How to remove the recovered files from the flash drive? We learn how to correctly delete the recovered files on the USB flash drive.

Today we will discuss how to remove the recovered files from the flash drive, because there are cases when the owner of the media wants to get rid of the information irrevocably and at the same time keep the device itself in working order.

Introduction

Sometimes users accidentally delete the necessary documents or files. In some cases, they do disappear irrevocably, but you can try to restore them.

Physically, the file occupies a small area on the hard drive or on a flash drive. Operating system after you delete the file physically does not erase it from the disk. It only marks it as deleted and performs the corresponding operations. Cluster - are adjacent sectors with which the system conducts operations as a single entity.

The file record in the directories is called the file header. It describes all the attributes, the characteristics of the file, and the location of clusters on the disk. One of the operations is the release of clusters that belonged to the file, and the destruction of information from the file records. After the file is deleted, the clusters are considered free. They can be used by other newly created files. Over time, the previous information is mashed. But this does not happen immediately.

If the file is deleted, its information does not disappear. Only the file information table is deleted, that is, it is excluded from the directories. Therefore, it can not be found, can not be read, viewed. But if you can not record anything on top of the file, you can try to restore it. Recovered files are obtained by running a special program that scans file lists by sectors of the hard disk.

Recover accidentally deleted files in Windows

In Windows, there is a system for deleting files in two stages using the Recycle Bin. At the first stage, all deleted files that can be easily restored or destroyed permanently are placed in the trash. Data from the recycle bin is easily restored to the specified location. When you delete data from the Recycle Bin, the information is lost permanently.

Recovered files from a flash drive

A flash drive is the most convenient and useful device in the computer world. With its help, you can immediately transfer the necessary data from one computer to another, without using any special programs.

The usual user uses the USB flash drive to store photos, letters, copies of information or necessary documents. If you deleted the files accidentally and want to restore them, you do not need to write anything to the USB flash drive, you can not create folders or delete something. The more operations you performed with a flash drive, the less chance you have for recovering files.

When you delete the file itself does not disappear, only the file information from the file table on the USB flash drive is removed. This rule applies equally to information stored on both the hard drive and the flash drive. Nothing is deleted immediately, new information is only written to the old one.

Special software

Recovered files from the USB flash drive can be obtained using the program to recover deleted data. They can help to restore a deleted file in whole or in part if another file has already been written in its place.

Restore the files that are on the USB flash drive can be removed in three ways.

Antivirus programs

In the folder options, uncheck "Hide protected files and folders". Enable "Show hidden files and disks folders". Next, open the folder "Computer", and in it - a flash drive. Install the program-antivirus for flash drive, which instantly restore all the hidden files and folders on the USB flash drive. This information will again be available to users.

Recovering information using the Recuva program

We open the program Recuva. Select the files you want to restore, select the USB flash drive. The program scans the USB flash drive, it detects the presence of deleted files. After the scan is finished, check the box to see which files we want to restore, and do this.

The program PhotoRec looks for information regardless of the file system of the disk, scans each sector of memory to restore the deleted file.

Deleting recovered files

Any information can be erased accidentally or specially.

Next, it's about how to remove the recovered files from the flash drive. Erase the recovered or source files can be exactly the same. Between these files there is no difference, and nowhere is it worth noting that the file has been restored. If you take a file created long ago, it will not be indicated anywhere, whether or not the original information contained in it was updated, or whether the file was restored. Therefore, we will further use the phrase "remove the recovered files from the flash drive," remembering that the system does not care whether it is restored or the original file. The main thing is that it is readable, and you can easily work with it: overwriting, copying, etc.

It does not matter where the file is located - on the hard disk or on the USB flash drive. The "Deletion" function can be applied to any type of file or folder that is on the USB flash drive.

How to remove from a flash drive the recovered files: pitfalls

Simply delete a file or folder easily, this is done using the properties of the Windows system.

Sometimes a user wants to delete information so that no one can ever restore it. You can delete the recovered files in three ways.

The first way is mechanical. The device, from which it is necessary to remove information, causes mechanical damage. Because of them, the flash drive can not be restored.

The second method is called hardware. The device is exposed to a magnetic field.

The third way is software. This method of deleting information will be discussed in more detail.

Let's start with how to remove the recovered files from the flash drive using the Recuva program. First you need to delete unnecessary information using the properties of the Windows system. To do this, select the files, and then use the combination of the Shift + Del buttons. In this situation, the Shift button is needed so that the files are not temporarily placed in the trash.

After manipulations with the help of the program Recuva we search for deleted files. In the window that appears, click the link "Go to advanced mode", then go to the "Settings" folder.

Here we need the "Reliable deletion" button. It is necessary to select a large number of rewriting cycles. The larger this number, the higher the probability that data will not be recovered.

To check how well the information is removed, you can, if you take the same program, but make a file recovery. If we get information that this is impossible, then everything is done correctly.

There are many programs with which you can permanently delete any file.

Delete the recovered files with Eraser

This is a free program, so it is in demand. The principle of its work is to repeatedly erase and record various information. It will allow you to permanently remove from the flash drive recovered files, as well as any folders and source files. This program has a clear and accessible interface, and it is easy to use.

Freeraser - another free program that allows you to remove the recovered files on the flash drive. It has a high degree of reliability, so many users choose it. In this program, there are 3 levels of data erasure: reliable, fast and uncompromising. And in the latter version, the program cyclically, sequentially erases and rewrites the information. And it will finish the work only if you manually stop this process.

After the program is fully installed, a shortcut with a basket image appears on the desktop. All the files are moved to this same basket. You can completely delete the files after you confirm this action.

If you need to get rid of the information immediately, but there are no programs at hand, that is an easy way to remove the recovered files on the flash drive. Erase the information, then write down something else. Again, delete the files and write something, and so several times. Thus, you have erased the information irrevocably. After that, you can be sure that you have secured yourself against hackers who may be interested in your classified information.

Sometimes a user transfers his computer to another person and does not want his information to be accessible to anyone. Then all the above ways of deleting files can be successfully used.