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Delete a personal word doc from a Laptop being returned to former employer
End user has to return a company laptop but has two word docs that he doesnt want retrieved.
Is there a sure way to delete these files or is there always a chance / risk that remnants will remain?
Thanks
Is there a sure way to delete these files or is there always a chance / risk that remnants will remain?
Thanks
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Eraser is better. It provides several options to 'wipe out' the file.
And I can shoot farther. ~ Dan Craciun
More power to you!
The user will do what (s)he'll do, however.
More power to you!
The user will do what (s)he'll do, however.
:) Your argument: Eraser is better, because it provides several options to 'wipe out' the file.
Well, bummer. CCleaner has multiple options also...
Well, bummer. CCleaner has multiple options also...
Already known. Have been using both since their birth.
A user comments on the subject (that I think applies here) from one of the fora's (on which one is better)
" ... It may in fact be that CCleaner is more suited to your needs than Eraser (I use both and regard them as complementary), but I'd rather not jump to that conclusion until I know a little more about your system..."
A user comments on the subject (that I think applies here) from one of the fora's (on which one is better)
" ... It may in fact be that CCleaner is more suited to your needs than Eraser (I use both and regard them as complementary), but I'd rather not jump to that conclusion until I know a little more about your system..."
@aadih: I've no idea which one is better. I was simply amused by your argument.
Trying to prove that Eraser is better, you chose out of (possibly) multiple options, one that can be said about both programs.
Trying to prove that Eraser is better, you chose out of (possibly) multiple options, one that can be said about both programs.
I was not clear, perhaps. I want(ed) to say that in my experience eraser is better.
No arguments, proofs, etc. If I knew where my sloppiness would lead me, I'd have been extremely clear. Sorry.
Mistakes make us human.
No arguments, proofs, etc. If I knew where my sloppiness would lead me, I'd have been extremely clear. Sorry.
Mistakes make us human.
No worries, I was not blaming you. I've been known to make lots of mistakes myself.
Guess I just have a peculiar sense of humor. And I've watched this course recently: https://www.coursera.org/course/thinkagain
Guess I just have a peculiar sense of humor. And I've watched this course recently: https://www.coursera.org/course/thinkagain
But professional recovery agencies who use the highly expensive professional equipment and who can open up a disk for the recovery, might be able to recover the data.
http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download/portable