Sunday, 11 March 2012

How to Delete Files Permanently Using Windows Right Click Menu

It is well known that when you delete any file/folder on Windows OS it will send the deleted file or folder into the Recycle Bin. If you have deleted a file or a folder by mistake you can easily recover it back from the Recycle Bin. So it is very easy to get back your important data from Recycle Bin even after you have deleted them. To prevent these types of problems we need to empty Recycle Bin every day but it can get pretty frustrating to do it all the time. So there is another one popular way to delete the files permanently that is by pressing Shift +Delete to remove file/folder permanently from computer. Yea ! I know it is good and easy way to delete the files permanently but it can be made even more easier. We can add permanently delete option to Windows right click Context Menu. Once we successfully add permanently delete option to Windows context menu you can delete any file/folder from the system permanently with one click go without having to press shift + delete anymore. To put this option to the Context menu you have two simple ways, the first one is use any third party paid software to add Delete command on context menu and the second way is to enter manually the relevant entry in Windows registry. I like the second option and I am sure most of us will as well. Please follow the under mentioned steps as shown below to get the permanent delete option on your right click context menu.
1. . First of all we need SDelete utility or we can say small command line tool from here. You need to extract it because it comes in compressed ZIP file.
2. After extraction of this zip file copy sdelete.exe into C:\Windows\System32 folder, and then click on Continue and Yes to approve and then copying it there.
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3. We are already Half way done. Now need to make a registry entry on your Windows registry. This entry will add Permanently Delete options in context menu. Manually editing of registry might be dangerous so we have one more option to add registry entry in the safest way. We can download ready to use reg file from sevenforums.com. Download here.
4. Now you have downloaded registry entry to enter it on your system registry click on downloaded file. Window will prompt for security warning, click on Run button. Sometimes Windows may ask for some more security checks please select Yes button.
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5. Congratulations clip_image002now you have the option to delete file permanently from Windows right click Context menu.

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