{"id":1837,"date":"2013-05-15T10:11:48","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T14:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2020-02-26T18:56:56","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T14:56:56","slug":"tip-delete-your-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/me-en.kaspersky.com\/blog\/tip-delete-your-data\/1837\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip of the Week: How to Delete Your Data Before Selling Your Old PC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are occasions when you\u2019ll want to delete your data more securely and permanently than simply moving files to the <b>Trash<\/b> folder and emptying the <b>Trash<\/b>. Typical deletion methods allow your files to be undeleted, and you\u2019ll want to prevent this if, for example, you\u2019re going to sell your computer and want to make sure that no one will peep at your files.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2013\/05\/05113711\/wipe_title.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1838 aligncenter\" alt=\"wipe your data\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2013\/05\/05113711\/wipe_title.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To protect your files from unsanctioned recovery, you can use the <b>File Shredder<\/b> function of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com\/pure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kaspersky PURE 3.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2013\/05\/05113708\/tip15en-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1840 aligncenter\" alt=\"file shedder\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2013\/05\/05113708\/tip15en-1.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>File Shredder supports deletion from local and removable drives. It\u2019s possible to shred individual files and whole folders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pullquote\">To protect your files from unsanctioned recovery, you can use the File Shredder function of Kaspersky PURE 3.0.<\/div>\n<p>To delete your file permanently, Shredder uses industry-standard procedures \u2013 it overwrites your data multiple times by zeroes, ones and random symbols. Depending on the number of overwrite cycles, the speed and quality of deletion varies.<\/p>\n<p>For typical personal information we suggest the quick delete method, which is more than enough to stop most hackers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2013\/05\/05113705\/tip15en-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1842 aligncenter\" alt=\"file shedder\" src=\"https:\/\/media.kasperskydaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2013\/05\/05113705\/tip15en-2.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"485\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you choose to delete system files and folders, File Shredder will ask for the extra confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>You can explore the <b>Additional Tools<\/b> of <b>Kaspersky PURE 3.0<\/b> here:<b> <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/support.kaspersky.com\/9470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/support.kaspersky.com\/9470<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are occasions when you\u2019ll want to delete your data more securely and permanently than simply moving files to the Trash folder and emptying the Trash. 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