Re: Using the Cipher utility to overwrite deleted files

cipher.exe is part of EFS. EFS isn't included in XP Home Edition, so the cipher.exe command isn't present.

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"S. Pidgorny <MVP>" <slavickp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:O47bXhe9HHA.4712@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
cipher /w works on the entire volume only

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"Robert" <Robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0BF95F1C-BD73-4066-A169-EDA92C5FBD1E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

-- I have Win XP Home Edition. If I type in "cipher: /W:C:\Protected"
(without quotes) will this command overwrite only data deleted from the
folder named Protected, which is found at C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My
Documents\Protected; or will it overwrite all data on my C: Drive that is not
allocated to files or folders, or what will it overwrite? Thank you,
Robert


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