wipe AlternativesFile Shredders and other similar apps like wipe

wipe is described as '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' and is a File Shredder in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to wipe for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Self-Hosted and Apple TV apps. The best wipe alternative is DiskGenius, which is free. Other great apps like wipe are Darik's Boot and Nuke, Permadelete, O&O SafeErase and SDelete.

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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...

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wipe alternatives page was last updated Feb 14, 2017
  1. DiskGenius icon
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    DiskGenius is full-featured partition manager. It also lets you edit UEFI entries with ease, so if you want to install a different bootloader like Clover, DiskGenius can help set it up quickly.

    187 DiskGenius alternatives
    Main Window

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Apple TV

    DiskGenius Features

    1.  NTFS Partition Recovery
    2.  Partition Recovery
    3.  Migrate to SSD
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    • DiskGenius is the most popular Windows alternative to wipe.

    • DiskGenius is the most popular free alternative to wipe.

    • DiskGenius is Freemium and Proprietarywipe is Free and Open Source
  2. Darik's Boot and Nuke icon
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    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...

    35 Darik's Boot and Nuke alternatives
    DBAN Installer

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Darik's Boot and Nuke Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  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.

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    • Darik's Boot and Nuke is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to wipe.

    • Darik's Boot and Nuke is the most popular Open Source alternative to wipe.

    • Darik's Boot and Nuke is Freemium and Open Sourcewipe is Free and Open Source
  3. Permadelete icon
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    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.

    46 Permadelete alternatives
    Permadelete screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. O&O SafeErase icon
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    O&O SafeErase is a security software designed to provide comprehensive protection against unauthorized access to any confidential data you wish to erase. It is capable of permanently deleting a range of data types, from outdated financial information and email archives to...

    36 O&O SafeErase alternatives
    O&O SafeErase screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • O&O SafeErase is the most popular commercial alternative to wipe.

    • O&O SafeErase is Paid and Proprietarywipe is Free and Open Source
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    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.

    46 SDelete alternatives
    Help Screen

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

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

    39 Active@ KillDisk alternatives
    Active@ KillDisk screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Active@ KillDisk Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Booting from USB
    3.  Create bootable Image
    4.  Create bootable CD
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  7. Context-Shredder icon
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    With Context-Shredder you can destroy your sensitive files. Choose from simple destruction or shredding by Peter Gutmann. Users can create deletion tasks, overwrite available free space or destroy disk drives.

    37 Context-Shredder alternatives
    Context-Shredder screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. 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
    Main UI

    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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  9. 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
    BCWipe screenshot 1

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. 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
    EraserDrop screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com

    EraserDrop Features

    1.  Portable
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  11. 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
    Drag & Drop Files

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Permanent Eraser icon
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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
    Permanent Eraser screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Permanent Eraser Features

    1. Finder icon  Apple Finder Integration
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