How Often Should I Wipe Hard Drive Free Space?

⌛ Free-space wiping prevents the recovery of deleted files. Whether you need to do it, or how often, depends on how interesting your data is.

⌛ Wiping hard drive free space
Free-space wiping tools like CCleaner’s Drive Wiper prevent the recovery of deleted files by overwriting them. While this may be helpful for sensitive data, for most people, the risk is minimal, and regular wiping is unnecessary. If you do store sensitive data, how often to wipe the drive depends on the situation and the data.

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