File Shredders

When files are deleted (and even emptied from the recycle bin or trash) off your hard drive, they could still potentially be recoverable if someone were to gain access to it. These apps ensure that data is truly wiped from the storage device from whence it came.

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BleachBit
Free • Open Source
System Cleaner
File Shredder
Disk Usage Analyzer
Mac
Windows
Linux
Blackberry
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147 alternatives to BleachBit
BleachBit deletes unnecessary files to free valuable disk space, maintain privacy, and remove junk.
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BleachBit Features
1. Ad-freeBleachBit doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Privacy focusedBleachBit is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
3. LightweightBleachBit consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
4. PortableBleachBit can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. Delete Temporary FilesYou can use BleachBit to delete temporary files to clean up and optimize your system.
6. Dark ModeBleachBit supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
7. Command line interfaceBleachBit either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Selective Wipe
Works in a terminal
Multiple languages
Disk Maintenance
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Glary Utilities
Freemium • Proprietary
System Cleaner
Software Uninstaller
Duplicate File Finder
Windows
Android
249 alternatives to Glary Utilities
Glary Utilities offers numerous powerful and easy-to-use system tools and utilities to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC.
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Glary Utilities Features
1. Ad-freeGlary Utilities doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. Photo RecoveryGlary Utilities can recover photos from damaged, failed, corrupted, or inaccessible storage.
3. PortableGlary Utilities can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
4. Delete Temporary FilesYou can use Glary Utilities to delete temporary files to clean up and optimize your system.
5. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsGlary Utilities can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
6. Malware AnalysisGlary Utilities can inspect a suspicious file or URL to detect potential threats.
Registry repairing
1-click maintenance
Memory Optimization
Automatic Duplicate Merge
Multiple languages
Real-time Junk Monitoring
File Splitting
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Eraser
Free • Open Source
File Shredder
Windows
PortableApps.com
44 alternatives to Eraser
Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.
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Eraser Features
1. PortableEraser can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Clean Master
Freemium • Proprietary
System Cleaner
Software Uninstaller
File Recovery Tool
Windows
147 alternatives to Clean Master
Clean Master for PC is a cleaner of junk files and a computer optimizer. The desktop tool removes invalid, temporary, and cache files that tend to slow down a device. It targets over 500 applications and cleans software junk left behind.
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Clean Master Features
Multiple languages
1-click maintenance
Software Management
Warning
The Android version of Clean Master was removed by Google in 2020 from the Play Store including all Cheetah Mobile's apps "for violating our disruptive ads policy and disallowed interstitial policy."
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AVG PC TuneUp
Paid • Proprietary
System Cleaner
Duplicate File Finder
Software Uninstaller
Windows
178 alternatives to AVG PC TuneUp
Make your old PC live longer — and your new PC run faster — with AVG TuneUp. Our PC optimizer comes with revamped Sleep Mode technology to boost your PC speed and performance, and Disk and Browser Cleaners that free your storage space.
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AVG PC TuneUp Features
1-click maintenance
Customize Windows
Memory Optimization
Registry repairing
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ABAN
Free • Open Source
File Shredder
Mac
Windows
Linux
4 alternatives to ABAN
ABAN is a boot CD/USB stick for easily and securely wiping all the disks in a machine. Boot disks are available for both 32-bit and 64-bit machines. As a boot disk, it doesn't care what OS is on the machine (or if there is any OS at all).

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Alternate File Shredder
Free • Open Source
File Shredder
Windows
42 alternatives to Alternate File Shredder
This program offers the possibility to finally delete files and/or folders (no recovery possible). The program also can overwrite the free space on a drive, which means, that already deleted files cannot be restored, too.

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Permadelete
Free • Open Source
File Shredder
Windows
47 alternatives to 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.

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Wasted
Free • Open Source
File Shredder
Android
F-Droid
2 alternatives to Wasted
Lock a device and wipe its data on emergency.

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Shreddit - Data Eraser
Free • Proprietary
File Shredder
Android
2 alternatives to Shreddit - Data Eraser
Shreddit is a data eraser app that effectively deletes confidential data from your Android device. It does so by deleting the files/data and overwriting on the space occupied by them. The data is erased in such a manner that no recovery tool can recover it.
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Shreddit - Data Eraser Features
Android Security
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SlimCleaner
Freemium • Proprietary
System Cleaner
File Shredder
Windows
223 alternatives to SlimCleaner
SlimCleaner is a freeware PC maintenance program that uses crowd-sourced feedback to make up-to-date optimization recommendations for users. In many ways it's like other cleaning apps. It includes a windows database cleaner, a privacy protector, junk cleaner, a file...
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SlimCleaner Features
1. PortableSlimCleaner can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Warning
Trial download triggers numerous concerns on VirusTotal. https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/e5aa33cc9ff7765900bc6378c0a4bbdee0f04eb8a8788e3b017a9b63b80b0de6/detection
Bundleware
The installer contains adware and possibly other malware. Be careful during the installation: https://alternativeto.net/discussions/applications/11718/be-careful-in-the-installation/
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MacCleaner Pro
Freemium • Proprietary
System Cleaner
File Shredder
Mac
8 alternatives to MacCleaner Pro
MacCleaner Pro is the all-in-one software program that keeps your Mac digitally clean and boosts its performance. This program helps you clean up your Mac’s hard drive from tons of junk files, and as a result, creates more storage space.
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MacCleaner Pro Features
Support for Large File
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iShredder
Paid • Proprietary
File Shredder
Mac
Windows
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
10 alternatives to iShredder
iShredder, is a secure data erasure technology introduced in 2011 by the company ProtectStar™ and the German security expert Chris Bohn.

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Toolwiz Care
Free • Proprietary
System Cleaner
Duplicate File Finder
Defrag Tool
Windows
158 alternatives to Toolwiz Care
Toolwiz Care is a free tool set designed to speed up your PC and give your system full care. With multi-functional optimization suite, this software provides a collection of tools that includes System Checkup, System Cleanup, System Speedup, System Virtualization and 40+...
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Toolwiz Care Features
Disk Maintenance
Software Management
1-click maintenance
Discontinued
Discontinued but still available at download sites: http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/toolwiz_care.html
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WinTools.net
Paid • Proprietary
System Cleaner
Software Uninstaller
Duplicate File Finder
Windows
144 alternatives to WinTools.net
Is a suite of tools for increasing MS Windows operating system performance. WinTools.net cleanly removes unwanted software from disk drives and dead references from the Windows registry. WinTools.net puts you in control of the Windows start up process, memory monitoring and...
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WinTools.net Features
Memory Optimization
Warning
Overal funcionality is questionlable, since it looks like a bunch of shortcuts for build-in windows tools.
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