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Active@ KillDisk 25.0.23.0 [ 2025-04-27 | 114 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7|Linux|macOS | 130459 | 4 ]

Active@ KillDisk is a powerful and compact software that allows you to destroy all data on hard disks, SSD & USB disks.

Alternate File Shredder 3.050 [ 2025-04-20 | 3 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 93441 | 4 ]

Alternate File Shredder will permanently delete files and folders, including the added ability to overwrite the free space on a drive, preventing already deleted files from being restored.

Auto Recycle Bin 1.15 [ 2022-12-05 | 2 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 8741 | 4 ]

Auto Recycle Bin is a freeware utility that automates cleaning your recycle bin.

BitKiller 2.0 [ 2014-12-30 | 32 KB | Open Source | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 9568 | 5 ]

BitKiller securely shreds files and directories, removing them completely from your hard disk.

Blank And Secure 8.11 [ 2025-02-19 | 161 KB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 63877 | 5 ]

Blank And Secure is a portable tool to permanently and securely delete data.

CBL Data Shredder 1.00.105 [ 2018-01-30 | 1.44 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 21794 | 5 ]

CBL Data Shredder will allow you to shred data stored on your hard drive making it impossible to be recovered.

CyberShredder 1.12 [ 2008-09-20 | 451 KB | Freeware | Win 8 / Win 7 / Vista / XP | 28557 | 4 ]

CyberShredder is a quick, safe and handy utility that lets you erase confidential files from your computer permanently.

d7xTech dErase 3.0 [ 2019-03-24 | 366 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 2041 | 4 ]

d7xTech dErase is meant for deleting files/directories and includes optional routines for secure deletion.

Darik's Boot and Nuke 2.3.0 [ 2015-06-05 | 16 MB | Open Source | 11|10|8|7|Linux | 109465 | 4 ]

DBAN is designed to do one thing and one thing only. Entirely and securely erase any drives it can find.

DelEmpty 1.2 [ 2018-11-22 | 255 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista | 7185 | 5 ]

DelEmpty permits the scanning of specific locations for empty folders.

DeleteOnClick 2.6.7.0 [ 2024-07-19 | 5 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 38726 | 4 ]

DeleteOnClick completely deletes files in one click, so the data becomes unrecoverable, and it also has the option to wipe free disk space.

Disk CleanUp 2000 5.4 [ 2013-05-21 | 715 KB | Shareware $19.95 | Win 8 / Win 7 / Vista/ XP | 27547 | 4 ]

Disk CleanUp 2000 is a small disk utility designed to clear previously deleted files.

Disk Storage Low Level Format 7.0 [ 2022-02-25 | 2 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 3619 | 5 ]

Disk Storage Low Level Format does just what the title says; erases hard drive storage device data via a low-level formatting process.

Disk Wipe 1.7 [ 2012-06-26 | 1.04 MB | Freeware | Win7/Vista/XP | 21758 | 3 ]

Disk Wipe is Free, portable Windows application for permanent volume data destruction.

DiskPart GUI Micro 2.0 [ 2022-04-16 | 320 KB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 10276 | 5 ]

DiskPart GUI Micro adds a GUI to Microsoft DiskPart, a free Microsoft PowerShell app to format and create partitions before installing Windows.

DPWipe 1.1 [ 2011-01-05 | 421 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 41034 | 3 ]

DPWipe supports normal delete (not secure), single overwrite, DoD wipe and Gutmann's Maximum Security 35 pass wiping method.

Duplicate File Eraser 2.1 [ 2019-06-10 | 1.98 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 18950 | 4 ]

Duplicate File Eraser is a small multi-platform file deletion utility that will quickly scan your target file and folder location and provide results of files that meet the selectable criteria.

Duplicate Remover Free 2.4.1 [ 2022-04-19 | 21 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 16261 | 5 ]

Duplicate Remover Free allows you to scan and then quickly remove duplicate files from your computer to free up disk space.

east-tec DisposeSecure 5 [ 2012-07-27 | 9.9 MB | Shareware $17.45+ | Win 8 / Win 7 / Vista/ XP | 11484 | 4 ]

Designed to completely erase your hard drive data from old computers that you or your company resells, donates or removes from operation.

Easy File Shredder 2.0.2020.122 [ 2024-06-04 | 14 MB | Freemium | 11|10|8|7|Vista|XP | 3440 | 5 ]

Easy File Shredder will remove files from your hard drive, utilizing methods that prevent them from being recovered.

Empty Folder Cleaner 3.1 [ 2021-10-30 | 564 KB | Ad-Supported | 11|10|8|7 | 42018 | 4 ]

Empty Folder Cleaner is designed for quickly scanning specific folders; it will identify all empty, junk, protected, and normal folders. You then have the option to delete any empty folder quickly.

