windows xp

[ecstatica]

hey there how ya all doing
i just got a program called TuneUp Utilities 2004
and i know that u cant delete things from a computer 100%
but with this program i can get back what i hit delete on from the trash bin
but looking at them they are still on the h/d and still takeing up the same amount of memory .. is there any program out that will wipe em clean .. cos i took some music off my computer < witch i got from my cd's i was playing around with a mix program > but they are still on the computer somewhere << where ever they go from the bin >> i did a search on them but i cant find them anywhere to re delete them ... i know you could do it with norton but i lost my norton cd lol

thanks alot for any help

[Grumpy]

Hmmm, everthing you delete or even delete from the recylcle bin (emptying the recycle bin) is still technically on the harddrive, they are just invisable. Its not until you use up the addresses by installing more software etc that it overwrites what used to be there. For example it is possible to Format your drive then get it back again using certain recovery programs. I have recovered an accidentally formatted drive before so I do know it can be done. The program you are talking about probably has the ability to see the deleted things even tho they dont show up when you do a search. Hope I have explained this clear enough.

[ecstatica]

thanks for the info
i found away round it with a couple of programs
systemcleanA1 and believe it or not nero lol nero has the ability to see the hidden files programs ect ect so i used that to find the hidden files (make data cd ) < c: recylcle & d:recylcle> ran the systemclean program then got it to scan and clean nero and it worked ...

[Luciel]

ok basicly, the files dont get deleted tottally, its just not adressed, which means u wont see them/find them and THEY WONT TAKE SPACE. so its nothing to worry about really.