wiping files

[Uri Even-Chen]

Thank you.

Wiping files is part of pretty good privacy (PGP) - if you want
privacy you need to wipe your deleted files.

Uri Even-Chen
Mobile Phone: +972-50-9007559
E-mail: uri at speedy.net
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On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 13:07, shimi <linux-il at shimi.net> wrote:
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> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Uri Even-Chen <uri at speedy.net> wrote:
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>> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 12:51, shimi <linux-il at shimi.net> wrote:
>> > On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Uri Even-Chen <uri at speedy.net> wrote:
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>> >> Hi everyone,
>> >>
>> >> I'm looking for a free software to wipe files (permanently delete
>> >> files) on Windows. In the past I used PGP, but I prefer a free
>> >> software. I'm using TrueCrypt, but I didn't find any way to wipe files
>> >> with TrueCrypt. I tried Google but I can't find this software.
>> >>
>> >
>> > You are aware that both the programs you specified are for encryption
>> > and
>> > not for wiping files, right?
>>
>> PGP can be used to wipe files. I use TrueCrypt for encryption.
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> It's just a file shredder (similar to Linux's 'shred'), it has nothing to do
> with PGP's [encryption] functionality...
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> You're looking for a free shredding tool for Windows?
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> http://www.google.com/search?q=shred+utility+for+windows 's first result:
> http://www.fileshredder.org/
>
> -- Shimi
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