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The program does not have the required permissions to erase the unused space on disk

I am trying to use Heidi Eraser (I guess it's just called Eraser these days) to wipe unused disk space on a drive. No matter what I do, I get the following error message: The program does not have the required permissions to erase the unused …
oscilatingcretin
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Deleting (Erasing) all Data from Failed SanDisk MicroSD Card

I've had two 32GB SanDisk MicroSD cards go bad recently. One I was able to temporarily revive using the kind advice offered in this thread: Recover Data from Card that cannot be read When I insert the other into a reader, it registers as 30.6MB…
Amazon Dies In Darkness
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Remove Partition Table or wipe HDD automatically

My school is currently moving into a new building with new computers, so they're selling the old ones. Now, I need a live CD to automatically wipe the HDD or remove the partition table. There's no private information on the computers, so secure…
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Eraser says filesystem not suported

I tried to use Eraser to delete specific files but it didn't work out. I get the error filesystem not supported How do I solve my problem with Eraser? EDIT: I'm trying to delete files on the same drive as windows 7 is installed.
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Block mode for the eraser in Photoshop cc 2017

How do I enable the block mode for the eraser in Photoshop cc 2017? Here is my program view: I suppose the block mode should be somewhere in a Brush menu, but I can not find it:
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How to quickly delete files and folders in Windows 10 so that they can never be recovered or accessed again

I have an application and txt files where the records of this application are kept. When I give a command via CMD, I want these files to be quickly deleted, irrecoverable and inaccessible. Depending on the situation, the files can be deleted first…
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Do I need to overwrite free-space of my SSD?

I'm selling my gaming computer to a neighbor. As much as I trust him, I don't trust any third party who might get access to the computer. So I've come to the conclusion to overwrite the free space of the SSD to permanently erase deleted files. I'm…
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How to quickly delete folder (or erase disc completely)

is there a way how to quickly delete folder (containing cca 500 000 files / size 0,5 TB)? I do this quite often and it takes about 15 minutes (Windows 10, USB 3.0, HDD encrypted with BitLocker). No wiping (secure overwrite) is necessary. Background:…
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Erasing Unused disk space C drive with https://eraser.heidi.ie fills hdd and crashes

I've used eraser from https://eraser.heidi.ie for years. This time, on a ACER pc that has been reset to factory defaults, eraser crashes near the end of the process and leaves the pc with almost no free disk space. I reset to factory again and tried…
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Eraser: "Warning: This computer has had System Restore or Volume Shadow Copies enabled.". Does my USB flash drive contain any copies of files stored?

I use Eraser to try to safely erase any content present on my USB flash drive. After the erasure, I read in the log: Session: Monday, March 27, 2017 6:13:52 PM Monday, March 27, 2017 6:13:52 PM Warning This computer has had System Restore or…
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How do I delete all my browsing data, including data from other websites, all devices, Chrome, Google, other browsers, and apps?

How do I delete all my browsing data, including data from other websites, all devices, Chrome, Google, other browsers, and apps, so it can't be recovered? If I delete the DNS will it do this? What would be the potential consequences of doing this?
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