Deleting Files and Folders

You can add files and folders to securely delete in several ways:

 

1.From the ribbon menu. (Add File or Add Folder)

2.From the ribbon bar.

3.Drag and drop to the file list. (See UAC Restrictions)

4.Using the context menu from Windows.

5.Using the built in File Explorer.

 

Once you have added all the files and folders that you want to delete press the Delete Files button to continue to the deletion process.

 

 

A verify screen will pop up where you will have your last chance to double check the files and folders that you chose to delete.

 

 

 

When you delete files, the 'Deleting Files....' progress dialog will show up. The pass progress bar shows the current progress of the wipe pass on the file. The file progress bar shows the current progress on the total passes on the file. The total progress bar shows the overall progress of all the files being deleted. If a file is taking too long or you decide to use a different wipe method or you just want to cancel the wipe, press the 'Abort' button.

 

Note: XL Delete will use the wipe method specified in the Settings to delete the files. You can review these settings by going to 'Preferences' in the ribbon menu.

 

 

Once all the files and folders have been deleted you will have the option to save the status log to a file.

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