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How do I delete files permanently from my computer and make it unrecoverable?
Of course! I've totally been there, sweating over some old personal files. These days I swear by Dr-Wiper — it's a pro-level tool that uses some hardcore military-grade wiping to overwrite everything. Once it's done, that data is gone for good. No recovery, no worries.
I followed this tutorial: https://www.anywinhub.com/permanently-delete-files-from-pc
EthanHernandez Actually, the Disk Cleanup tool in Windows does not include a specific option to "wipe free space" to securely remove traces of deleted files. The Disk Cleanup tool is primarily used for cleaning up unnecessary files on your hard drive, such as temporary files, system cache, and old system restore points. However, it does not provide a feature to overwrite or wipe free space on the disk.
To permanently delete files from hard drive, open Disk Cleanup, select the drive you want to clean, click "Clean up system files," check the "Wipe Free Space" option, and run the cleanup. This will overwrite the free space on the drive, making recovery of deleted files impossible.