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Re: Deleting files

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On 17/07/14 13:55, Peter Percival wrote:
> It is my belief (and you may be quite sure I know absolutely nothing
> about the matter) that when I delete a file under Windows 7 what
> actually happens is that the space used by the file is marked as
> available for new file creation.  So the supposedly deleted file might
> hang around for sometime before it gets written over

It's a fairly high chance that the file in question has already been 
accessed remotely, copied and digested by whoever you are trying to hide 
it from. So deleting it now may be a bit late.

As you admit you "know absolutely nothing about the matter", look first 
at the security setup of your computer, and your behaviour using it. 
Choose and use strong passwords & investigate using Windows 7 file 
encryption (bit-locker) for your personal items. Some things may 
actually be safer for you stored in the cloud.

Beginners are told these "deleted file" stories and overlook rather 
better safe practices - those that the media don't really excel in 
telling them about.

Well, that's a vested interest of theirs.

If we were all properly informed and made all our computers so 
hack-proof, the media wouldn't get any stories to write about!

-- 
Adrian C

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Deleting files Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2014-07-17 13:55 +0100
  Re: Deleting files Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-07-17 14:28 +0000
  Re: Deleting files scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2014-07-17 14:30 +0000
    Re: Deleting files Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2014-07-17 18:09 +0100
  Re: Deleting files Adrian C <email@here.invalid> - 2014-07-17 15:30 +0100
  Re: Deleting files Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-07-17 16:12 +0000
    Re: Deleting files Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-07-17 17:58 +0100
      Re: Deleting files Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2014-07-17 20:14 +0100
    Re: Deleting files Dario Niedermann <dnied@tiscali.it> - 2014-07-22 00:10 +0200
  Re: Deleting files Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-07-17 17:28 +0100
  Re: Deleting files Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-07-17 14:01 -0400
    Re: Deleting files Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-07-17 19:04 +0100
  Re: Deleting files Peter Mc Donough <mcd-mail-lists@gmx.net> - 2014-07-17 21:12 +0200
    Re: Deleting files Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2014-07-18 11:41 +0100
      Re: Deleting files Peter Mc Donough <mcd-mail-lists@gmx.net> - 2014-07-18 13:36 +0200

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