Alternatives to EraserDrop for all platforms with any license

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...

Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com
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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. DBAN will automatically and completely delete...

Freemium Open Source Mac Windows Linux
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- 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.
Permadelete

Permadelete is an easy-to-use and beautiful app for windows that can delete files and folders permanently.

Free Open Source Windows
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PartitionGuru

Free version is not able to convert a dynamic disk to a basic disk. PartitionGuru can recognize dynamic disks and operate them just as common disks, formatting, copy...

Free Personal Windows
Recover lost data Recover deleted files Recover deleted files Add a feature

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Active@ KillDisk

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

Freemium Windows
Booting from USB Create bootable Image Create bootable CD Create bootable USB ... Portable Add a feature

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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.

Free Windows
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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...

Free Open Source Windows
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File Shredder

File Shredder is free desktop application for shredding (destroying) unwanted files beyond recovery.

Free Windows
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- Discontinued The program is no longer updated.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.
HDShredder

HDShredder by Miray Software deletes entire hard disks, partitions or other storage media securely and according to international standards if desired. Safely recycle...

Freemium Windows
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xShredder

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

Free Open Source Windows
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- Discontinued Development focus moved to http://alternativeto.net/software/context-shredder/
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...

Commercial Mac OS X Windows Linux
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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...

Free Open Source Linux
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Context-Shredder

With Context-Shredder you can destroy your sensitive files. Choose from simple destruction or shredding by Peter Gutmann. Users can create deletion tasks, overwrite...

Free Open Source Windows
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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...

Free Open Source Mac OS X
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SSuite File Shredder

Do you have the need to destroy and shred your most secretive, sensitive, or private files without a trace?... Now you have the opportunity to erase and clean your...

Free Windows
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