![]() ![]() ![]() Furthermore, the number of passes you specify is in addition to a single pass of 0's. The /P parameter still allows you to specify the number of passes, but now instead of just overwriting the sectors on a disk with 0's, additional passes overwrite sectors with random numbers. Via the Windows CMD prompt the Format command's /P parameter can be used (in Windows 8 and 10). This will take longer than a simple 'Empty Recycle Bin'. ![]() To securely 'delete' a file involves overwriting the file several times. On a Windows machines, a simple 'Empty Recycle Bin' will only erase the index to a file, not the file itself, thus exposing you to some risk if the file contained sensitive information, such as SSN, or anything you'd rather someone else could never see. ![]()
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