I don't know whether Aaron is an undercover DEA agent but that "defrag destroys all evidence" is pretty much nonsense. Especially running defrag after format is completely pointless. You thought you're smart because you knew that's gonna be faster, right? After a format completely fill the disk with non-compressible data. That should really destroy all evidence unless you're public no. 1 in which case the billion to restore the data anyway might be justified. Yeah I know under Windows such a simple task is really difficult to accomplish. Just download a boot disk for Linux or any BSD and use dd to overwrite your disk (dd if=/dev/zero bs=64k of=/dev/path_to_raw_device). That's a one-liner and effective.

Nonetheless, you should really use disk encryption and get some Alzheimer. There's no safer way and I'm pretty sure real lolipedofins are smart enough for that.

Jesus, even having the feds come to my house and take my computer would be just about the most shaming experience of my life. How would I explain to the roommates..

F' peer2peer smut.

I'm using CyberScrub to delete "beyond recovery" most of the stuff on my HD. Is there anything in the registry or anything I need to worry about. I am pretty much computer illiterate, as my situation would suggest.

Haha! No joke. That's almost as bad as going to prison.

Hey All.

Not sure if anybody is checking this thread any longer, but I have some thoughts and issues to discuss along the lines of "underage nudity."

First of all, somebody mentioned previously that most files are labeled incorrectly, either in an effort to make people think they are what they aren't, or to make people think they aren't what they really are (what?). For example, my first foray into this subject came one day when I had results that included "16yo," "17yo," etc (i.e. under 18) in the title. At first, I think to myself, "why in God's name would anybody BLATANTLY ADVERTISE that these files are of underage people? This can't be real." I was very suspicious, at first thinking that the people really were of age. Afterward, I thought that the reason they were advertising "Hey, I'm illegal" to the world was because they were bait courtesy of the FBI. Anyway, I selected one, downloaded it to about 50%, then paused and previewed. The person depicted was indeed young, but COULD have been 18. Too close for comfort, thought I. So cancel, delete the temp.

Upon further research, I read that "deleting is not enough." I promptly downloaded the free program aptly titled "Eraser," which can both erase (i.e. overwrite randomly slash scrambling) both empty space of a HD, as well as erasing the Recycle Bin. I've had good results, and have considered formatting and reinstalling Windows, but recent posts have caused me to feel that it may not be worth it.

Well now, after reviewing the posts on this subject, I'm torn between those that feel that a few accidental files (which does happen to friggin' EVERYONE) are harmless and those that have gotten nailed for just that, i.e. a few accidental files, i.e. Mr. Killians.

I would be very anxious to hear anyone's and everyone's response to this, as well as welcoming suggestions as to further courses of action. I think that I've been relatively careful and responsible as to my actions (Erasing, etc). One very good piece of advice for those still wishing to download legit porn (ahem) is to be AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE. Search for particular stars, studios, titles, and the like. Also, preview ASAP... if it's illicit, JUNK IT. I am not one of those people that leaves their comp on for days on end, sharing this and that. When I DL, I watch it every inch of the way.

OK Y'All. I welcome your rejoinder.