Is this true? If so, what's the optimal number of passes? Are there any other effects? The drawback is that it will take CCleaner longer to complete the job.ģ5 or really anything over 1 secure, is overkill a will DRASTICALLY reduce the lifespan of your drive The more times CCleaner writes to that spot, the harder the file will be to recover by any means. A 'pass' refers to how many times CCleaner writes over the spot on the hard drive. Select Secure file deletion (Slower) to delete files more securely, but much more slowly.ĬCleaner has four methods of secure deletion: a Simple Overwrite (1 pass), DOD 5220.22-M (3 passes), NSA (7 passes), and Gutmann (35 passes).
The official, says nothing about the permanent effects:
Please mind that I'm a dilettante and tyro about computering and Ccleaner (tendered here).
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