Software to secure delete 'free' hard disk space

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.

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:11:50 +1100, "pbl" <> wrote:

>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=secur...L_enUS284US284

or

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

DDW
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1. http://www.diskeeper.com/press/relea...2008090201.htm
Secure Delete by Diskeeper

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

3. http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/pr...ser/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" <> wrote in message
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> 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" <> wrote in message
news...
> On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:11:50 +1100, "pbl" <> wrote:
>
>>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=secur...L_enUS284US284
>
> or
>
> http://preview.tinyurl.com/5z4z35
>
> DDW
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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.

On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:34:56 +1100, "pbl" <> wrote:

>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!

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I use "Eraser":

http://www.heidi.ie/

Lots of options, and it's free.

Ferd



"pbl" <> wrote in message
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> 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.

"pbl" <> wrote in message
news:711A61C0-2711-401D-A9DC-...
> 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.

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

http://www.diskwiper.com/


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"pbl" <> wrote in message news:711A61C0-2711-401D-A9DC-...
> 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.
>