Masonry Magazine March 2003 Page. 65
Undelete's Two-Pane Interface
Undelete's two-pane, browser-like interface shows the name and size of the deleted file, as well as its creation and deletion date. New to version 3.0, Undelete also shows who or what user account deleted that file and who owned the file. You can search for deleted files based on those attributes as well, that is, version 3.0 lets you search for files based on file deletion or creation date, file owner, or the account from which the file was deleted.
There are two more features of note. First, Undelete 3.0 includes a feature that stops computer viruses from truncating and thus damaging the file names of deleted files saved in the recovery bin. Second, for security-conscious users, Undelete 3.0 can completely erase files. The program's SecureDelete option overwrites the file slated for removal with a specific bit pattern that complies with Department of Defense security standards. After the file has been overwritten, it is then deleted.
However, there's a catch - two catches really - to SecureDelete. First, SecureDelete really, truly obliterates a file's chances of recovery. It voids the "undelete from disk" option, which is capable of finding and recovering files that have been deleted from the recovery bin but have not yet been overwritten. (Think of the "undelete from disk" option as a last-chance, oh-I-really-didn't-want-to-do-that file-recovery function.) Second, SecureDelete increases disk traffic, that is, it slows the file-deletion process.
By the way, not all is lost if a file just got deleted and you don't have Undelete installed. The Undelete CD comes with Emergency Undelete. This program can be run from CD or floppy, thereby lessening the chances of overwriting a previously deleted files and improving the chances of that file's recovery.
Your best bet is not to get into that position to begin with. Be prepared: Just install Undelete 3.0 now to super-charge the anemic recovery bin included with Windows. This way you'll have the right utility in place for the eventual day you need to recover a deleted file from anywhere on your computer or network.
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