11212015 PirifOrm - Wi pit'lJ tree disk space For Home For Business Download Support Search Home Docs CCieaner Using CCieaner ) Wiping free disk space ~ CCieaner Wiping free disk space When you delete a file, Windows removes the reference to that file, but doesn't delete Introducing CCieaner D the actual data that made up the file on your hard drive. Over time, this data will be D Using CCieaner overwritten as Windows writes new files to that area of the drive. D Cleaning Your PC This means that, given the right software, someone could reconstruct all, or parts of ~ Registry cleaning files that you've deleted. For privacy and security reasons, you can set CCieaner to wipe the free areas of your hard disk so that deleted files can never be recovered. El Uninstalling programs Note: Wiping free space can take a substantial amount of time. 12! Removing System Restore points Method 1 (Automatically wipe when cleaning): l2l Managing auto-starting programs 1. In CCieaner, click the CCieaner icon at left. [!I Checking for CCieaner 2. On the Windows tab, select the Wipe Free Space check box. updates 3. CCieaner displays a warning about extra time. Click OK. 12! Including files and 4. Run CCieaner as usual. folders for cleaning Method 2 (Manually wipe with Drive Wiper): 12! Excluding files, folders, and Registry entries 1. Select Tools > Drive Wiper 12! Wiping free disk space 2. Choose the type of wipe you require: Finding Duplicate Files D 1. Free Space Only will leave your normal files intact D CCieaner Rules 2. Entire Drive will erase all of the files on the drive. WARNING, this means the D CCieaner Settings whole of the partition will be erased. The drive will still be formatted, but all data will be erased. For safety reasons, this feature is disabled for the boot D CCieaner How Tos drive. D Troubleshooting 3. Choose the type of security you require (Simple Overwrite is ok for most situations) D Advanced Usage 4. CCieaner will warn you before proceeding Changing CCieaner settings To select the drives whose free space CCieaner will wipe, see this topic. Wipe Free Disk Space limitations CCieaner can't wipe every deleted file from your free disk space. There are some limitations, because of the way Windows stores some files. Here are some examples: The file has been overwritten by another file (so no need to overwrite this again) The file had been overwritten by another file before you ran CCieaner, but the second file has now been deleted as well. The file was created almost exactly when you ran CCieaner. Home Download Support Business Follow Us Appellant Exh. 358 - TX0664 hllns~/lwww Diriform cam/docs/cclaaner/usi na-cciBBnerlwilli no-fr89-disk-sllBC8 112 11212015 PirifOrm - Wi pit'lJ tree disk space News CCieaner My Account CCieaner Business Products Defraggler Documentation CCieaner Network Solutions Recuva Community About Speccy ©Copyright 2005-2014 Piriform ltd -All rights reserved -Terms of Use Appellant Exh. 358 - TX0664 hllns~/lwww Diriform cam/docs/cclaaner/usi na-cciBBnerlwilli no-fr89-disk-sllBC8 .