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Software Clinic: How do I permanently delete a file?

Software Clinic: How do I permanently delete a file?
Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti

Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti

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The Software Clinic is our series to help diagnose and solve any software issues you may be having. Send us a question, and we’ll do our best to find the solution.

Sam wants to delete a file, but he knows there’s still a chance that it could be recovered. How can he delete the file permanently and make sure that it can never be recovered? Check out the video below to find out.

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Want to know more? Check out our in-depth tutorial on how to permanently delete a file.

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