Windows操作系统中的回收站就像一个特殊的目录，被删除的文件可以在完全删除之前临时存储在其中。^{(Recycle Bin)}这确保了用户仍然可以浏览已删除的文件并在意外删除时恢复它们。然后，用户可以在需要时使用其“清空回收站^{(Recycle Bin)}”功能手动清除回收站。^{(Recycle Bin)}

当您删除文件^{(delete a file)}时，使用清空回收站^{(Empty Recycle Bin)}功能，Windows 10/8/7 会删除该文件的索引并阻止操作系统访问该文件的内容。但是，仍然可以恢复文件的内容，直到它被另一个文件覆盖，这可能会或可能永远不会发生。同样，经过 EFS 加密的文件会在磁盘上留下文件的未加密内容。您可以多次恢复已删除的文件^{( recover deleted files)}。要永久删除、擦除或销毁它们，您可以使用这些免费工具中的任何一种。

^{(Delete Files Permanently)}在Windows 11/10永久删除文件

您可以使用以下方法安全、永久地删除文件和数据：

1. 免费文件擦除器
2. SDelete 或密码
3. 微软 Surface 数据橡皮擦
4. 其他免费文件粉碎机软件

让我们详细看看它们。

1]免费文件擦除器

它是一个简单的实用程序，可让您通过上下文菜单永久删除文件和文件夹。

一旦您决定粉碎文件并通过上下文菜单发送它，您将首先得到一个确认框。

单击是后，文件将被永久删除。被删除的文件或文件夹会被标准和随机模式覆盖，并且在擦除后无法取消删除或恢复。

该工具在任务栏附近显示一个图标。右键单击允许您设置选项。

无论何时选择文件并删除驻留在系统托盘中的图标，会打开红色并显示删除进度。操作超级快，一旦启动，就无法取消。如果您不喜欢桌面上出现的图标，一旦您设置了选项，您可以再次右键单击它并选择退出。尽管如此，该工具仍将继续工作。

由于Free File Wiper是一个便携式应用程序，它不需要任何类型的安装方法，并且可以轻松地在USB驱动器上携带。请注意，虽然该应用程序是作为免费软件分发的，但作者接受其用户的捐赠，因此如果您发现计算机屏幕上出现每周一次的“捐赠”窗口，请不要生气。你可以在这里^(here)(here)得到它。

2]使用Microsoft的^(Microsoft)SDelete或Cipher永久删除文件^(Delete)

Microsoft SysInternals还有一个强大的工具，可让您永久删除文件。使用Microsoft的^(Microsoft)SDelete工具（您可以免费下载），您可以覆盖磁盘上可用空间的内容，以防止已删除或加密的文件被恢复。Cipher是Microsoft的命令行工具，可让您加密、解密、安全擦除、擦除已删除数据和释放空间。

阅读^(Read)：如何将硬盘和 MFT 擦干净^{(How to wipe Hard Disk and MFT clean)}。

3]微软表面数据橡皮擦

Microsoft Surface Data Eraser是一个简单的工具，可从USB记忆棒启动，并允许用户安全擦除兼容Surface设备中的所有数据

4]免费文件粉碎机软件

除此之外，还有其他免费软件可以永久删除文件。这些免费的安全删除软件^{(free Secure Delete software)}将帮助您以不可撤销的方式安全地删除您的数据。其中一些在下面提到：

• 数据库
• 覆盖^(Overwrite)
• BleachBit 系统清洁剂^{(BleachBit System Cleaner)}
• OW碎纸机^{(OW Shredder)}
• 删除点击。
• 安全删除^{(Secure Delete)}
• 防止还原^{(Prevent Restore)}
• 文件粉碎机^{(FileShredder)}。

你用过这些吗？如果是这样，你会推荐哪一个？或者，也许我们错过了您最喜欢的免费工具。分享并告诉我们。^{(Have you been using any of these? If so which one would you recommend? Or maybe we have missed your favorite free tool. Do share and let us know.)}

这些用于恢复 Windows 中已删除文件的免费数据恢复软件^{(Free Data Recovery Software to recover deleted files in Windows)}也可能会让您感兴趣。

Delete Files Permanently using free File Shredder software for Windows

The Recycle Bin in Windows operating system behaves like a special directory where the deleted files can be stored temporarily before deleting all of them completely. This ensures that the user can still browse the deleted files and restore them іf theу have been deleted accidentally. A user can then when he wants, manually clear out the Recycle Bin by using its ‘Empty Recycle Bin’ function.

When you delete a file, using the Empty Recycle Bin function, Windows 10/8/7 removes the index for the file and prevents the operating system from accessing the file’s contents. However, one can still recover the file’s contents, until it has been overwritten by another file, which may or may never happens. Similarly, files that have been EFS-encrypted leave behind the unencrypted contents of the file on the disk. You can many times recover deleted files. To delete, erase or destroy them permanently, you can use any one of these free tools.

Delete Files Permanently in Windows 11/10

You can delete files and data securely and permanently by using the following methods:

1. Free File Wiper
2. SDelete or Cipher
3. Microsoft Surface Data Eraser
4. Other free File Shredder software

Let us take a look at them in detail.

1] Free File Wiper

It a simple utility that lets you permanently delete files and folders via the context menu.

Once you decide to shred a file and send it via the context menu, you will get a confirmation box first.

After you click Yes, the files will be deleted permanently. The files or folders that are deleted are overwritten with standard and random patterns and after the wipe, cannot be undeleted or restored.

The tool displays an icon near the taskbar. Right-clicking allows you to set the options.

Whenever files are selected and deleted the icon residing in the system tray turns red and displays delete progress. The operation is super quick and once initiated, cannot be canceled. If you don’t like the icon appearing on your desktop, once you have set your options, you can right-click it again and select Exit. The tool will continue to work, nevertheless.

Since Free File Wiper is a portable application, it does not require any kind of installation method and can be easily carried on a USB drive. Do note that though the application is distributed as freeware, the author accepts donations from its users, so do not get irritated if you find a ‘Donate’ window appearing on your computer screen, once a week. You can get it here.

2] Delete files permanently with SDelete or Cipher from Microsoft

Microsoft SysInternals also has a powerful tool that lets you delete files permanently. With the SDelete tool from Microsoft, which you can download for free, you can overwrite the contents of free space on your disk to prevent deleted or encrypted files from being recovered. Cipher is a command-line tool from Microsoft that lets you encrypt, decrypt, securely erase, wipe deleted data and free space.

Read: How to wipe Hard Disk and MFT clean.

3] Microsoft Surface Data Eraser

Microsoft Surface Data Eraser is a simple tool that boots from a USB stick and allows a user to perform a secure wipe of all data from a compatible Surface device

4] Free File Shredder software

Apart from these, there are other freeware to delete files permanently. These free Secure Delete software will help you securely delete your data irrevocably. Some of them are being mentioned below:

• DBAN
• Overwrite
• BleachBit System Cleaner
• OW Shredder
• DeleteOnClick.
• Secure Delete
• Prevent Restore
• FileShredder.

Have you been using any of these? If so which one would you recommend? Or maybe we have missed your favorite free tool. Do share and let us know.

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