> About a month ago I was cleaning out my computer and it was still running > slow, so I decided to use this new program I had never used before > called Wiper. After briefly reading the help file it basically said you > could go through your hard drive and not only erase for good but write over > your files completely (0's I think). I went ahead and chose to go through > everything and wipe clean the recycled files, temporary files, etc. > > Well, either I messed up or I didn't understand the process and it went > through and wiped everything... the files still show up, I see them, but if I > try and open them I get basically that they're corrupt.
Restore from backup. If the program is competent in wiping files, you shouldn't be able to recover the wiped files. That's the whole point of a product like that. If you can recover the files successfully, the program doesn't do what it's supposed to do. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:339538 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
