Software to secure delete 'free' hard disk space

[pbl]

I'm after opinions on what software to use - freeware or commercial - that
makes the job of securely erasing data unreferenced by the system directory
(ie. deleted but still there). I a degree of security so that the data is
fully unrecoverable. There is software out there to delete entire volumes
but for now I just want to clean the unreferenced data. Thanks for your
help.

 

[DDW]

I'm after opinions on what software to use - freeware or commercial - that
makes the job of securely erasing data unreferenced by the system directory
(ie. deleted but still there). I a degree of security so that the data is
fully unrecoverable. There is software out there to delete entire volumes
but for now I just want to clean the unreferenced data. Thanks for your
help.

Googling...

http://www.google.com/search?q=secu...avclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS284US284

or

http://preview.tinyurl.com/5z4z35

DDW

 

[TaurArian]

1. http://www.diskeeper.com/press/releases.aspx?F=2008090201.htm
Secure Delete by Diskeeper

2. http://www.diskwiper.com/
Diskwiper by Paragon

3. http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/drivecleanser/index.html
Acronis Drive Cleaner

Not in any particular order - but I'm sure there's quite a few programs that
will do the job.

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[pbl]

Googling...

http://www.google.com/search?q=secu...avclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS284US284

or

http://preview.tinyurl.com/5z4z35

DDW

Thank you but I know how to Google. Googling turns up hundreds of hits and I
am after an OPINION on which application people have used and found helpful.
Morover, I am not after software to delete files but software to delete data
that is unreferenced by the file table.

 

[DDW]

Thank you but I know how to Google. Googling turns up hundreds of hits and I
am after an OPINION on which application people have used and found helpful.
Morover, I am not after software to delete files but software to delete data
that is unreferenced by the file table.

Well, excuuuuu-uuuuuuuu-uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse ME!

DDW

 

[Ferd Burfel]

I use "Eraser":

http://www.heidi.ie/

Lots of options, and it's free.

Ferd

 

[pbl]

I'm after opinions on what software to use - freeware or commercial - that
makes the job of securely erasing data unreferenced by the system
directory (ie. deleted but still there). I a degree of security so that
the data is fully unrecoverable. There is software out there to delete
entire volumes but for now I just want to clean the unreferenced data.
Thanks for your help.

Excellent Thanks.

 

[Peter Foldes]

The one I would use for this aside from paying an arm and a leg for a commercial one is

http://www.diskwiper.com/