Earlier this week, we reported on a new bug discovered in Windows 10 build 1809 that would no long display an overwrite confirmation prompt when using the built-in Windows 10 zip functionality. The ...

A security researcher has disclosed exploit code for a fourth zero-day vulnerability in Windows operating system in just as many months. The bug enables overwriting a target file with arbitrary data.

I'm writing an image resizing utility and I want to allow the option of overwriting source images. When I try to (using <tt>Image.Save(string filename, ImageFormat ...

On an external drive, the delete key is more of a suggestion than a final verdict. Files that appear to vanish from a USB stick, portable SSD, or backup hard drive often linger in the background, ...

Thinking a deleted file is truly gone is wishful thinking — but Windows’ sDelete tool can wipe it permanently and make it impossible to recover.

Michael Rohaly reports a case where iPhoto appears responsible for deleting photo files from his drive. The problem started when he was running a slide show of a photo album and noticed the appearance ...

I am having issues copying files over to our server. I copy files to my desktop and make changes, then copy back over to the server. It usually lets me overwrite it once. However if I need to make ...

How to delete files securely and completely in Windows 11 using SDelete Your email has been sent Meeting DoD standards for securely deleting files in Windows 11 requires the use of a special ...

With stories abounding of identity theft aided by information lifted from discarded storage devices, you want devices you no longer plan to use to have no usable information when they head out the ...