by nihao123 on January 16th, 2009

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Does wiping the free space using GLARY UTILITIES in order to make sure your files are gone completely, actually "wipe off ALL the free space" off your hard disk?

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by G_tech on January 17th, 2009
Which of the Modules & orange button are you talking about?
As there are many functions in Glary from empty file/folder finder to file shredder to registry errors, etc, so I need more information to be able to clarify what each part of the many function program does.

But as to wiping a harddrive only total format comes close to a clean wipe, yet even then with the right equipment there is still some information that could be recovered, so destroying the HD as in unable to never use again then maybe no information.
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- Privacy and Security - File Shredder - Wipe Free Space tab.
  
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  by nihao123 on January 17th, 2009
- I went to Glary web site and my undertanding is just like it say: a method same as US dept. of Defence uses to remove Data so I believe it is truly what is says it is. So be sure you that you really wish to destroy a file becuase once you do it will be gone and no recovery, as for the other again be very sure of this feature before you use is as it will wipe any files in space that you have deleted that would normally in time be over written yet could be recovered. These 2 features are very powerful and good ones to have if you have privates files to destroy at times, but its one of those"Are you really sure you want to do this" yes or no? by for you click think hard
  
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- OK. Thank you very much for that!
  
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  by nihao123 on January 17th, 2009
- your welcome
  
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by aaron on January 16th, 2009
I am not familiar with GLARY, but the only way to completely get rid of the data is to low level format the drive. A high level, which is a typical format, only wipes out the FAT table.

Think of it like this... a book has a table of contents and the pages. If you rip out the TOC, can you still find the pages? Yes, it just takes longer. A high level format is takes out that page, whereas a low level format it tearing out ALL pages.
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