HDD Wipe Tool Alternatives

HDD Wipe Tool is described as 'freeware utility for low-level hard disk drive erasing' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are eight alternatives to HDD Wipe Tool for Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted, Mac and PortableApps.com. The best HDD Wipe Tool alternative is Darik's Boot and Nuke, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like HDD Wipe Tool are Active@ KillDisk, Permadelete, EraserDrop and ErAce.

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HDD Wipe Tool

Free • Proprietary

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

Supported interfaces: S-ATA (SATA), IDE...

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Darik's Boot and Nuke
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Freemium • Open Source
Mac
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Linux
36 Darik's Boot and Nuke alternatives
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...
- - Darik's Boot and Nuke is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to HDD Wipe Tool.
- - Darik's Boot and Nuke is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to HDD Wipe Tool.
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Darik's Boot and Nuke Features
1. PortableDarik's Boot and Nuke can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Portable Linux
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.
Active@ KillDisk
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
39 Active@ KillDisk alternatives
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
Permadelete
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Free • Open Source
File Shredder
Windows
48 Permadelete alternatives
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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EraserDrop
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Windows
PortableApps.com
37 EraserDrop alternatives
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 .
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EraserDrop Features
1. PortableEraserDrop can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
ErAce
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
Self-Hosted
39 ErAce alternatives
ErAce is software that will over write the hard drive 1-100 times. So it fullfills the strictest security standards i.e. DOD 5220.22-M. In that way it is impossible to recover data.
- - ErAce is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to HDD Wipe Tool.
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ErAce Features
1. PortableErAce can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Discontinued
The official website is no longer accessible and the SourceForge project page no longer contains any downloads. The ISO files are downloadable here: ftp://ftp.gnome.org/mirror/temp/sf2015/e/er/erace/
Puran Wipe Disk
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Windows
2 Puran Wipe Disk alternatives
Puran Wipe Disk is a free utility that can completely delete everything on your disk including the file system so that no data can be recovered or it can just wipe the free space so that already deleted files cannot be recovered.
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Discontinued
Latest version 1.2 was released on 07 September 2013. See: http://www.puransoftware.com/Wipe-Disk.html
Wiperapp
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Paid • Proprietary
Self-Hosted
34 Wiperapp alternatives
Software build to meet all needs of companies dealing with erasing data on daily basis. Full accordance with NIST and all major data erasing standards guarantee highest level of security.
- - Wiperapp is the most popular commercial alternative to HDD Wipe Tool.
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Blancco Drive Eraser
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
35 Blancco Drive Eraser alternatives
Blancco Drive Eraser is patented secure data erasure for HDDs and SSDs. Digitally signed certificate of erase for auditing. Free evaluation license.
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Darik's Boot and Nuke Features

Active@ KillDisk Features

EraserDrop Features

ErAce Features