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. AppleXsoft File Eraser icon
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    AppleXsoft File Eraser is a user friendly and powerful data wipe software that allows you to permanently delete files on hard disks, USB drives completely. excluding any possibility of future recovery of deleted files and folders.

    36 AppleXsoft File Eraser alternatives
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    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.

    37 ErAce alternatives
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    • FreeProprietary

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    1.  Portable
    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/

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    • ErAce is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to xShredder.

    • ErAce is Free and ProprietaryxShredder is Free and Open Source
  3. Kernel File Shredder icon
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    If you want to delete some data permanently making it impossible to read again you can choose Kernel File Shredder Software which deletes file permanently so that no one can recover that file again even using data recovery tools.

    36 Kernel File Shredder alternatives
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  4. Secure Eraser icon
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    Because it's been deleted from your hard drive, doesn't mean it's gone forever. As long as the information was not overwritten, anyone can restore it at any time. It gets even more complicated, if a computer has been resold or given away.

    14 Secure Eraser alternatives
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    • Free PersonalProprietary

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    • Windows
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  5. Robusta File Shredder icon
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    Robusta File Shredder is reliable utility software, which enables you to completely erase files from your hard drive. All files deleted with Robusta File Shredder can in no way be retrieved back. This is done since the application supports multiple shredding algorithms.

    36 Robusta File Shredder alternatives
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    • Windows
    Discontinued

    App unavailable at official source but older versions accessible through download sites.

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  6. DriveScrubber icon
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    When you delete data or format a drive you assume the files, pictures, email or documents no longer exist on your computer. But your private data still exists, and it only takes basic knowledge of PCs to find it. For total security, you need DriveScrubber power. Permanently erase.

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  7. iShred Express icon
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    iShred Express provides a drag and drop interface to the "SRM" or secure delete function.

    35 iShred Express alternatives

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    • FreeProprietary

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    • Mac
    Discontinued

    Official website/app unavailable.

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  8. abylon SHREDDER icon
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    The working with the computer and the browsing in the internet leave numerous digital traces on the disk. The normal functions of the operating system don’t delete these traces completely. In order to delete the data really, the abylon SHREDDER overwrites the files, internet...

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  9. Atom TechSoft File Shredder icon
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    Best software for shredding files from computer .So use of this software and get erase of unwanted file from the database.

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  10. Wiperapp icon
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    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.

    33 Wiperapp alternatives

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    Blancco Drive Eraser is patented secure data erasure for HDDs and SSDs. Digitally signed certificate of erase for auditing. Free evaluation license.

    34 Blancco Drive Eraser alternatives

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  12. OW Shredder icon
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    OW Shredder is a powerful security tool, that allows you to completely erase sensitive data from your computer. Individual files, free disk space, and entire volumes get erased securely. In addition OW Shredder offers various tools to scan, analyze, and wipe; other traces that...

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