Is System.IO.File.Delete function secure?

[CeciAc]

@agowa338 commented on Fri Jun 28 2019

Hello, the documentation does not mention if using this function is secure in the sense of plaintext data being effectively deleted from disk, or if it just removes the file descriptor.

Also the function File.Encrypt is lacking this kind of information. Does it create an encrypted copy of the file or does it actually overwrite the plaintext on disk, so that it cannot easily be restored afterwards.

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• Content: File.Delete(String) Method (System.IO)
• Content Source: xml/System.IO/File.xml
• Product: dotnet-api
• Technology: system.io
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[CeciAc]

Hi team,
I'm moving this here since the contributor is refering to the original documentation
best

[mairaw]

@JeremyKuhne @carlossanlop can you help with these questions about File.Delete and File.Encrypt?

[agowa]

any update?