Darik's Boot and Nuke Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Darik's Boot and Nuke for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Windows alternative is ABAN, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Darik's Boot and Nuke and many of them are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to Darik's Boot and Nuke are WipeFile, Hardwipe, Permadelete and Active@ KillDisk.

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Darik's Boot and Nuke

Freemium • Open Source

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Dariks Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot disk that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers....

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ABAN
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Free • Open Source
File Shredder
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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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Standalone tool for full disk wiping. Since it does not have fancy graphical UI, not recommended for newbies.
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free, standalone bootable tool, no additional os required
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WipeFile
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
32 alternatives to 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. Supports 14 different wipe methods: Two US Navy standards, the standard of the US Department of Defence, U.
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WipeFile Features
1. PortableWipeFile can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Folders
Multiple Overwriting Modes
Multiple languages
Context Menu extension
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This does not wipe drives securely independent of OS
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Hardwipe
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
32 alternatives to 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...
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Hardwipe Features
1. PortableHardwipe can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Disk Maintenance
Permadelete
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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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This alternative is disputed. Permadelete is still a legitimate alternative to Darik's Boot and Nuke, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
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DBAN does not require Windows OS or any operating system, as it has it's own self-contained Linux environment.
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Active@ KillDisk
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
38 alternatives to Active@ KillDisk
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 Features
1. PortableActive@ KillDisk can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Booting from USB
Create bootable Image
Create bootable CD
Active@ KillDisk vs Darik's Boot and Nuke opinions
This alternative is disputed. Active@ KillDisk is still a legitimate alternative to Darik's Boot and Nuke, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
Zer0
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
34 alternatives to Zer0
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.

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SDelete
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
46 alternatives to 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.

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SDelete vs Darik's Boot and Nuke opinions
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it is not a standalone bootable tool, it requires an OS to run
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SDelete is a program that runs within Windows, DBAN is a standalone bootable utility
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File Shredder
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
37 alternatives to File Shredder
File Shredder is a FREE and powerful application to shred and permanently remove unwanted files from your computer.

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Discontinued
The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.50, released in 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.
BCWipe
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Paid • Proprietary
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39 alternatives to 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...

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Hard Disk Scrubber
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
15 alternatives to Hard Disk Scrubber
Summit's Hard Disk Scrubber - Secure Delete Utility.

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