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O&O SafeErase alternatives

  • Darik's Boot and Nuke

  • Dariks Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot disk that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.

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  • WipeFile

  • WipeFile erases files and folders secure and fast. WipeFile overwrites the information completely, so there is no way to undelete the files or reconstruct the file content.

    tags: Portable folders secure-delete directories disks
  • Permadelete

  • Permadelete is a free and open source file shredder, it deletes your files beyond recovery. It's made to be beautiful and easy to use and yet powerful.

    tags: file-shredder
  • Active@ KillDisk

  • Active@ Kill Disk is disk eraser software for secure formatting of hard drives without any possibility of following data recovery.

    tags: Portable booting-from-usb create-bootable-cd create-bootable-image create-bootable-usb
  • HDShredder

  • HDShredder deletes the contents of hard disks and other mass storage media reliably at the physical level. HDShredder can also be applied to individual partitions and the user can select to perform the deletion according to international security standards. HDShredder works independent of partition layout, file sys­tem and operating system. It also works with proprietary formats which otherwise would be inaccessible.

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  • SDelete

  • SDelete, short for Secure Delete, is a command-line based data destruction tool and can be run from the Command Prompt in Windows 7, Vista, or XP.

    tags: secure-delete delete-files
  • EraserDrop

  • EraserDrop Portable is an easy-to-use secure data removal tool. It is a drop target (a floating icon on your desktop) that you can drop files onto to quickly erase them so they can not be recovered. EraserDrop does away with the standard Eraser Portable interface and is packaged as a portable app so you can easily delete files on the go.

    tags: Portable secure-delete file-delete
  • xShredder

  • With xShredder you can destroy your sensitive files. Choose from simple destruction or shredding by Peter Gutmann 35 times.

    tags: Discontinued delete-files disk-wiper file-delete file-shredder
  • east-tec Eraser

  • Protect your sensitive data and privacy, and securely erase all evidence of your Internet and PC activity. Go beyond any system optimization or cleanup tool, improve your PC performance, and keep it clean and secure! east-tec Eraser has been continuously improved since its launch in 1998, and exceeds government and industry standards for the permanent erasure of digital information.

    tags: cleaner history-cleaner internet-privacy remove-junk-file secure-delete
  • Context-Shredder

  • With Context-Shredder you can destroy your sensitive files. Choose from simple destruction or shredding by Peter Gutmann. Users can create deletion tasks, overwrite available free space or destroy disk drives.

    tags: delete-files file-shredder permanently-remove-files secure-delete
  • BCWipe

  • BCWipe data wiping software enables you to permanently delete files selectively so that they can never be recovered or undeleted. BCWipe embeds itself within Windows and can be activated from the Explorer FILE Menu OR from the context (right-click) menu OR from BCWipe Task Manager OR from a command-line prompt. BCWipe complies with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD 5220.22-M) standard, U.S. Department of Energy (DoE M 205.1-2) standard and a set of other standard wiping schemes. You can also create and use your own customized wiping scheme to permanently delete files or wipe data and sensitive information from storage devices installed on your computer. »

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  • Hardwipe

  • Hardwipe is a free file wiper and drive cleaner for Windows. It can be used to permanently erase, or to "hard wipe", data on disk and portable storage media (i.e. USB drives and memory sticks) in order to prevent personal or sensitive business information from ever being recovered. It can wipe entire drives, wipe files individually, and sanitize unused drive space. It runs from within the OS and supports right-click context menus in Windows Explorer. Or you can simply use it as a standalone application if you prefer. »

    tags: Portable disk-maintenance disk-wiper permanently-remove-files secure-delete
  • Disk Wipe

  • Disk Wipe is Free, portable Windows application for permanent volume data destruction. With Disk Wipe you can erase all disk data and prevent recovery of those data. Formatting a hard drive with regular method leaves an open possibility to recover the data back. Many companies and users who just dumped their old hard drives in rubbish had found this the hard way. Disk Wipe solves this problem efficiently, using a powerful algorithms which fill the volume with useless rubbish binary data multiple times. The possibility of recovering information from drive formatted with Disk Wipe is almost non existent. »

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