Apps similar to wipe include DiskGenius, which has a free version. Other options are Darik's Boot and Nuke, Active@ KillDisk, Permadelete and Shred. There's no shortage of File Shredders like wipe, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac and self-hosting.
Wipe is a function that overwrites the files data with random data and then deletes the new file. Recovery programs will be unable to get the real files data, as deleting is reversible most of the time.
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