Method and system for securely deleting files from a computer storage device
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Jan 10, 2008
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Jun 15, 2006
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Jun 15, 2006
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A method and system for securely deleting files from a computer storage device is described. One embodiment locates a data structure associated with a file to be deleted; locates, using information contained in the data structure, the set of data storage units in which the file resides; and overwrites with a data pattern at least once each data storage unit in the set of data storage units, the overwriting being performed using direct drive access, the direct drive access bypassing standard file Application Program Interface (API) function calls of the operating system of the computer.
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