You may not know it, but deleting a file or folder leaves traces on your hard drive and this data can be recovered using specialized software even after emptying the recycle bin.
You should know that when you completely delete a file, that is to say when you delete it from the recycle bin, your computer does not completely delete this file. In fact, it simply says: "The space this file occupied is now free." But the information is still there!
If you want to completely erase some data without any possibility of recovery by a malicious person, use Eraser. This software will go over the space where your file is stored several times to overwrite any trace of it. When you delete a file with this utility, it will physically go over the entire location that contained that file, and it will rewrite zeros everywhere instead.
Eraser allows you to erase a disk, a file or a folder occasionally or to schedule its erasure at regular intervals.
How do I completely delete a file?
Download Overwrite
First of all, download Overwrite Once the program is installed, click on Overwrite Schedule then New Task.
Choose the file to delete
Then click Add date to select the file to delete. Eraser gives you the choice of deleting the file immediately, after restarting, or manually. Make your choice and click OK
Remove add-in file
If you selected Run manually then right click on the file to delete and select Run Now to delete the selected file complement. Once the process is complete, Eraser presents its report to you!
Note that the Eraser program is fully programmable to perform tasks at a specific time. This way, you just have to indicate the files or folders to erase and it executes once the time comes.