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03-27-2008, 06:16 PM
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Shredding Files?
Hello,
Recently a friend told me that I should always when deleting files do ... 1. Delete 2. Shred He told me to use the Shred option that comes with McAfee and I have done so. What exactly does the shredding tool do to the files ...does it really delete them? Someone told me that the directory is never really gone from the disk, does this really do get rid of everything? Thanks Warrior 
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03-27-2008, 07:38 PM
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Yes, shredder shreds the files, which means once deleted cannot be recovered from the disk.
I believe you know that when your hard drive is dead, and even reformatted, the files are able to be recovered, although very hard. That McAfee function is good, though not very useful once the file is deleted anyway.
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03-28-2008, 06:25 PM
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Thank you for feedback
One more small question I have...Is Cybershredder...good? or does it work just like McAfee
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03-28-2008, 07:23 PM
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McAffee's built in shredder is good.
Cybershredder should only be used if you have deleted non-malware file/folder that is of some importance ( extreme cases, i.e. you work for a company and have secrets that shouldn't ever be unhidden ), and when you are tossing your hard disk. McAffee is OK
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03-28-2008, 09:46 PM
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The Shredder built into TuneUp Utilities is also very useful and works great. It is added to your right click menu. Just boot up in safe mode and shred it, if its an infection.
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07-07-2008, 01:47 AM
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are ther any free ones i have deleted stuff through my bin does this shredder help ?
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