Really need advise! How to prevent a deleted file/pic from being recovered?

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Two years ago, I insisted that my fiance delete certain photos of me (taken on my camera) from his laptop hard drive, recycle bin, and any other places he had them. I watched him do it.

Yesterday, I accidentally came across those pictures again on his laptop. I could tell from the files that he must have purchased a partition recovery tool to recover the photos 6 months after they were deleted. ( I also came across pictures of other girlfriends too, but I'm just worried about the ones of me at this point)

I'm fairly certain he has pics of me and these other women on his iphone4 under the picture safe application.

I'm devestated and don't know what to do! I've realized that I'm engaged to someone who completely untrustworthy! I could ask him to delete them again but he'll just re-undelete them again. I have complete access to his computer and can delete them...but again, couldn't he just re-undelete them. I have the passcode to unlock his phone but do not have the passcode to his picture safe app on his iphone.

Is there anyway I can delete these pics off his laptop, usb drive, and iphone in a manner that is not recoverable? (short of removing his hard drive and usb drive and deleting all items and settings on his iphone?

What other programs can he sync those pics with his iphone? itunes? etc?


And...yes...I know it was incredibly stupid of me to let him ever have those pics of me. I've never done anything like that before. He literally kept harrassing me about giving him pics for a year before I finally gave in and I am so sorry i did. =(
 
You need a program like Eraser for the PC and USB stick. Don't know what's usable for the iPhone.

The problem is that legally this is a gray area, tampering with someone else's computer.
 
Frankly, do you really want to be married to this guy? He sounds like a bit of a jerk.

At this point, I don't think you have any way of getting rid of all copies of the pictures; he's probably got an archive hidden somewhere you don't know about.

I seriously recommend dropping the guy and moving on-- if he's keeping pictures of other women on his computer/phone as well as yours, then I don't see him as committed to you and your relationship (or marriage).
 
Dngrsone said:
Frankly, do you really want to be married to this guy? He sounds like a bit of a jerk.

At this point, I don't think you have any way of getting rid of all copies of the pictures; he's probably got an archive hidden somewhere you don't know about.

I seriously recommend dropping the guy and moving on-- if he's keeping pictures of other women on his computer/phone as well as yours, then I don't see him as committed to you and your relationship (or marriage).
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I totally agree!

If I were you I would put a virus on his computer that he will be force to reformat the computer... but even then he must have a back up of all the pictures!

Dump the looser and find yourself a better man!
 
i would ask to see the pictures, but that would be wrong.

I would personally take out his hard drive and smash it to pieces. Same with iphone and any other device he might have the pictures on. Then proceed to kick him in the balls and dump his a33. I wouldn't think it is work taking care in ensuring it's deleted.
 
The most easy way to remove one and for all, the deleted files is...
To add some huge stuff in the computer or target device...

That surely will overwrite the old (without tag from registry) deleted files...

When you add the huge files such copy a full dvd. Then just delete it...
And the only will recover is the dvd ...
 
bratsos said:
The most easy way to remove one and for all, the deleted files is...
To add some huge stuff in the computer or target device...

That surely will overwrite the old (without tag from registry) deleted files...

When you add the huge files such copy a full dvd. Then just delete it...
And the only will recover is the dvd ...
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Only if, by chance, the large files overwrite the areas containing the deleted picture. A more secure way of doing this would be to use a shredder program, which would overwrite those specific areas several times.

However, the files in question are not limited to one device, and knowing the perpetrator's tendency to save things on multiple devices, there are likely copies the original poster will not have access to.
 
Dngrsone said:
Only if, by chance, the large files overwrite the areas containing the deleted picture. A more secure way of doing this would be to use a shredder program, which would overwrite those specific areas several times.

However, the files in question are not limited to one device, and knowing the perpetrator's tendency to save things on multiple devices, there are likely copies the original poster will not have access to.
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Hey do you know where a person could get a "shredder" program? As i remember correctly, that type of program keeps going over the same target, as you can set how many times. Maybe i'm wrong but the last one i seen up and running was a 16 hour cycle that will do approx 12 passes. Correct?
 
It is waste of time. as he has been restore those file before that mean he has multiple copies else where, dvd external drive, jump drive you name it. it is a pitty she doesn't know him well enough before she did those pictures.
Cheers.
 
I know this isn't what you asked but, I'll give you my 2 cents.

You deserve better--don't get locked down in a marriage that is already being built up on hurt and mistrust.

If you can't even trust him to respect your wishes....AND..he is keeping photos of other women--what does say about how he truly feels about your feelings, privacy, and wishes?

Best of luck--I feel for you, more than you know..
 
The Computer, Just Download a Software called CCleaner or Glary Utilities, and make sure the pictures are in the trash bin, and there gone forever! Also The iPhone you may need to make some serious update, like if he hasn't already have it (iOS 5) Update it and it wipes out all the apps in pictures! But before you do that you have to hook it up to iTunes and delete the app from iTunes.... I would wipe out the iPhone though just for spite.... deleting the app will completely wipe it out. =) Hope this helps!
 
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