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RCE Defiant
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:25 am    Post subject: Secure file eraser Reply with quote
Can anyone recommend one?

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Richard Urban
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:25 am    Post subject: Re: Secure file eraser Reply with quote
Many small utilities do that. Just go to the registry and search for the
entry. Type in search the EXACT wording that shows in the right click box.
Remove the entry. No reboot required.


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"Steve N." <Steve_N@nunya.biz.nes> wrote in message
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Jim Macklin wrote:

SpyBot S&D has one in the tools menu, it is free.

There is no file selection available and if you look at it it is only able
to shred temp and temporary internet files and cookies.

I'd also be careful with secure file erasers. One I tried out (a shareware
by the name of File Shredder, I beieve) put a file right click menu
selection for it right adjascent to a selection I frequently use (copy)
and I accidentally shredded a file once, but only once - that sucker got
uninstalled immediately. There was no warning nor confirmation either,
just gone, period.

Steve



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Malke
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:25 am    Post subject: Re: Secure file eraser Reply with quote
Tom Porterfield wrote:

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RCE Defiant wrote:
Can anyone recommend one?

http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/

And if you want to wipe the whole disk - Darik's Boot and Nuke does just
that. You can make a bootable floppy or cd.

http://dban.sourceforge.net/

Malke
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Steve N.
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:25 am    Post subject: Re: Secure file eraser Reply with quote
Richard Urban wrote:
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Many small utilities do that. Just go to the registry and search for the
entry. Type in search the EXACT wording that shows in the right click box.
Remove the entry. No reboot required.



Thank you Richard. I will try to remmeber that tip.

Steve
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phil
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:25 am    Post subject: Re: Secure file eraser Reply with quote
Shredder from TuneUp Utilities is another.. only works for 30 days free tho...


"Steve N." wrote:

Quote:
Jim Macklin wrote:

SpyBot S&D has one in the tools menu, it is free.

There is no file selection available and if you look at it it is only
able to shred temp and temporary internet files and cookies.

I'd also be careful with secure file erasers. One I tried out (a
shareware by the name of File Shredder, I beieve) put a file right click
menu selection for it right adjascent to a selection I frequently use
(copy) and I accidentally shredded a file once, but only once - that
sucker got uninstalled immediately. There was no warning nor
confirmation either, just gone, period.

Steve



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Rock
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:25 am    Post subject: Re: Secure file eraser Reply with quote
RCE Defiant wrote:

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Can anyone recommend one?

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I also use Cyberscrub privacy suite. It is not free, but not too pricey
either. Works well with quite a few features.

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R. McCarty
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:26 am    Post subject: Re: Secure file eraser Reply with quote
I use a older version of Cyberscrub, not free - but supports
many different levels of erasure. Has a very handy Free Space
wipe utility.
http://cyberscrub.com/products/privacysuite/index.php

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MAP
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:26 am    Post subject: RE: Secure file eraser Reply with quote
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"RCE Defiant" wrote:

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Can anyone recommend one?

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Along with the others already posted here is another one.Super Shredder
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/system.htm
I like this because it adds a right click option in send to.
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Tom Porterfield
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RCE Defiant wrote:
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Can anyone recommend one?

http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/
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Steve N.
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 12:26 am    Post subject: Re: Secure file eraser Reply with quote
Jim Macklin wrote:

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SpyBot S&D has one in the tools menu, it is free.

There is no file selection available and if you look at it it is only
able to shred temp and temporary internet files and cookies.

I'd also be careful with secure file erasers. One I tried out (a
shareware by the name of File Shredder, I beieve) put a file right click
menu selection for it right adjascent to a selection I frequently use
(copy) and I accidentally shredded a file once, but only once - that
sucker got uninstalled immediately. There was no warning nor
confirmation either, just gone, period.

Steve

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Jim Macklin
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SpyBot S&D has one in the tools menu, it is free.


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WTC
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Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 8:26 am    Post subject: Re: Secure file eraser Reply with quote
"Steve N." <Steve_N@nunya.biz.nes> wrote in message
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Richard Urban wrote:
Many small utilities do that. Just go to the registry and search for
the entry. Type in search the EXACT wording that shows in the right
click box. Remove the entry. No reboot required.



Thank you Richard. I will try to remmeber that tip.


You will find the context menu handlers here:

[HKCR\Directory\Shell]
[HKCR\Folder\Shell]
[HKCR\AllFilesystemObjects\shell]
[HKCR\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]
[HKCR\Directory\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers]
[HKCR\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers]

I would advise to backup/export the Registry key first before making any
modifications.

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