Eraser – Secure Erase Files from Hard Drives Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns
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Using Eraser – Eraser - Heidi Using Eraser Eraser, although being designed as an advanced security tool, has a user-friendly interface for users to design, schedule and execute tasks The interface is therefore an integral part of the user’s workflow and in this chapter we demonstrate the common tasks users expect of such a program
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Selecting Data to Erase – Eraser - Heidi Targets define the files and folders which require erasure The Select Data to Erase dialog allows you to specify which files or folders require erasure, and which erasure method to apply to destroy those files The Erasure method applied defaults to the global default – that is, the erasure method applied will follow the default method specified in the settings dialog (see the Settings
Eraser Settings – Eraser Eraser is a customisable program which allows you to change settings that fit your threat model Nonetheless, the default settings that come with Eraser out-of-the-box are relatively safe for the majority of users Note that for settings to take effect, you need to select the Save Settings button at the top-right of the settings page
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Creating Tasks – Eraser The fundamental unit of operation in Eraser 6 is the Task The task represents one unit of work that will be executed A task has a schedule as well as a set of TARGETS: the schedule defines the time and date that a task will run and the targets define what data needs to be erased Tasks can be defined by selecting the Erase Schedule drop-down menu, then selecting New Task (or press Ctrl+N