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HP File Sanitizer

File Sanitizer allows you to securely shred personal information or files, historical or Web-related data, or

other data components on the computer's internal hard drive; and to periodically bleach the computer's

internal hard drive.

File sanitization is more intensive process than simple file deletion. When you shred an asset using File

Sanitizer, the files are overwritten with meaningless data, making it virtually impossible to retrieve the

original asset. A Windows simple delete action may leave the file (or asset) intact on the hard drive or in a

state where forensic methods could be used to recover it. The amount of time it takes to delete a file or a

group of files is directly related to their size. File Sanitizer is therefore not a replacement for simple file

deletion; it is instead meant to complement it.

Bleaching will securely write random data over all free space on the system. This prevents all assets

previously deleted, using windows simple deletion, from being recovered

File Sanitizer destroys files by using the US-DOD algorithm which writes 0s first then 1s and then random

data which ensures the information in the file cannot be recovered. It does this rewrite three times over the

data. It also erases free space using the same rewriting methods.

File Sanitizer cannot be used to sanitize or bleach the following types of drives:

 Solid-State Drives (SSD), including Flash Cache and RAID volumes that span an SSD device

 Solid State Hybrid Drives (SSHD)

 External drives connected by USB, Firewire, or eSATA interface

Shredding

 Shred an individual file/folder or group of files/folders using right click shredding or dropping files on the

Desktop Icon.

 Use the Desktop icon to initiate a shred from your scheduled Shred List.

 Schedule a Shred to be performed Once, Daily, Weekly or Monthly.

 Shred Recycle Bin, Temporary System Files, Temporary Internet Files, Cookies, or add Additional Folders.

 Exclude folders from being shredded by adding folders to your Never Shred List.

 Shred on browser close

o Supported browser: Internet Explorer (IE)

NOTE

Internet Explorer 11 may require a user to disable “Enhanced Protected Mode” in order for File

Sanitizer to work.

Bleaching

 Use the Desktop icon to initiate Bleaching process.

 Schedule Bleaching to be performed Once, Daily, Weekly or Monthly

NOTE

It will not be technically possible to apply the same algorithm on SSD, SSHD, or RAID/Flash Cache,

etc., Therefore, these drives are considered unsupported.