Todd Zullinger <tmz <at> pobox.com> writes: > If you want much more secure deletion, take a look at DBAN: > > http://dban.sourceforge.net/ > > Another option is to use disk encryption. Then you could give your > disk away without deleting or wiping anything and still be secure. Yes I am aware of both these which are great for total inaccessibility to others for an entire disk. In this case I was looking for deletion of a small number of files which may have sensitive info but to retain the system, including the HD, in a working fashion for the new owner. Thanks for the reply though.