Erase Data from hard drive

Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:04:56 +0000

Secure erasure of data is a constant issue with second hand hardware, particularly hard drives, but potentially any device using storage. Even non-persistent memory, that is designed to clear itself when a device is switched off, can be vulnerable – as studies have shown it is possible to recovery this with appropriate procedures.

When you erase a file on your computer, the actual data in the file is not overwritten. The space utilized by that file is simply marked as “free” for use by other data. Once other data is written in that space, the original data becomes unrecoverable. Those little bits of magnetic media that store 0’s and 1’s are a bit more complex, however, and recovery of data becomes impossible, after the hard drive has been overwritten.

The method to securely erase data is to write over the same physical spot on the hard disk multiple times with different patterns, effectively obliterating the magnetic signatures of the data which was once there. This can be made possible by the use of a good data shredding software.

REMO Shredder software makes use of a powerful shredding algorithm to erase data from the hard drive. The software makes use of several military and government approved shredding patterns to shred data. The software also lets you shred free space from the hard drive.

Protection of your PC on a daily basis

Admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:42:36 +0000

Data backup is one of the most important, yet neglected areas of computing. The effectiveness of the backup depends on the frequency at which backup is performed. Most PC users prefer to take a backup of their data on a daily basis, while others, on a monthly basis.

While some users prefer to just take a backup of their data, on a daily basis, others go a step further to permanently delete files from their PC, after a complete backup has been taken by them. This is useful in cases where confidential data is involved, or at places where chances of data misuse is potentially high. There exists another method in which you can protect your confidential data. This is by scheduling a complete erasure task, at system start-up. In this way, permanently delete files from your hard drive, every time you restart your PC.

REMO Shredder lets you do this easily with a few mouse clicks. The software lets you schedule shredding tasks on particular date, at a particular time. REMO Shredder lets you choose between nine different shredding methods based on different security levels. The software also lets you shred free space, by completely erasing even the deleted data from the drive.

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Erase Data from hard drive

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