[DELPHI] - Securely Erase Files

Please take caution when using this code as files which are deleted will not be able to be recovered

Code:

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procedure WipeFile(FileName: string);
var
  buffer: array [0..4095] of Byte;
  max, n: LongInt;
  i: Integer;
  fs: TFileStream;

  procedure RandomizeBuffer;
  var
    i: Integer;
  begin
    for i := Low(buffer) to High(buffer) do
      buffer[i] := Random(256);
  end;
begin
  fs := TFilestream.Create(FileName, fmOpenReadWrite or fmShareExclusive);
  try
    for i := 1 to 3 do
    begin
      RandomizeBuffer;
      max := fs.Size;
      fs.Position := 0;
      while max > 0 do
      begin
        if max > SizeOf(buffer) then
          n := SizeOf(buffer)
        else
          n := max;
        fs.Write(Buffer, n);
        max := max - n;
      end;
      FlushFileBuffers(fs.Handle);
    end;
  finally
    fs.Free;
  end;
  Deletefile(FileName);
end;

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