User manual LAPLINK SAFEERASE REV 01-10

[. . . ] Laplink® SafeErase http://www. laplink. com/help 1 User Guide E-mail us at CustomerService@laplink. com Tel (USA): +1 (425) 952-6001 Fax (USA): +1 (425) 952-6002 Tel (UK): +44 (0) 870-2410-983 Fax (UK): +44 (0) 870-2410-984 Laplink® SafeErase User Guide Laplink Software, Inc. Customer Service/Technical Support: Web: http://www. laplink. com/help E-mail: CustomerService@laplink. com Tel (USA): +1 (425) 952-6001 Fax (USA): +1 (425) 952-6002 Tel (UK): +44 (0) 870-2410-983 Fax (UK): +44 (0) 870-2410-984 Laplink Software, Inc. Copyright / Trademark Notice © Copyright 2010 Laplink Software, Inc. Laplink, the Laplink logo, Connect Your World, and SafeErase are registered trademarks or trademarks of Laplink Software, Inc. Other trademarks, product names, company names, and logos are the property of their respective holder(s). MN-SafeErase-EN-4 (REV. [. . . ] Regardless of what method you use to start SafeErase, or what type of data you choose to delete, you can select from the following deletion processes. Note: The higher levels require a longer amount of deletion time than the lower levels. The higher the level is, the higher number of deletion cycles have to be completed. · 35 Cycles (Highest Security): The method that offers the highest level of security is based on a process developed by Peter Gutmann and presented in his article "Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory". In this method, deleted data are overwritten by a series of 35 different deletion cycles that are executed in a random order. · 7 Cycles (High Security): The method for high security is based on the January 1995 "National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual" by the DoD. In this seven Laplink® SafeErase · Secure deletion over the context menu · Secure moving · Securely emptying the Recycle Bin · Securely erasing an entire computer http://www. laplink. com/help 4 User Guide E-mail us at CustomerService@laplink. com Tel (USA): +1 (425) 952-6001 Fax (USA): +1 (425) 952-6002 Tel (UK): +44 (0) 870-2410-983 Fax (UK): +44 (0) 870-2410-984 or Add Folder. Apply saves all your settings as a Profile and you will be brought to the start page. Apply saves all your settings as a Profile and you will be brought to the start page. Delete Free Disk Space Normally, you already have deleted data before installing Laplink SafeErase. In order to be safe, and make sure that this data will never be reconstructed, Laplink SafeErase includes a feature that wipes your free space clean. In the pop-up Window, you can select the drive from which free disk space should be deleted. Apply saves all your settings as a Profile and you will be brought to the start page. Delete Temporary Files The operating system often buffers files temporarily to unburden the memory. Normally, these temporary files are automatically deleted after having been used. If you want to delete temporary files securely, then proceed as follows: 1. On the start page of Laplink SafeErase, click on Delete Temporary Windows Files. Apply saves all your settings as a Profile and you will be brought to the start page. Afterwards, you can initiate the deletion process. SafeErase User Interface - Using Profiles Laplink SafeErase offers the possibility to save various program functions as a profile. In that way it is possible to execute certain activities synchronized and with the same settings (i. e. Afterwards, you have the choice of either running the activity now by selecting Run Now or saving the settings as a profile by clicking on Apply. The start page displays how many objects (settings) were run for each activity. [. . . ] IMPORTANT: If you click on `Stop', the program will ask if you want to cancel immediately. If you say `Yes', the actual process will be stopped with some files still in restorable condition. Should you say `No', however, the last file will be completely removed and then the process will be aborted. Find the partition in Windows Explorer you would like to erase and right-click on it to display the Context Menu. [. . . ]