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previously been deleted from your computer. Files deleted by TuneUp
Shredder are of course unrecoverable.
TuneUp Shredder
When you delete a file on your computer, it is put into the Recycle Bin.
Even a computing beginner can recover the deleted file from the
Recycle Bin, so most users empty the recycle bin regularly or delete the
file directly, bypassing the Recycle Bin.
As you may or may not know, Windows doesn't actually delete a file
when you choose the Windows delete command. The file remains on
your hard disk and Windows only removes the entry to it from the FAT
(File Allocation Table) so that the system doesn't see the file. But with
the right tool (such as TuneUp Undelete), these files can be found and
recovered again as long as they haven't been overwritten by new data
yet.
TuneUp Shredder ensures that files you delete via Shredder can't be
recovered by hackers. The tool uses a method developed by the US
Department of Defense to ensure that files are permanently removed
from your hard disk. This is done by overwriting the files with
redundant data, destroying any previous data that was there before.
The module loads a wizard which asks you to choose if you would like
to delete Files or a whole Folder. Make your choice and click Next to
continue.
If you choose Files, Shredder will display the filenames and explain that
it will delete the contents of these files. If you tick the Delete assigned