117 Like Eraser Good alternative? YES NO Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with... Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com Destroy files Add a feature
51 Like Darik's Boot and Nuke Alternative? YES NO 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... Freemium Mac Windows Linux No features added Add a feature 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.
6 Like Permadelete Good alternative? YES NO Permadelete is an easy-to-use and beautiful app for windows that can delete files and folders permanently. Free Open Source Windows Destroy files Destroy files Add a feature
12 Like WipeFile Good alternative? YES NO WipeFile erases files and folders secure and fast. WipeFile overwrites the information completely, so there is no way to undelete the files or reconstruct the file... Free Windows No features added Add a feature
12 Like Active@ KillDisk Good alternative? YES NO Active@ Kill Disk is disk eraser software for secure formatting of hard drives without any possibility of following data recovery. Free Windows Booting from USB Create bootable Image Create bootable CD Create bootable USB Add a feature
11 Like PartitionGuru Good alternative? YES NO Free version is not able to convert a dynamic disk to a basic disk. PartitionGuru can recognize dynamic disks and operate them just as common disks, formatting, copy... Free Personal Windows Recover lost data Recover deleted files Recover deleted files Add a feature
3 Like HDShredder Good alternative? YES NO HDShredder by Miray Software deletes entire hard disks, partitions or other storage media securely and according to international standards if desired. Safely recycle... Freemium Windows Destroy files Add a feature
5 Like SDelete Good alternative? YES NO 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. Free Windows No features added Add a feature
2 Like EraserDrop Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Personal Windows PortableApps.com No features added Add a feature
4 Like xShredder Good alternative? YES NO With xShredder you can destroy your sensitive files. Choose from simple destruction or shredding by Peter Gutmann 35 times. Free Open Source Windows Destroy files Add a feature Discontinued Development focus moved to http://alternativeto.net/software/context-shredder/
9 Like File Shredder Alternative? YES NO File Shredder is free desktop application for shredding (destroying) unwanted files beyond recovery. Free Windows No features added Add a feature Discontinued The program is no longer updated. Last version, 2.50, released in 2012, can be still downloaded from the official website.
1 Like Context-Shredder Good alternative? YES NO With Context-Shredder you can destroy your sensitive files. Choose from simple destruction or shredding by Peter Gutmann. Users can create deletion tasks, overwrite... Free Open Source Windows Destroy files Add a feature
4 Like BCWipe Good alternative? YES NO 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... Commercial Mac Windows Linux No features added Add a feature
4 Like Permanent Eraser Good alternative? YES NO 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... Free Open Source Mac Destroy files Finder integration Add a feature
2 Like Hardwipe Good alternative? YES NO Hardwipe is a free file wiper and drive cleaner for Windows. It can be used to permanently erase, or to "hard wipe", data on disk and portable storage media... Freemium Windows No features added Add a feature