Eraser 6.2.0.2996 [ 2025-04-04 | 9 MB | Open Source | 11|10|8|7 | 163754 | 4 ]

Eraser is an advanced security tool that allows you to remove data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. Eraser Classic Portable and Eraser .Net Portable are also available for download.

Eraser .Net Portable 6.2.0.2996 [ 2025-04-12 | 11 MB | Open Source | 11|10|8|7 | 479 | 5 ]

Eraser .Net Portable provides a secure method for removing data from your hard drive. It achieves this by overwriting the data multiple times with carefully selected patterns, ensuring that the original data is effectively irretrievable. An installer is also available for download.

Eraser Classic Portable 5.8.8.2 [ 2022-03-09 | 2 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 2061 | 5 ]

Eraser Classic Portable is an advanced security tool that allows you to remove data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.

File Data Cleaner App 1.1.0.1 [ 2024-10-09 | 1 MB | Freeware | 11|10 | 146 | 5 ]

File Data Cleaner App swiftly, securely, and accurately removes sensitive and confidential data from various file types.

File Folder Shredder 1.1 [ 2016-03-28 | 1.45 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 11666 | 5 ]

File Folder Shredder allows you to permanently and securely delete important files and folders rendering them unrecoverable by traditional file recovery software.

File Kill 1.0 [ 2017-05-08 | 598 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 7282 | 5 ]

File Kill is a free app to delete files via the context menu securely.

File Shredder 2.50 [ 2012-03-30 | 2.27 MB | Freeware | Win 8 / Win 7 / Vista/ XP | 21482 | 4 ]

File Shredder will remove files from your hard drive without fear they could be recovered. Choose between 5 different shredding algorithms.

FileKiller 1.5 [ 2010-08-22 | 21.9 KB | Freeware | Win7/Vista/2K/XP | 13492 | 3 ]

FileKiller completely removes a file from your disk without leaving any track.

FolderShredder 1.0 [ 2016-09-02 | 42.6 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista | 8703 | 5 ]

FolderShredder is a portable multi-faceted shredding utility for permanently deleting files with multiple overwrites, encryption, renaming and shrinking to ensure that your target data is unrecoverable.

ForceDelete 1.1 [ 2022-03-31 | 831 KB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 14002 | 5 ]

ForceDelete gives you the power to unlock and delete files/folders even if they are used by other processes.

Free Disk Wipe 2.6.3 [ 2010-05-20 | 253 KB | Freeware | Win 8 / Win 7 / Vista/ XP | 27702 | 3 ]

Wipe/ remove / delete / erase a selected file(s) from most disks.

Free File Wiper 1.91 [ 2015-03-09 | 135 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 30844 | 2 ]

Delete files securely with this software. Just drag & drop directories and files on the trashcan and the software will erase them completely!

Freeraser 1.0.0.23 [ 2009-05-24 | 1.94 MB | Freeware | Win 2K/03/XP/Vista | 45743 | 4 ]

This software destroys the data you choose before the deletion.

Hardwipe 5.2.1 [ 2017-04-03 | 9.67 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 56881 | 4 ]

Hardwipe can be used to permanently erase, or hard wipe data on drivers and portable storage media to prevent information from ever being recovered.

HDD Low Level Format Tool 4.40 [ 2013-11-23 | 759 KB | Freeware | Win 8 / Win 7 / Vista/ XP | 79233 | 4 ]

HDD Low Level Format Tool is a freeware utility for low-level hard disk drive formatting.

HDShredder 8.0.0 [ 2025-01-31 | 93-196 MB | Freemium | 11|10|8|7 | 25321 | 4 ]

HDShredder deletes the contents of hard disks and other mass storage media reliably at the physical level.

Hitachi XL3000 3TB Drive Format Utility For Windows XP 1.0 [ 2011-03-15 | 666 KB | Freeware | Win XP | 12304 | 2 ]

The XL3000 Drive Format Utility (DFU) is used to format the 3TB External drive for use on Windows XP allowing the full capacity to be utilized.

JihoSoft Free Eraser 2.1 [ 2014-12-05 | 2.03 MB | Freeware | Win 8 / Win 7 / Vista/ XP | 8945 | 4 ]

Permanently wipe critical data from hard drive by overwriting it with carefully selected patterns.

KillFiles 1.0.0.13 [ 2023-10-20 | 3 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 5438 | 5 ]

KillFiles is a portable app that allows the deletion of files blocked from being deleted in the usual manner.

KORO File Shredder 4.2.3.0 [ 2016-01-14 | 3.41 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 7507 | 5 ]

KORO File Shredder is an easy to use program designed for making sure your sensitive data is rendered non-recoverable, it will overwrite the selected data multiple times depending on the method you select.

