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Is it true that files securely deleted with O&O SafeErase are impossible to recover?

April 26, 2017deleted files impossible o&o safeerase recover securely

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Is it true that files securely deleted with O&O SafeErase are impossible to recover?

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Yes, thanks to the product’s expert-recommended methods, data deleted with O&O SafeErase can never be recovered. The deletion methods guarantee maximum security, whatever your requirements might be. In addition to standardized methods of deletion from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the German Department for Security in Information Technology (BSI, Bundesamt fr Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik), you can select the Gutmann method for meeting the highest security requirements. This scientifically-approved method of data deletion overwrites the selected areas of the hard disk 35 times using set rules of both specific as well as random values. As a result, O&O SafeErase exceeds even the requirements of the DoD and BSI. Please note: Be completely sure you want to permanently destroy a file before starting any O&O SafeErase deletion!