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Data Shield Software - Select Method

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The "Select method" choices are updated each time there is a change to them.Only the last selection is used for any secure delete action that takes place following it.

Here are the choices provided:

  • Standard overwrite - will overwrite each selection of the WorkList with null chars (0x00) before deletion. The user may choose to overwrite the selection several times before deletion by adjusting the "Passes" spin button.
  • DOD - will overwrite each selection of the WorkList with one pass of 0's, four passes of 1's and one pass with a random character before final deletion.

The "Passes" spin button pertains only to the "Standard overwrite" selection as mentioned above.

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