Useful Windows Programs – Part 1

Ok, so most of the readers of SweetHacks run Windows as their OS (Operating System). Therefore what I have done is prepare a 10 part series of programs which I recommend you should install as they would probably help you with your everyday use of your PC/Laptop.

Today – Part 1 – We focus on: File Shredder

As a everyday user of the internet you may find that you tend to download work or store important information such as your assignment or credit card. Yes, you can delete everything by just clicking the delete button but what you dont know if its been deleted successfully, by this I mean a clean deletion of the face of the earth…well the computer

Example: You might have seen people on the TV having their computers seized and files recovered even though they might have tried to conceal information, delete it OR even try to curropt their HDD. This is because there are quite a few software tools today for retrieval of deleted files under Windows OS. Those tools, often referred to as “file recovery” software, are taking advantage of shortcoming of WIndows “delete” command that we all use regularly to delete files. Actually, the “delete” operation in Windows only removes bits of information from files so they appear deleted in OS. It is easy to retrieve those files using aforementioned specialized file recovery software.

To put this short – The delete button just hides most of the file and does not actually delete it.

To get rid of this problem what we can do is download this program where we can actually delete files from our hard drives permanently. File Shredder has been developed as fast, safe and reliable tool to shred company files. The author of this program released it free under GNU licence and you are welcome to download File Shredder and use it without any restrictions.

File Shredder is simple but powerful program that surpasses manu commercial file shredders out there. The Author believes that such a utility should be available to anyone for free and that permanent and safe removal of confidential documents is a matter of basic right to privacy.

This is a must download application especially if you keep sensitive files on your computer which you must remove.

Download File Shredder.

More information here

Stay tuned for part 2.