Permanently Delete Files: Safeguard Your Data with Perma Delete
This article is a summary of a YouTube video "How to PERMANENTLY delete files so they can't be recovered by people like me!" by Liron Segev
TLDR To prevent the retrieval of deleted files, it is necessary to permanently delete them by overwriting them with useless data using utilities like Perma Delete.
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Permanently delete files to prevent retrieval by others, as deleting a file doesn't actually remove it from storage devices.
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Files can be recovered from a flash drive even after deletion, so it's important to properly delete information to prevent recovery.
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The speaker demonstrates how to stop a scan, extract pdf files, and check if a flash drive is empty, using a disk drill utility.
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Files can be permanently deleted to prevent recovery by others.
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When you hit the delete button, you're not actually deleting the file, just telling your computer to forget where it is, so it can be easily recovered unless overwritten with new data.
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To permanently delete files and prevent them from being recovered, you need to overwrite them with useless data using utilities like Perma Delete.
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This app permanently deletes files by replacing them with random data, ensuring they cannot be recovered.
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The file is permanently deleted and cannot be recovered, even though the file name is still visible.