Active@ KillDisk Alternatives

Active@ KillDisk is described as 'Active@ Kill Disk is disk eraser software for secure formatting of hard drives without any possibility of following data recovery' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Active@ KillDisk for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, PortableApps.com and Self-Hosted apps. The best Active@ KillDisk alternative is Eraser, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Active@ KillDisk are DiskGenius, Darik's Boot and Nuke, Permadelete and Stellar File Eraser.

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Active@ KillDisk alternatives are mainly File Shredders but may also be File Recovery Tools or Partition Managers.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Active@ KillDisk.
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Active@ Kill Disk is disk eraser software for secure formatting of hard drives without any possibility of following data recovery.

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Active@ KillDisk alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. File Shredder icon
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    File Shredder is a FREE and powerful application to shred and permanently remove unwanted files from your computer.

    37 File Shredder alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.50, released in 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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    Lowvel overwrites data with zeroes, i.e. performs so called zero-filling of a storage device. It should be noted that after such zeroing, neither a data recovery software nor a data recovery service can recover data off the device.

    38 Lowvel alternatives

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    • FreeProprietary

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    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Lowvel Features

    1.  Low level

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  3. BCWipe icon
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    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...

    39 BCWipe alternatives

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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  4. CyberShredder icon
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    CyberShredder is a quick, safe and handy utility that lets you erase confidential files from your computer permanently. Normal file deletion will remove a file's directory entry and allocation table information.

    22 CyberShredder alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • GR flagGreece
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

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  5. Zer0 icon
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    Zer0 is a user friendly file deletion tool with a high level of security. With Zer0, you'll be able to delete files and to prevent file recovery by a 3rd person.

    33 Zer0 alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    KC Softwares has shut down all activities by end of October 2023.

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    When you normally delete your files in Mac OS X, the operating system is only forgetting where those particular files are placed, while the data still physically remains on the drive. Beginning with Mac OS 10.

    36 Permanent Eraser alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Mac

    Permanent Eraser Features

    1. Finder icon  Apple Finder Integration

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  7. EraserDrop icon
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    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 .

    36 EraserDrop alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    EraserDrop Features

    1.  Portable

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    HDD Wipe Tool is a freeware utility for low-level hard disk drive erasing.

    Supported interfaces: S-ATA (SATA), IDE (E-IDE), SCSI, USB, FIREWIRE. Big drives (LBA-48) are supported. Supported Manufacturers: Maxtor, Hitachi, Seagate, Samsung, Toshiba, Fujitsu, IBM, Quantum, Wester.

    9 HDD Wipe Tool alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

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    wipe is a little command for securely erasing files from magnetic media. It compiles under various unix platforms, including Linux 2. * , (Open, Net, Free)BSD, aix 4.1, SunOS 5.5.1, Solaris 2.6. wipe is released under the GPL.

    28 wipe alternatives

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Linux

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    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, keep it clean and secure! Continuously improved since 1998.

    32 east-tec Eraser alternatives

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    • RO flagRomania
    • European Union flagEU

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    • Windows

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    Easy File Shredder shreds custom files and free disk space beyond recovery using advanced data deletion algorithms approved by the military and government organizations.

    37 Easy File Shredder alternatives

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    • FreemiumProprietary

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    • US flagUnited States

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    • Windows

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    UltraShredder is a standalone, USB portable file shredder which deletes sensitive files by overwriting them with random characters, saving it to disk each time, and then bypasses the recycle bin, thus acting as your personal, portable file shredder.

    38 UltraShredder alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Download unavailable.

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