[eye30]

Deleting a file is harder than you think, but there are ways to make sure yours stay lost forever when they need to - such as when you’re selling your PC.

Want to permanently delete files from Windows? Find out how with this guide - BT

[CraigB]

CCleaner is probably one of the most highly recommended tools to perform these functions, secure erasing the free space of a drive can be quite a lengthy process ( time varies on the amount of overwrites you set it to ) so best to set it up before going to sleep.

[Dazzler]

Yep, I'm a big fan of CC cleaner too..