How to Delete Files from Laptop Permanently

Are you preparing to erase some private data from your laptop? And more than that, because you never want the files back to real life again.

Usually, to permanently delete files from the laptop, we tend to click on the Permanently delete option or remove files from the Recycle Bin. However, that is not a valid method to erase files forever.

Many a File Recovery tool can be seen everywhere online. The File Recovery tools make it easy for people to recover those files that seem to be completely erased from a laptop or a computer. In fact, files deleted from the computer do not immediately disappear. The file information will be temporarily stored in the storage unit. Therefore, the recovery software can find where the deleted files are and restore them.

Only when new files overwrite the deleted files, those files will be permanently deleted from the storage space. Or, the deleted files are shred to a great extent. At this point, the recovery software will not be able to retrieve these files anymore.

There is no built-in feature that can help you shred the files on the laptop. An expert software can be the redeeming solution. It is recommended to use the secure tool iSumsoft FileZero. Everything is easy to perform. Let's move on to the steps of how to delete files from laptop permanently.

Step 1: Download iSumsoft FileZero from the iSmsoft website. Install the software on the laptop.

Step 2: After the complete installation, launch FileZero. On the homepage, click on Add, because you need to select the target files or the hard drives at the very start.

Step 3: Expand the drive and select those files you want to delete permanently. You can also tick the whole drive to delete all the data from the drive.

Step 4: Before you start the deletion, verify whether you select other files by mistake. You can remove the file or the drive with the Remove button.

Step 5: After that, click on Delete to start the deletion. Select Slow Mode which will shred the files thoroughly.

Step 6: Make sure you are determined to delete those files. Because then you cannot retrieve them with any methods.

The speed of deletion depends on the size of your target files. If you want to perform other tasks with your laptop, click on Hide window to make iSumsoft FileZero run in the background. When the progress bar gets full, the files will be deleted from the laptop permanently.

Want more details? Go to: https://www.isumsoft.com/filezero/