When you use the McAfee Shredder tool to delete the contents of your Recycle Bin and Temporary Internet Files, it ensures that the information cannot be recovered. You can also use the McAfee Shredder tool to delete the entire contents of a removable drive, including external hard drives, USB drives, and floppy disks.
You can specify how many times (up to 10) that you want to shred an item: 1 (Quick) is the fastest and 10 (Complete) is the most secure. The more times you shred an item, the more confident you can feel knowing that your private information cannot be recovered.
A summary screen shows you the total number of items shred and any items that cannot be shredded. If you minimize your McAfee software while the tool is running, an alert shows you the total number of items shred and any items that cannot be shredded.
You can also shred an item directly from Windows Explorer with a manual shred.
 | Before you shred any files or folders, make sure that you no longer need them. Once you shred a file, it is gone forever and cannot be restored. |