Lowvel Build 2847 [ 2025-02-07 | 3 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7|Vista|XP | 273 | 5 ]

Lowvel offers a reliable solution for permanently erasing data from various storage devices. This ensures that the information cannot be recovered, providing peace of mind for users concerned about data security.

Macrorit Data Wiper 8.2.1 [ 2025-02-21 | 11 MB | Freemium | 11|10|8|7 | 25753 | 4 ]

Macrorit Data Wiper is a user-friendly tool for permanently destroying hard disk drive data.

Microsoft DiskPart [ 2020-06-18 | 192 KB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 7921 | 5 ]

Microsoft DiskPart is an archive of the disk partitioning tool included with all Windows versions.

Microsoft Surface Data Eraser 3.54.139.0 [ 2023-10-05 | 1.8 GB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 11223 | 5 ]

Microsoft Surface Data Eraser enables you to wipe stored data from your Surface device directly from a USB stick.

Moo0 FileShredder 1.21 [ 2017-01-16 | 2.67 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista | 17743 | 5 ]

Moo0 FileShredder lets you easily erase your private / secret files perfectly off your HDD.

NoVirusThanks Drive Formatter 1.0.0.0 [ 2017-12-05 | 1.28 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 8938 | 5 ]

NoVirusThanks Drive Formatter enables complete drive formatting of USB flash drives, external hard drives, fixed hard drives, and more.

NoVirusThanks Fast Folder Eraser Pro 3.8.0.0 [ 2021-12-03 | 2 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 4654 | 4 ]

NoVirusThanks Fast Folder Eraser Pro allows quick deletion of folders containing large numbers of files.

NoVirusThanks File Shredder Tool 1.4.0.0 [ 2023-03-26 | 46 MB | Shareware $19.99+ | 11|10|8|7 | 5430 | 5 ]

NoVirusThanks File Shredder Tool can permanently delete files from your hard drive so they can't be recovered, even with file recovery software.

NoVirusThanks Smart File Delete 1.3.0.0 [ 2023-02-15 | 46 MB | Subscription $ 19.99+ Per Year | 11|10|8|7 | 6199 | 4 ]

NoVirusThanks Smart File Delete provides you with a simple option to help quickly rid yourself of locked and difficult to delete files.

O&O SafeErase Professional 19.3.1052 [ 2024-09-05 | 33 MB | Subscription $19.95+ | 11|10|8|7 | 16677 | 3 ]

O&O SafeErase Professional deletes sensitive data so securely that a reconstruction is no longer possible even with special software.

OW Shredder 6.45 [ 2019-02-12 | 1.05 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 62785 | 5 ]

OW Shredder is a portable program that overwrites target file data blocks on your disk preventing the reconstruction of any deleted documents effectively erasing them permanently.

Paranoid File Shredder 0.2 [ 2020-07-09 | 8.15 MB | Freeware | 10|8|7 | 2041 | 5 ]

Paranoid File Shredder will remotely shred files if someone unauthorized accesses your machine.

PenFormat 1.0 [ 2011-05-02 | 54 KB | Freeware | Win 2000/03/08/XP/Vista/7 | 15499 | 4 ]

PenFormat is a small utility allowing to format a key USB or MP3/MP4 Reader in NTFS partition types.

Permadelete 0.6.2 [ 2023-04-01 | 2-5 MB | Open Source | 11 | 7112 | 5 ]

Permadelete is an Open Source file shredder geared towards those not familiar with shredding files.

Peusens ScrapIt 1.0.4 [ 2022-04-08 | 753 KB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 1160 | 5 ]

Peusens ScrapIt is designed to securely destroy and delete files.

PrivacyRoot Prevent Restore 107 [ 2025-03-25 | 273 KB | Freemium | 11|10|8|7 | 36832 | 5 ]

PrivacyRoot Prevent Restore renders files and folders unrecoverable by using several security algorithms to ensure that nothing is left on the hard disk.

PrivacyRoot Secure Delete 210 [ 2025-05-08 | 3 MB | Freemium | 11|10|8|7 | 697 | 5 ]

PrivacyRoot Secure Delete lets you securely erase files and folders permanently from your machine without going to the recycle bin.

Puran Wipe Disk 1.2 [ 2014-02-19 | 1.37 MB | Freeware | Win 8 / Win 7 / Vista/ XP | 12427 | 4 ]

Puran Wipe Disk is a free utility that is part of Puran Utilities that can completely delete everything on your disk including the file system.

Quick Erase 0.6.4.649 [ 2015-07-01 | 817 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 16709 | 3 ]

Quick Erase is a powerful, reliable and versatile tool that helps you to safely and permanently destroy your sensitive information.

