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Recovering and getting rid of old files
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<blockquote data-quote="blert" data-source="post: 1041496" data-attributes="member: 64702"><p>This is a bit old but...</p><p></p><p>File recovery apps do just that, recover files that have been deleted/"shredded". The files are never truly gone, therefore can be recovered, until you overwrite to the exact sectors that the file was stored on.</p><p></p><p>Assuming you are talking about Windows...</p><p>Extra apps to clean a hard drive are usually more work than is needed. Best way I have found to get a fresh start is to backup any files you want to keep to an external drive, then just do a fresh clean reinstall of the OS. You should be given the option to do a full wipe (write zeros across the entire drive space) but that will take time relative to the disk size. Install drivers if needed, copy over important files and reinstall important apps.</p><p>For a working rig this might take me a couple of hours. For a gaming rig it could take all day depending what games I wanted to reinstall.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blert, post: 1041496, member: 64702"] This is a bit old but... File recovery apps do just that, recover files that have been deleted/"shredded". The files are never truly gone, therefore can be recovered, until you overwrite to the exact sectors that the file was stored on. Assuming you are talking about Windows... Extra apps to clean a hard drive are usually more work than is needed. Best way I have found to get a fresh start is to backup any files you want to keep to an external drive, then just do a fresh clean reinstall of the OS. You should be given the option to do a full wipe (write zeros across the entire drive space) but that will take time relative to the disk size. Install drivers if needed, copy over important files and reinstall important apps. For a working rig this might take me a couple of hours. For a gaming rig it could take all day depending what games I wanted to reinstall. [/QUOTE]
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