I have asked this question at least three times over several years past. The question was (words to the effect), "What is the best way to securely wipe only the free space of a hard disk.". I got some suggestions at the time but none mentioned what I found on PCMag.com today. Here's the 'meat' part of the article:
Wipe Free Disk Space:
Launch a command prompt and type "cipher /w:X" (sans quotes) where X is the letter of the drive or partition you want to wipe. Press enter.
I hope this helps someone.
You can see the whole article here. There are a lot of useful tips there.
Top Ten Windows 7 Hidden Features
Wipe Free Disk Space:
Launch a command prompt and type "cipher /w:X" (sans quotes) where X is the letter of the drive or partition you want to wipe. Press enter.
I hope this helps someone.
You can see the whole article here. There are a lot of useful tips there.
Top Ten Windows 7 Hidden Features