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The program does not have the required permissions to erase the unused space on disk

I am trying to use Heidi Eraser (I guess it's just called Eraser these days) to wipe unused disk space on a drive. No matter what I do, I get the following error message: The program does not have the required permissions to erase the unused …
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Deleting (Erasing) all Data from Failed SanDisk MicroSD Card

I've had two 32GB SanDisk MicroSD cards go bad recently. One I was able to temporarily revive using the kind advice offered in this thread: Recover Data from Card that cannot be read When I insert the other into a reader, it registers as 30.6MB…
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Remove Partition Table or wipe HDD automatically

My school is currently moving into a new building with new computers, so they're selling the old ones. Now, I need a live CD to automatically wipe the HDD or remove the partition table. There's no private information on the computers, so secure…
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Eraser says filesystem not suported

I tried to use Eraser to delete specific files but it didn't work out. I get the error filesystem not supported How do I solve my problem with Eraser? EDIT: I'm trying to delete files on the same drive as windows 7 is installed.
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Block mode for the eraser in Photoshop cc 2017

How do I enable the block mode for the eraser in Photoshop cc 2017? Here is my program view: I suppose the block mode should be somewhere in a Brush menu, but I can not find it:
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How to quickly delete folder (or erase disc completely)

is there a way how to quickly delete folder (containing cca 500 000 files / size 0,5 TB)? I do this quite often and it takes about 15 minutes (Windows 10, USB 3.0, HDD encrypted with BitLocker). No wiping (secure overwrite) is necessary. Background:…
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Erasing Unused disk space C drive with https://eraser.heidi.ie fills hdd and crashes

I've used eraser from https://eraser.heidi.ie for years. This time, on a ACER pc that has been reset to factory defaults, eraser crashes near the end of the process and leaves the pc with almost no free disk space. I reset to factory again and tried…
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Eraser: "Warning: This computer has had System Restore or Volume Shadow Copies enabled.". Does my USB flash drive contain any copies of files stored?

I use Eraser to try to safely erase any content present on my USB flash drive. After the erasure, I read in the log: Session: Monday, March 27, 2017 6:13:52 PM Monday, March 27, 2017 6:13:52 PM Warning This computer has had System Restore or…
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