# ⚡ Speed Delete - Standalone Edition

**Fully standalone** file and folder deletion tool for Windows. Works on heavily restricted systems.

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## Features

- ✅ **Delete Files & Folders** - Both single files and entire folders
- ✅ **Fast Delete** - Instant deletion for general cleanup
- ✅ **Forensic Removal** - Military-grade wipe, data cannot be recovered by ANY recovery software or forensic tools
- ✅ **No Installation** - Single portable exe
- ✅ **No Admin Rights** - Works without elevation
- ✅ **No Network** - Works on restricted systems (banks, gov, etc.)
- ✅ **Failed Files List** - Shows which files couldn't be deleted and why

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## Delete Modes

| Mode | Speed | Recovery | Use Case |
|------|-------|----------|----------|
| ⚡ **Fast Delete** | Instant | Possible with tools | General cleanup |
| 🛡️ **Forensic Removal** | Slower | **IMPOSSIBLE** | Private/sensitive files |

### How Forensic Removal Works

1. Overwrites file with **random data**
2. Overwrites file with **all zeros** (0x00)
3. Overwrites file with **all ones** (0xFF)
4. Then deletes the file

**Data CANNOT be recovered by:**
- ❌ File recovery software (Recuva, PhotoRec, etc.)
- ❌ Forensic disk imaging & analysis
- ❌ File carving tools
- ❌ MFT/journal analysis
- ❌ Any undelete utility

**Perfect for:**
- 🔒 Private photos & videos
- 🔒 Financial documents
- 🔒 Confidential work files
- 🔒 Personal data before selling/returning a device
- 🔒 Leaving a company and removing personal files

### ⚠️ Note About SSDs

On SSDs, forensic removal is less reliable due to wear leveling. For maximum security on SSDs:
- Use full-disk encryption (BitLocker)
- Use the SSD's built-in Secure Erase command

On **HDDs**, forensic removal is 100% effective.

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## Building

**Requirements:** Node.js (only for building, NOT for running)

```
1. Double-click BUILD.bat
2. Wait 2-5 minutes
3. Get dist/SpeedDelete.exe (~65MB)
```

**The built exe is completely standalone!** End users don't need Node.js.

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## For End Users

Just double-click `SpeedDelete.exe`. That's it!

- No installation
- No admin rights
- No browser
- No network
