Information about Protecting your Privacy

Introduction

When you delete a file in Windows, it will probably be moved to the Recycle Bin. It is possible for anybody to retrieve a file from the Recycle Bin. For this reason, many users empty the Recycle Bin regularly, or delete their files without moving them to the Recycle Bin.

However, Windows does not destroy the file when it deletes it. It remains on your hard disk. All that Windows does is remove the file from the File Allocation Table used by the system to locate files. With the right kind of software it is possible to find such "dead" files and bring them back to life. Unless, of course, they have in the meantime been overwritten by other applications.

What does TuneUp Shredder do?

TuneUp Shredder makes sure that no data thief can set hands on your sensitive information. The tool deletes files permanently, with no chance of recovery. And if you wish, you can even use a procedure that was developed by the United States Department of Defense (Regulation DoD 5220.22-M). The files are overwritten with special data patterns multiple times before deletion, thereby destroying the original contents so effectively that even expensive examinations of the magnetic structure of the disk in a special laboratory cannot recover the data.

Starting TuneUp Shredder

Select the "Recover and Erase" category on the Start Center and click "TuneUp Shredder" to start the program.