Wednesday, July 07, 2010

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arrow Drag and drop to securely erase files

Hang on. That is an easy way to erase files. But it's not a secure way to do it. Files deleted that way aren't really gone. Their space on the hard drive is just freed up for more data. Until that space is overwritten, your deleted data can be retrieved. And it can be retrieved fairly easily.
That's not the way you want to handle sensitive information. It needs to be securely erased. That's easy to do with EraserDrop. It puts a special icon on your desktop. Drag files to it, and they're automatically deleted and overwritten.
You can even choose between multiple methods of erasure. Stronger methods take longer. But the files will truly be unrecoverable. EraserDrop can also be installed on a thumb drive. You can carry it around wherever you go. You can securely erase files on any PC.
Cost: Free
Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
Download HERE

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