xShredder Alternatives

xShredder is described as 'With xShredder you can destroy your sensitive files. Choose from simple destruction or shredding by Peter Gutmann 35 times' and is a File Shredder in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to xShredder for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Self-Hosted and PortableApps.com apps. The best xShredder alternative is Eraser, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like xShredder are DiskGenius, Darik's Boot and Nuke, Permadelete and Alternate File Shredder.

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

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xShredder alternatives page was last updated Oct 28, 2021
  1. 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    The program is no longer updated.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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    Lowvel overwrites data with zeroes, i.e. performs so called zero-filling of a storage device. It should be noted that after such zeroing, neither a data recovery software nor a data recovery service can recover data off the device.

    38 Lowvel alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Lowvel Features

    1.  Low level
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  3. 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
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    BCWipe iconxShredder Icon

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  4. Zer0 icon
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    Zer0 is a user friendly file deletion tool with a high level of security. With Zer0, you'll be able to delete files and to prevent file recovery by a 3rd person.

    33 Zer0 alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    KC Softwares has shut down all activities by end of October 2023.

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  5. 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
    EraserDrop iconxShredder Icon

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  6. 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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  7. 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
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Permanent Eraser Features

    1. Finder icon  Apple Finder Integration
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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 GPL.

    28 wipe alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  9. east-tec Eraser icon
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    Protect your sensitive data and privacy, and securely erase all evidence of your Internet and PC activity. Go beyond any system optimization or cleanup tool, improve your PC performance, keep it clean and secure! Continuously improved since 1998.

    32 east-tec Eraser alternatives
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    • Windows
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  10. Easy File Shredder icon
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    Easy File Shredder shreds custom files and free disk space beyond recovery using advanced data deletion algorithms approved by the military and government organizations.

    37 Easy File Shredder alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. UltraShredder icon
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    UltraShredder is a standalone, USB portable file shredder which deletes sensitive files by overwriting them with random characters, saving it to disk each time, and then bypasses the recycle bin, thus acting as your personal, portable file shredder.

    38 UltraShredder alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    Download unavailable.

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  12. SSuite File Shredder icon
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    Do you have the need to destroy and shred your most secretive, sensitive, or private files without a trace?...

    36 SSuite File Shredder alternatives
    SSuite File Shredder screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SSuite File Shredder Features

    1.  Portable
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