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Permanently delete a file from its hard drive

Do you know that when you  delete a file from the recycle bin,  it is not  permanently deleted?   Yes, it is still present on your  hard drive!   If you try to  delete sensitive data  from your hard drive, a (very) malicious person can recover your files using data recovery software or through the  Windows File History.   What to do then to  permanently erase a file from his hard drive? How are you going to  delete this file? You put the  file in the trash  from Windows Explorer, you open the trash then you  delete the file.   Faster, you can also select the file from the Windows Explorer and press the  Ctrl + Delete keys  to  delete it without going through the trash. Using this method, you have the impression that your file is  permanently deleted.   Still, it still exists physically on the hard drive.               ...