Slap wrote:
>
> "Slap" <> wrote in message
> news:ScOmn.44415$...
>>
>> "John Aldred" <> wrote in message
>> news:dwNmn.200978$2...
>>> I am aware that shadow copies are invaluable to those of us that want to
>>> restore a document to a previous version, or even recover one that has
>>> been
>>> deleted from the recycle bin.
>>>
>>> However there are certain sensitive personal documents that I would like
>>> to
>>> completely remove from the computer once I have made a hard copy.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know of a way to selectively turn off shadow copy for My
>>> Documents folder, and to delete the various snapshots taken of that
>>> folder?
>>>
>>
>> Doesn't look like it, not easy anyway. Have a read...
>> http://blog.szynalski.com/2009/11/23...ystem-restore/
>>
>
> In case you miss the link in the above have a look here...
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...8VS.85%29.aspx
> --
Thanks very much for the information.
I have two thick manuals published by Microsoft Press but neither of them
mention shadow copies.
I did find some information on-line which enabled me to list the shadow
volumes and to view the contents of the files - but nothing about excluding
certain folders of deleting existing content.
However I have just found what looks to be a useful utility. This is
East-Tec Eraser 2010.Available from here:-
www.east-tec.com/consumer/eraser
Primarily it is one of those privacy tools that cleans up personal data and
securely deletes files.
In addition it has a Volume Shadow Copy Manager tool which can be set to
exclude personal files. It can also securely delete existing volumes.
I shall give it a try, and hope that it doesn't wreck my Win7 installation.
--
John Aldred
