User's Manual

File recovery and Destruction
TuneUp Shredder
When you delete a file in Windows, it will probably be
moved to the Recycle Bin. Anybody can get a file back out of
the Recycle Bin. For this reason, many users empty the
Recycle Bin regularly, or delete their files without moving
them to the Recycle Bin.
But you should know that Windows does not really destroy a
file when it deletes it, its entire contents are still located on
the hard drive. Windows simply marks the file as “deleted” in
the file system, and the disk space occupied by the file can be
used to store other data. But as long as nothing is saved in the
area occupied by the deleted file, this “lost” file can be found
and recovered easily with a program like TuneUp Undelete.
What does TuneUp Shredder Do?
TuneUp Shredder makes sure that no data thief can get his
hands on your sensitive data. The tool deletes files
permanently, with no chance of recovery. And if you wish,
you can even use a deletion method that was developed by the
United States Department of Defense, which overwrites files
with certain number patterns multiple times before deleting
them, so that their contents are securely destroyed.
Usage
Once you start the program, a wizard opens that asks you if
you wish to delete individual Files, entire Folders or the
contents of the Recycle Bin.
What do you want
to delete?
Files: When you select this option, the next window will
show an empty list to which you can add files that you wish
to delete.
Folders: When you select this option, you can select the
folder that you wish to have deleted along with its entire
contents in the next window.
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