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What is a PC File Shredder?

Your PC is loaded with files, both temporary and permanent. The temporary files leave a trace of everywhere you’ve been on the internet, as well as copies of your instant messages sent and received, downloaded programs, images viewed, and more compromising details you may not wish to reveal to prying eyes. In addition, your permanent files may contain personal, confidential information that you do not want others to access.

A PC file shredder is a software utility that is used to permanently remove these temporary files as well as any permanent file you select. You can use these utilities to delete temp files, erase confidential PC files and permanently shred files of your choice.

What Not Delete Files?

Simply deleting files using the delete key and the Recycle Bin doesn’t cut it. Anyone with the right software tools can recover deleted files. Instead, a PC file shredder permanently deletes these files so that they are impossible to recover.

Think of a PC file shredder as an electronic document shredder. You shred your hard copies of financial documents in a paper shredder before you throw them in the trash yet your PC is left unprotected. Anyone with access to your PC can find your confidential information. A Windows file shredder will protect your PC from unscrupulous identity thieves and prying eyes. 

Why Should I Shred Files?

Even if your PC is headed for obsoletion and ready to be recycled, given away or thrown out, you need to thoroughly erase confidential PC files. Dumpster diving has gone high-tech and thieves know how to scour a hard drive for data, even supposedly erased hard drives! Use a secure file shredder to protect your identity and to thoroughly erase your data.

How Does a File Eraser Work?

A file eraser works by scanning your PC and erasing unwanted files such as temporary files, history, cached items, logs from commonly used programs, application temporary items, and more. When you delete temp files using a Windows file shredder, these items are gone for good.

In addition, a file eraser offers several levels of shredding including quick modes and advanced modes. PC file shredders use overwrite technology to replace stored data with random data. For example, all computer data at its core is just a set of binary numbers. Each byte of data is a set of 0s and 1s. The shred tool replaces these bytes with randomly generated sets of 0s and 1s making any attempt at recovery impossible.   

When you delete files using a file eraser, the files are gone for good. There is absolutely no way the data can be recovered. With this in mind, PC file shredders come with safeguards to keep you in control of what gets deleted.

In addition, a windows file shredder can operate in “stealth” mode so that no one has to know it is installed on your PC. This is handy if other people such as co-workers or family members have access to your PC. What you do on your PC is your business, no one else needs to know your web surfing habits nor do they need to know about your computer maintenance programs.

Use a document shredder for both your hard copies as well as your electronic data and protect your privacy.