6/29/2023 0 Comments Recuva ccleanerThere IS a related thread on the subject in the CCleaner forum. Or if it's just temporary internet files and cookies, but not "log" files, settings, etc. I don't know if ALL the files selected for "Secure Deletion" are over-written 1,3, or 7 times. Secure Deletion (Changing the option here will allow for secure file deletion) By overwriting the files before deleting them, making it impossible to recover the data. High Security: For the super cautious users we also offer secure file erasing. If I understand what I've read, CCleaner's "Secure" file deletion works by OVER-WRITING the selected files 1, 3, or 7 times (passes). I don't want to wander too far "off topic" here (This is the "Recuva" forum and not the "CCleaner" forum), but here is a couple of things I've been able to learn about CCleaner's "Secure" file deletion. It would be necessary for both programs to show the same "Notice" (or warning) to users so that they would be aware of the limitations. The compromise (and warnings/notices) might be something along the lines of Recuva would be able to recover files after a CCleaner "Simple Deletion" (and maybe a single pass over-write), but NOT be able to recover files after a CCleaner "Secure Deletion". Since Piriform makes both programs, I would assume (dangerous word there!) that they would either provide some kind of warning one way or the other about the two programs "incombatibility", or strike some kind of compromise with them. IF Recuva can actually recover files that were "cleaned" (over-written & deleted) by CCleaner using one of its "Secure Deletion" methods, THEN that would mean that CCleaner's "Secure Deletion" modes would be, for all practical intents and purposes, USELESS!!!. I use it daily, I love it, and I recommend it to everyone I know. CCleaner is one of my all-time favorite applications/programs. (Assuming, of course, that they had NOT been over-written with other - newer - files.)Īlso, you are in agreement that Recuva would NOT be able to recover any of the files that were "cleaned" after doing a CCleaner "Secure Deletion", especially the "NSA" mode that uses seven passes. If I understand correctly, you are both in agreement that after doing a "Simple Deletion" (cleaning) with CCleaner, the Recuva shouldn't have any problems recovering any of the files that CCleaner got rid of. Thank You WhiteShark & RRidgely for your replies.
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