Hints and Tips

Command Line: how to wipe with custom scheme.
BCwipe Command Line options include -PF and -PS parameters. PF means 'read the wiping scheme from a file', PS means 'use pre-defined wiping sche...
Thu, 2 Nov, 2017 at 12:03 PM
How to wipe emails with BCWipe
Unfrotunately, BCWipe is not intergrated in any email client. However, there is a way to wipe the emails you no longer need. To wipe a single email, t...
Thu, 2 Nov, 2017 at 12:04 PM
Wipe Free Space: recommendations.
BCWipe permanently wipes contents of deleted files with 'Wipe Free Space' operation. It overwrites all free disk space with wiping pattern and  it ...
Thu, 2 Nov, 2017 at 12:04 PM
Wipe Free Space: free space used up
In order to clean free space on a hard drive, BCWipe creates temporary files with wiping pattern inside.  The temporary files reside in '~BCWipe.tmp...
Thu, 2 Nov, 2017 at 12:06 PM
Three ways to shutdown computer after wiping
1) Create a task in Task Manager and schedule it "At logoff/shutdown". To run the task - launch "Logoff" or "Shutdown". Note...
Thu, 2 Nov, 2017 at 12:06 PM
BCWipe and user's permissions.
When BCWipe launches a wiping task created in Task Manager, the process is running from SYSTEM account, so it does not matter what user is currently logged ...
Mon, 10 Jun, 2024 at 6:43 AM
Wipe Free Space: estimated time for the process.
When BCWipe calculates 'estimated time', it just divides the disk free space size  by some "average" write speed. If wiping options are e...
Thu, 2 Nov, 2017 at 12:36 PM
Five ways to run wiping operations on a remote computer.
The usage may be the folowing: 1) Access the remote computer via Windows Network  select  a file,  a group of files or a folder and run "Delete wi...
Thu, 2 Nov, 2017 at 12:36 PM
Comments about BCWipe and Shadow Copies of files.
1) Starting from Windows 8, ability to view/restore shadow copies has been deleted from GUI ('Restore previous versions' command in right-click menu...
Thu, 2 Nov, 2017 at 12:36 PM