Open Source DriveScrubber Alternatives

    The most popular alternative is Eraser, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked 36 alternatives to DriveScrubber so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting DriveScrubber alternatives are Darik's Boot and Nuke (Freemium, Open Source), Permadelete (Free, Open Source), Alternate File Shredder (Free, Open Source) and Permanent Eraser (Free, Open Source).

    The list of alternatives was last updated Nov 29, 2019
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    • 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...
      • Free • Open Source
      • Windows
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    • 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.

      Discontinued

      DBAN was last updated in June 2015 and does not support SSDs (SATA Secure Erase). The official website is now pushing users to use Blancco Drive Eraser, a commercial drive wiping tool.

      • Freemium • Open Source
      • Mac
      • Windows
      • Linux

    • Permadelete

      Permadelete is an easy-to-use and beautiful app for windows that can delete files and folders permanently.
      • Free • Open Source
      • Windows

    • Alternate File Shredder

      This program offers the possibility to finally delete files and/or folders (no recovery possible).
      • Free • Open Source
      • Windows

    • Permanent Eraser

      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...
      • Free • Open Source
      • Mac

    • wipe

      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.
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      • Free • Open Source
      • Linux

      • Context-Shredder

        With Context-Shredder you can destroy your sensitive files. Choose from simple destruction or shredding by Peter Gutmann.
        • Free • Open Source
        • Windows

      • xShredder

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

        Discontinued

        Development focus moved to Context-Shredder

        • Free • Open Source
        • Windows