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deletion, the program detects whether this contains subfolders and you have the opportunity to
exclude these from the search.
2. Click Select.
A tree structure opens in your folder. Select here a folder to be deleted and click OK.
Alternatively, enter into the text field the full path of the folder to be deleted.
The Delete allocated free disk space option overwrites the space reserved for the files in the
selected folder, thereby increasing deletion security.
If the selected folders have subfolders, here you can remove them from the search. Do this by
unchecking the Include subordinate folders checkbox.
3. Click Next to confirm your selection.
You can now select the deletion method you want (see Deletion Methods).
Recycle Bin
1. Select Recycle Bin.
This option shows you the Recycle Bin, so that you can empty it. You receive information on the
number of files it contains and the amount of disk space taken up by the Recycle Bin. You can
also display the content before deleting it.
2. Click Show contents.
You receive information on the size of the Recycle Bin and the number of files it contains. To
ensure that there are no important files in the Recycle Bin, you can display the content before
deletion takes place.
The Delete allocated free disk space option overwrites the reserved free space of files in the
Recycle Bin, thereby increasing security of deletion.
3. Click Next to confirm your selection.
You can now select the deletion method you want (see Deletion Methods).
9.7.2. Deletion Methods
TuneUp Shredder provides the following three deletion methods that differ in terms of length of deletion and
security of deletion. Each of these deletion methods can be increased by repeating the deletion process. Note
however, that the deletion process then takes longer.
Fast deletion
Files will be overwritten with a single character. The original text of the files will be replaced with endless
columns of a certain letter.
Secure deletion in accordance with DoD 5220.22-M
A procedure developed by the United States Department of Defense (Regulation DoD 5220.22-M) will be used.