Are files genuinely deleted when you think they are?
Ever wonder where a file goes after you delete it? Nowhere! Windows operating system does not delete a file when you hit delete or empty your recycle bin. It simply marks that part of your hard drive as empty and ready to be overwritten with new data. So, if you let others have access to that computer or decide to upgrade and dispose of it, all of your personal data can be recovered by the next user. The only way to completely remove all traces of a file from your computer is by using a file shredder.
The REMO Software company has a file eraser program that will literally tear a file to shreds nine different ways. And, once that is done, nothing can reassemble it to see your private information. This program sometimes referred to as a data eraser will easily give a single file or an entire drive a complete wipe. How secure is your information after the REMO file shredder has been over it? The program actually exceeds the standards for destruction of top secret materials set by the U.S. Department of Defense.