Erase the first file

Get to know the procedure of O&O SafeErase with a test file: select it, check the erase job, erase it and read the report.

Prerequisites: O&O SafeErase is installed and activated, or the trial version is running. You have created a test file whose contents you do not need, for example a text file on the desktop.

1. On the start page, select Files and folders.
2. Select Files and choose the test file, or drag it into the list.
3. Select View > Show path and check that the list contains only the test file.
4. Continue to Review erase job.
5. Under What, check the file; under How, the erase method. Under Afterwards, turn on Save and sign report.
6. Select Delete securely now.
7. Wait until the completion page appears, then select Show report.

Result: The test file is overwritten and deleted without passing through the Recycle Bin. The report lists the file, the method used and the result OK.

Erasure cannot be undone

Once started, an erasure cannot be reversed. Check the list before every erasure.

Next steps

• Erase files and folders with all options
• Erase browser and Windows traces
• Clean free space to remove remnants of files deleted earlier