went to sleep. When i woke up (8 hours later) eraser was still not finished and i didn't want it to run while i was installing things so i turned it off. Few minutes went by then i needed to do something with my 80 gig drive and i seen a ton of erafewd folders with files in them on my drive. I have tried to delete them but i am unable to. I read somewhere else on your forum to just turn eraser on and let it do its thing and it will take them all out but i don't have another 8+ hours to wait for that.
I have used eraser a lot for the past month and i have never had it take so long to clear a drive. I have had it clear my 160 gig in less then 4 hours. So how would i get these files off my computer without running this for another 8+ hours?
BTW I do not have a antivirus or a firewall installed yet. The only new program i even have sense the last time i ran eraser before my reinstall is Acronis but i don't have it set to do anything yet.
I have used eraser a lot for the past month and i have never had it take so long to clear a drive. I have had it clear my 160 gig in less then 4 hours. So how would i get these files off my computer without running this for another 8+ hours?
BTW I do not have a antivirus or a firewall installed yet. The only new program i even have sense the last time i ran eraser before my reinstall is Acronis but i don't have it set to do anything yet.