I have a question concerning deleted files. Do they stay
on your machine in a file somewhere or do they just "go
away"? I was reading an article about computer security
in a law enforcement trade magazine and when I delete a
file, I want it to be GONE and not in some hidden file or
cache somewhere on my machine.

I have a web security and am looking into spyware as well.
With some of the things I have to do I don't want an
illegal "Hacker" getting in my machine (no pun on my last
name by the way, I truely am a Hacker by name only) Any
information you can send me would help.

Visit www.iolo.com and download System Mechanic. It has
an "Incinerator" utility you can install that permanently deletes
files.

"Appearing as a secondary Recycle-bin type icon in your desktop,
Incinerator is designed to seamlessly integrate with your operating
system, extending it in all areas where secure file removal is
applicable.
You can drag single or multiple files and folders to the Incinerator
icon on the desktop or any of the corresponding locations in
Windows Explorer, or select any number of items and right click
with your mouse to access a quick and convenient "Send to Incinerator"
option.

When Incinerator deletes items, it's permanent, and beyond any means
of retrieval, whether software based, mechanical, or electronic.
Incinerator uses higher than Government-strength security when
"incinerating" items, so you can be sure that what you remove is safe
from anyone's prying eyes. In order to ensure such security, Incinerator
uses a variety of time-tested and Government-accepted security methods
including renaming the item to a random value, overwriting it with random
data multiple times (in Incinerator's case, you can overwrite a total of 10 times!),
and truncating the item's length to zero (this makes it impossible to teell where
a file's data starts and stops on your system, thereby preventing manual retrieval
via electromagnetic means)".

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I have a question concerning deleted files. Do they stay
| on your machine in a file somewhere or do they just "go
| away"? I was reading an article about computer security
| in a law enforcement trade magazine and when I delete a
| file, I want it to be GONE and not in some hidden file or
| cache somewhere on my machine.
|
| I have a web security and am looking into spyware as well.
| With some of the things I have to do I don't want an
| illegal "Hacker" getting in my machine (no pun on my last
| name by the way, I truely am a Hacker by name only) Any
| information you can send me would help.