Erase
Erase verb - To destroy all traces of.
Files
Both words in one sentence
- Lister, Cat, Kryten, and Kochansky are subjected to two layers of simulation, so they could catch Rimmer attempting to erase their memories of him stealing the crew's confidential files.
Source: Virtual Reality Interrogation -
Don't Tell Mama: Davey Mylar doesn't want his mother to find out about his identity as Mr Crime II, and has rigged his computer to erase all his files if he doesn't enter a password every 48 hours.
Source: Comic Strip / Dick Tracy -
Although the professor manages to kill both his present and future selves and erase all of his files, as the episode ends, the girlfriend is continuing the research on her own with backups of the erased data.
Source: Set Right What Once Went Wrong
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