Apps with 'Secure Delete' feature

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  1. PeaZip icon
     652 likes

    PeaZip is free file archiver utility, based on Open Source technologies of 7-Zip, p7zip, FreeArc, PAQ, and PEA projects, for Linux, macOS and Windows.

    • File Archiver
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    PeaZip
    97 alternatives
    4.1
    Very Good43 reviews
  2. Eraser icon
     155 likes

    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.

    Eraser screenshot 1
    47 alternatives
    3.6
    Good7 reviews
  3. 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...

    DBAN Installer
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  4. HDShredder icon
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    HDShredder by Miray Software deletes entire hard disks, partitions or other storage media securely and according to international standards if desired. Safely recycle your hard drive!.

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    51 alternatives
  5. 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.

    Alternate File Shredder screenshot 1
    40 alternatives
  6. R-Wipe & Clean is a complete R-Tools solution to erase useless files on your computer, prevent identity theft, and maintain computer privacy. Using this program, you can erase files and folders using fast, secure wiping algorithms, clean your computer from various...

    • PaidProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    R-Wipe & Clean screenshot 1
    95 alternatives
  7. O&O SafeErase icon
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    O&O SafeErase is a security software designed to provide comprehensive protection against unauthorized access to any confidential data you wish to erase. It is capable of permanently deleting a range of data types, from outdated financial information and email archives to...

    • PaidProprietary
    • Windows
    O&O SafeErase screenshot 1
    36 alternatives
  8. CleanMyPC icon
     9 likes

    CleanMyPC is a dozen tools in one for a cleaner and safer PC. It scans your whole system to clean up junk files and speed up your computer. Uninstall apps the right way, remove annoying apps sitting in your Autorun, protect online privacy, and more.

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    159 alternatives
  9.  6 likes

    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).

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Disk wipe in progress
  10. iShredder icon
     1 like

    Utilizes certified erasure standards to destroy files, folders, contacts, and messages while securely wiping storage, generating erasure reports, and protecting access.

    • File Shredder
    • PaidProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    iShredder screenshot 1
    14 alternatives
  11. OW Shredder icon
     1 like

    OW Shredder is a powerful security tool, that allows you to completely erase sensitive data from your computer. Individual files, free disk space, and entire volumes get erased securely. In addition OW Shredder offers various tools to scan, analyze, and wipe; other traces that...

    Main Window
    19 alternatives
  12.  1 like

    shred is a command on Unix-like operating systems that can be used to securely delete files and devices so that it is extremely difficult to recover them, even with specialized hardware and technology; assuming recovery is possible at all, which is not always the case.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • BSD
    • Linux
    1 alternatives
  13.  8 likes

    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.

    • FreeProprietary
    • Windows
    Help Screen
    43 alternatives
  14. The working with the computer and the browsing in the internet leave numerous digital traces on the disk. The normal functions of the operating system don’t delete these traces completely. In order to delete the data really, the abylon SHREDDER overwrites the files, internet...

    Main UI
    34 alternatives
  15. Active@ Kill Disk is disk eraser software for secure formatting of hard drives without any possibility of following data recovery.

    • FreemiumProprietary
    • Windows
    Active@ KillDisk screenshot 1
    41 alternatives
  16. BCWipe icon
     5 likes

    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...

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  17. 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.

    Context-Shredder screenshot 1
    35 alternatives
  18. File Shredder icon
     10 likes

    File Shredder is a FREE and powerful application to shred and permanently remove unwanted files from your computer.

    • Discontinued
    • FreeProprietary
    • Windows
    Main UI
    34 alternatives