Windows 10: Disk Digger and deleted files

Discus and support Disk Digger and deleted files in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; I scanned my drive with disk digger to find a bunch of old files on my computer that I had deleted. I want to make sure they're completely gone and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/MychaelH, Jun 3, 2020.

  1. Disk Digger and deleted files


    I scanned my drive with disk digger to find a bunch of old files on my computer that I had deleted. I want to make sure they're completely gone and cant be recovered without erasing everything on my drive ( i still have other files on it) How would I do it? I used Eraser on the recycle bin but that didn't get rid of them.

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    /u/MychaelH, Jun 3, 2020
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  2. DISK CLEANUP

    Hello,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    1. Which files are you trying to delete using disk clean up?
    2. Which version of Windows are you currently using?


    Please reply back with the information to the above questions in order to provide you with appropriate troubleshooting steps:



    I understand that you are trying to free up memory using Disk Cleanup. If you are trying to delete files using disk cleanup on Windows 10, I suggest you to refer the following article on

    Disk cleanup in Windows 10
    for steps to perform disk clean up on your PC.



    Hope it helps.



    Sandeep Kumar M

    Microsoft Community – Moderator
     
    Sandeep_KM, Jun 3, 2020
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  3. Windows old files deleting

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query at Microsoft community. I will be glad to assist you.

    I suggest you follow this steps and check if it helps.


    • Open Disk Cleanup by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type Disk Cleanup, and then, in the list of results, click Disk Cleanup.

    • If you're prompted to choose a drive, click the drive you just installed Windows on, and then click OK.

    • In the Disk Cleanup dialog box, on the Disk Cleanup tab, click Clean up system files.

    • If you're again prompted to choose a drive, click the drive you just installed Windows on, and then click OK.

    • Select the Previous Windows installation(s) check box, and any other check boxes for the files you want to delete, and then click OK.

    • In the message that appears, click Delete Files.
    Hope this helps.

    For further assistance, you can post your query in Microsoft Community.

    Thank you.
     
    Rakesh Narayanaswamy, Jun 3, 2020
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  4. Disk Digger and deleted files

    deleting old windows files but disk space is still full

    Here's the proper way to delete the Windows.old folder:

    Step 1: Click in Windows' search field, type Cleanup, then click Disk Cleanup.

    Step 2: Click the "Clean up system files" button.

    Step 3: Wait a bit while Windows scans for files, then scroll down the list until you see "Previous Windows installation(s)."

    Step 4: Check the box next to the entry, then make sure there are no other boxes checked (unless you do indeed want to delete those items). Click OK to start the cleanup.
     
    FernandoYebra1, Jun 3, 2020
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