Is it possibly to completely delete stuff on my hard drive?

I heard a while back on a tv show or something about programs which will reset all the unsused space on your harddrive to either 1s or 0s. basically completely deleting any data that was there that you have previously deleted. Is this possible and if so are there any free software availiable that can do that?

Andrew

 

Yes.. there's a program called 'nCleaner' that has a free space "shredder". It scans your hard drive for free space, and then shreds it beyond all forms of recovery. You can also use DPwipe... DPwipe will delete a folder or file so completely that it meets Dept. of Defense standards for security. WOW! Both are free, and available here at Major Geeks.
nCleaner http://www.majorgeeks.com/nCleaner_d5476.html
DPwipe http://www.majorgeeks.com/DP_Wiper_d4916.html
I hope these programs help

 

I downloaded both programs, however when i ran nCleaner it came up with an error messege when i tried to use it. "could not create free-space cleaning file". I tried googling it and found nothing to explain why it isn't working.

Andrew

 

Hmmm... can't say I've heard of that happening... maybe try running Eraser http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4221.html Maybe a visit to the nCleaner web site will help. Here's the link to their support page http://www.nkprods.com/support/
Good luck!

 

Well don't worry anymore it suddenly decided to start working. Thanks again for your help!

Andrew