PrivaZer Discussion Thread

Did you have multiple drives on the same device and does your recovery tool scan the entire device looking for lost partitions ?
And did you clean the MFT with PrivaZer (not only the free space) ?

 

Here is a test.

1) I copied around 2GB of files (some privazer installation files copied multiple times) on a 2 GB drive F:
Here are the folders containing the files :




2) I deleted them all (they were sent to the recycle bin and then I emptied the recycle bin)

3) I run Recuva. The recovery is possible. Around 2 GB of files to be recovered as you can see below.
That's normal as emptying the recycle bin is not a secure deletion.




4) I scan now the same drive with PrivaZer, it found traces in the MFT, in the free space, in the USN Journal and in the $LogFile :











5) Now I run the PrivaZer cleanup with following options :



and the result of the cleanup :




6) I check the cleanup with PrivaZer and Recuva. No files can be recovered now !

 

And with Recuva, nothing to be recovered anymore :




even with Recuva "deep scan".
All 0 byte files listed below are the one used by PrivaZer to clean the free space, the MFT, the USN Journal and the $Logfile




Filenames, file contents have beeen securely erased by PrivaZer.

Hope it helps,

 

Is there a way so that PrivaZer does Not create Registry Back Ups at all?

 

Hello @ArchiveX

here :

 

I've already Unchecked Save registry changes made by next cleanups
while kept Checked Delete backups older than 1 month
BUT PrivaZer STILL stores Registry Back Ups...

 

@ArchiveX
here too it is deactivate, when initializing cleanup stuff ?

 

@Rules
I've already done it.

 

Ok, i don't have this behaviour on severals computers, with these settings, no registry is backed up, maybe you should uninstall it + remove parameters when asking and try again.
Version pro 4.0.114.
Maybe others users could confirm.

 

https://i.postimg.cc/rFZH6tQ7/2025-11-19-194900.jpg

v4.0.114 on Windows 11 25H2 x64

 

Ok, i am on 24H2, maybe this is why, wait for a member with 25H2 confirmation or @The_PrivaZer_Team

 

@ArchiveX,
under investigation...
Do you run some automatic cleanups ? At PC startup for instance ? Or at browser closing ?

 

No, I do Not run any kind of Automatic Cleanups.

 

@ArchiveX
Maybe your registry backup is not created by PrivaZer itself but Windows :
Check these :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Configuration Manager, is the key "EnablePeriodicBackup" exist ? if not you could create-it using Powershell :

Code:

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Configuration Manager" -Name EnablePeriodicBackup -Type DWORD -Value 0

Also in taskscheduler disable Microsoft>Windows>registry>RegIdleBackup

Restart computer and check, if nothing occurs, please delete the created registry key and revertback RegIdleBackup to previous state.

PS :The changes made in registry always delicate, At your own risk!!!!

 

I used PowerShell and created the key "EnablePeriodicBackup" with Value O.
I disabled Task Scheduler Microsoft>Windows>registry>RegIdleBackup
PrivaZer STILL stores Registry Back Ups.
It is PrivaZer; not Windows.

 

Hello @ArchiveX,

Please download this modified version :
https://www.privazer.com/PrivaZer_free-registry-backup-fix.exe

It will fix the problem. We reworked the registry backup options.

OK ?

 

I'm glad I help you to trace that issue.
Great that PrivaZer responded quick enough...

 

Thanks @ArchiveX

 

@ArchiveX,
Improved version here (registry backup and fixing an issue) :
https://www.privazer.com/PrivaZer_free-cinek.exe