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Safely clean up the free area of ​​the hard disk, then standby!


You forgot to securely erase your data, no problem, it is easy to remove all traces with the free space on the hard drive function!



 
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1.) ... Safely clean up the free area of ​​the hard drive, then standby on Windows 11, 10, 8.1, ..!
2.) ... Conclusion on safely deleting the free area of ​​the hard drive!



Everyone wants to completely delete the files. Then you forget it under Windows, especially when deleting on expensive SSDs, or slow HDDs and USB sticks, it is important and correct! So if you forget to safely delete files on the Microsoft Windows 11, 10, 8.1, .. operating system, you are still able to use the Free Area of ​​the Hard Drive function to clean up all traces, so you can leave traces at any time remove those who have left their data on the hard drive.

1.) Safely clean up the free area of ​​the hard drive, then standby on Windows 11, 10, 8.1, ..!

1. Start  the Secure Erase program !

2. Via the menu "Overwrite free area with random numbers +" 

3. Choose the action that should happen during the data trace cleanup

4. Select the Windows hard disk 

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(Image-1) Clean the free space and put the PC in standby mode or shutdown!
Clean the free space and put the PC in standby mode!
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With this tool, you don't need a manual to securely erase your valuable data. Regardless of this, with these instructions you can safely delete data from SSDs, HDDs, flash drives, SD cards, USB sticks, ... and easily and without hesitation on all Microsoft's Windows operating systems, Windows desktop computers, mobile on a tablet -PC, Surface Pro / Go, or even use as an administrator in a server room on the server, remove the traces! 
 

2.) Conclusion on safely deleting the free area of ​​the hard drive!

 
Safely cleaning the free space on the hard drive and then activating standby mode are two crucial steps to ensure the security and efficiency of your computer on Windows 11, 10, 8.1 and other versions.
 
Properly wiping the free disk space using Secure Erase ensures that all traces of non-securely deleted files are removed. This is crucial to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access and avoid data breaches.
 
In addition, activating standby mode is an effective way to save energy and extend the life of your computer. Standby mode reduces power consumption by placing the computer in a low power consumption mode while allowing it to quickly wake up when needed.
 
By combining these two measures, you can not only improve the security of your data, but also optimize the performance and efficiency of your computer. Therefore, take the time to perform these simple but important steps regularly to get the most out of your Windows operating system.

 


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Updated on: 3 May 2024 15:48 Windows
Keywords: blank, and, secure, safely, clean, free, area, hard, disk, standby, securely, erase, problem, remove, traces, space, drive, delete, windows, 11, 10


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Questions for this:
  1. So far I have simply deleted files with Windows, I don't care if the data is still distributed on the free storage space, I wait until the hard disk is full to clean it up, I don't have to overwrite them completely, even entire hard disks that are overwritten Easiest way to securely erase SSDs by terminating them in the oven at 240 degrees for 2 minutes without Secure Erase, it's just as easy with USB sticks, the reason is the same as why Secure Erase is so difficult I have no problem with that I know simply which data is where!
  2. Can I just overwrite all the free space with random data?
  3. Can I safely overwrite free space when files are in Recycle Bin in Windows?
  4. Oh, that's how it works with saving files, just overwrite the entire free memory space with random data, great idea! I never imagined that the operating system would simply store these files but simply overwritten data is unrecoverable!
  5. Secure erase that also works on both Windows 11 and Windows 10?
  6. I prefer to select one or more files and right-click to bring up the context menu, and the files are permanently deleted with the Secure Erase via context menu?
  7. Looking for a way to ensure my data is unrecoverable?
  8. Securely deleting files in Windows with Secure Delete is great, but the free tool is a good choice for deleting individual files or directories.
  9. Can I overwrite free space with three passes, overwrite free space on my system?
  10. My data is very important to me, don't want the file to be recoverable?
  11. Drive letter of the drive I want to overwrite the free space?
  12. Want to securely overwrite drives with free space?
  13. You can simply securely delete a file under Windows, even then the data is still on the hard drive. I remove it on Windows with this tool, great?
  14. This is also the background why data should be securely deleted, securely deleting files under Windows is easy and cleaning up the free storage space also securely deleting SSDs is also great, my data is always securely deleted!
  15. How to safely overwrite free disk space in Windows?


  

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