# Secure File Destroy Method?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/secure-file-destroy-method/227818>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [June 2, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/secure-file-destroy-method/227818 "2007-06-02T16:11:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Seb\_Hughes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Seb\_Hughes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Seb_Hughes)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/secure-file-destroy-method/227818/1 "2007-06-02T16:11:38Z")

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Somtimes when I delete file with sensitive/important data I usually open a hex editor and overwrite everythign with 0’s, then i delete it. Is this a secure way of destorying data, once ive overwritten the data and saved it is this file recoverable or is it gone FOREVER?