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2. Data erasure - Wikipedia

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   Disk overwriting programs that cannot access the entire hard drive, including hidden/locked areas like the host protected area (HPA), device configuration overlay (DCO), and remapped sectors, perform an incomplete erasure, leaving some of the data intact. By accessing the entire hard drive, data erasure eliminates the risk of data remanence.

3. Gutmann method - Wikipedia

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   The Gutmann method is an algorithm for securely erasing the contents of computer hard disk drives, such as files.Devised by Peter Gutmann and Colin Plumb and presented in the paper Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory in July 1996, it involved writing a series of 35 patterns over the region to be erased.

4. Disk Cleanup - Wikipedia

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   In addition to the categories that appear on the Disk Cleanup tab, the More Options tab offers additional options for freeing up hard drive space through removal of optional Windows components, installed programs, and all but the most recent System Restore point or Shadow Copy data in some versions of Microsoft Windows.

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   Clean out the junk slowing down your computer. Fix and speed up your computer today – free for 30 days, compliments of AOL. ... DeepCleanScan defragments your PC’s hard drive for faster ...

6. List of data-erasing software - Wikipedia

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   Name Developer Licensing Operating system required to run Maintained? Supported wipe methods Reports BleachBit: Andrew Ziem and contributors GNU General Public License

7. Data remanence - Wikipedia

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   Data remanence is the residual representation of digital data that remains even after attempts have been made to remove or erase the data. This residue may result from data being left intact by a nominal file deletion operation, by reformatting of storage media that does not remove data previously written to the media, or through physical properties of the storage media that allow previously ...