If you go online and search for “wipe free disk space” you will get a lot of software in the search results. But do you know why you need to use disk wipers? This article will explain how wiping free hard drive space can protect you from identity theft.
Why do I need to wipe my hard drive?
Disk wiping is a process of securely removing remnants of your previously deleted files. You may be surprised, but when you delete files and even empty the Recycle Bin, your files are not actually deleted. Instead, Windows marks the space they occupy as free and waits for an opportunity to overwrite them with new files. This is good news when you need to recover accidentally deleted files because file recovery software can easily undelete files that haven’t been overwritten. (more…)