1. What is the purpose of ZDelete.NET?
To prevent others to access your private data you want to delete, i.e. stealing your information. ZDelete.NET is your personal security
manager.
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2. Can
I schedule ZDelete.NET to run periodically and clean up my hard drives?
ZDelete.NET Auto-Cleaner can be scheduled for cleaning up your hard drives automatically without user's
interaction (see How to use Scheduler).
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3. How easy is it to access ZDelete.NET functions?
ZDelete.NET can be engaged a number of different ways. From your keyboard, you can use the [Ctrl+Alt+Z] key
combination. There are shortcuts in the Windows Start
menu and on your desktop to run ZDelete.NET Auto-Cleaner.
Here is other way to run ZDelete.NET: from Windows Explorer right-click a file or a drive (or a selected
group of files and folders). From the context menu choose ZDelete.NET or ZDelete.NET Disk Wiper.
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4. Which Operating Systems and File Systems are best to use with ZDelete.NET?
ZDelete.NET has been successfully tested with the following operating systems and file systems:
• 32-bit Windows operating systems:
• Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
• File Systems:
• FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, NTFS5.
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5.
Do
I need special OS permissions to install and use the software?
To install software on Windows 98/ME you do not need special permission. To install software on Windows
NT/2000/XP/Server 2003 you need permission to install applications (i.e. as an Administrator or in the Power Users
group).
To use software you do not need any special permissions, unless the file is located on an NTFS partition. You must have
permissions to “write” to the particular file in order to destroy it (you can not destroy the data if you do not have access to it).
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6. If I use Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer, can I use ZDelete.NET to clean-up temporary files in Cache and Cookies?
Yes, ZDelete.NET Auto-Cleaner can clean Temporary Internet Files, Cookies, History, Favorites, and whatever else you specify in
ZDelete.NET Wizard. Netscape Navigator users might experience some limitations (see Attention to Netscape Navigator Users ).
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7. After I finish using a hard drive or a floppy, how can I make sure that nothing can be restored?
ZDelete.NET and ZDelete.NET Disk Wiper both serve to this goal. Follow the steps below to remove all data:
- Run ZDelete.NET for the documents and folders you want to destroy.
- Run ZDelete.NET Disk Wiper for the floppy drive or all logical drives on a hard drive, and it cleans
up all free space. Nothing from previously deleted temporary files and folders will be recoverable.
- The next person to use your floppy or hard drive will see only the files and folders you leave untouched by the
ZDelete.NET process.
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8. Does ZDelete.NET Software comply with any industry standards for data removal?
Yes, ZDelete.NET complies with DoD 5220.22-M / NISPOM
8-306 standard for cleaning and sanitizing as well as other standards.
For data destruction it follows the Department of Defense recommendation
“Overwrite all addressable locations with a character, its complement, then a random character and
verify”.
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