One would also do well to recognize that only the best file shredder programs have permanent file erasing capability. These quality data erasers will allow you to permanently destroy the contents of a single file or all of the files on your computer’s hard drive. Should you purchase a quality file shredder program remember to use it carefully, as once a file has been run through these applications it can never be reconstructed.

Under normal use, those file sectors may go years before new information overwrites the old data. And even that circumstance can be undone using a simple data recovery program. If you have any type of hard disk or solid state digital storage drive that gets moved from point to point in your organization, the only way to effectively maintain security is to use a disk wipe program on that digital storage media before passing it along.