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When I have deleted the quarantined files in ESET Smart Security, where do they finally go?

When I have deleted the quarantined files in ESET Smart Security, where do they finally go?

I mean, do they compose any risk whatsoever as, for example, files can be recovered even after they have been deleted. Deleted is a relative word, so I would feel more secure if ESET had used the terminology "wiped away" instead of "deleted".

Is there any way to find where the files that have been deleted from ESET's quarantine are now?

Stelian Stan

If you have deleted the quarantined files that means those files are gone from your computer. It's like you empty your Recycle Bin

hermesalpha

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But even after emptying my recycle bin, the files that have been emptied from the recycle bin can be recovered with special software. The only final 100 % permanent deletion is wiping (with a software like WhiteCanyon's WipeDrive).

Stelian Stan

I agree with you. To make sure nobody is able to recover data from you HDD is by wiping the hard drive with special tools like one you just mentioned.

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Silvercast

One peice of software to make sure that files you want GONE are absolutely gone is a file shredder.

File shredders completely destroy the file and anything to do with it, actually getting rid of it.

There are several kinds of file shredders online that you can download for free.

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