RecycleIt 1.0.1 [ 2018-02-01 | 3.19 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 4362 | 5 ]

RecycleIt is a portable app that can delete local and network files/folders by sending them to the recycle bin via the command line.

RecycleNOW 1.0 [ 2020-07-02 | 5.88 KB | Freeware | 10|8|7 | 1857 | 5 ]

RecycleNOW is a zero-interface utility that allows for immediate emptying of the recycle bin.

Samsung Format Utility 2.4 [ 2011-05-03 | 2.09 MB | Freeware | Win XP/2003/08/Vista/Windows7 | 24823 | 3 ]

Samsung Format Utility is a handy software that can be used to format the external hard drive using either the FATS32 or NTFS file system.

SD Memory Card Formatter 5.0.3 [ 2024-12-14 | 7 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7|macOS | 15907 | 4 ]

SD Memory Card Formatter formats SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards, and SDXC memory cards with either a quick format or an overwrite format to make the data unrecoverable.

Secure Delete Files 1.2 [ 2016-02-27 | 464 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 8388 | 4 ]

Secure Delete Files is a simple and easy-to-use tool for securely deleting files using various secure methods ensuring they are unrecoverable.

Secure Eraser 7.003 [ 2025-04-28 | 7 MB | Freemium | 11|10|8|7 | 8704 | 3 ]

Secure Eraser allows you to erase your sensitive or private data from documents and drives securely.

Secure File Deleter 6.13 [ 2022-12-05 | 1.92 MB | Freemium | 11|10|8|7 | 20836 | 4 ]

Secure File Deleter allows you to completely and securely delete selected files from your system.

SecureDel 1.2.3 [ 2025-03-02 | 2 MB | Freeware | 11|10 | 861 | 5 ]

SecureDel allows you to delete files using one of five different deletion algorithms.

Shellbag Analyzer & Cleaner 1.31 [ 2025-04-18 | 3 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7|Vista|XP | 4159 | 5 ]

Shellbag Analyzer & Cleaner is a straightforward tool from the makers of PrivaZer that is capable of displaying and removing Shellbag-related information.

Simple File Shredder 3.0 [ 2016-10-16 | 1.2 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 38354 | 4 ]

Securely deletes your files so they can't be restored.

Soft4Boost Secure Eraser 7.4.9.289 [ 2020-10-31 | 12 MB | Ad-Supported | 11|10|8|7 | 59446 | 3 ]

Soft4Boost Secure Eraser will totally wipe sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.

SSuite File Shredder 2.4.1.2 [ 2024-06-10 | 4.67 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7|Vista|XP | 19650 | 5 ]

SSuite File Shredder will erase and clean your files from your hard drive, USB memory card, or any other memory device without being able to recover them.

Thumbs Remover 1.7.0.300 [ 2016-01-29 | 212 KB+ | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 10405 | 5 ]

Thumbs Remover is a user friendly tool that will quickly scan your system for Thumbs.db files that may be stored and then allow you to easily delete them.

TweakNow SecureDelete 1.0.0 Beta 3 [ 2010-09-24 | 2 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 12916 | 4 ]

TweakNow SecureDelete supports two of the most commonly used algorithms: Gutmann and DOD 5220.22M.

UltraShredder 4.9 [ 2016-10-16 | 262 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 23571 | 4 ]

Deletes sensitive files by overwriting them with random characters.

UltraWipe 1.5.1 [ 2016-10-16 | 1.4 MB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 37556 | 4 ]

Enables complete removal of sensitive data from the hard drive.

USB Drive Factory Reset Tool 3.0 [ 2021-10-30 | 945 KB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 8571 | 5 ]

USB Drive Factory Reset Tool will clean your USB flash drive, pen drive, thumb drive, and other USB storage devices.

USB Low-Level Format 5.01 [ 2021-11-13 | 2 MB | Ad-Supported / Freemium | 11|10|8|7|Vista|XP | 29183 | 4 ]

USB Low-Level Format lets you erase all data, flags, and settings on a USB utilizing a low-level format process.

USB Secure Erase 6.0 [ 2021-12-17 | 672 KB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7|Linux|macOS | 2087 | 5 ]

Use USB Secure Erase to help ready sensitive data for permanent deletion.

VOVSOFT Delete Multiple Files 1.8 [ 2024-02-07 | 4 MB | Freemium / Ad-Supported | 11|10|8|7 | 2232 | 5 ]

VOVSOFT Delete Multiple Files allows for batch file/folder deletion accomplished through a simple process.

WinShred 1.0 [ 2014-05-22 | 412 KB | Ad-Supported | Win 8 / Win 7 / Vista/ XP | 4284 | 5 ]

A free file and folder shredder that securely deletes files and folders from your computer.

Wipedisk 2.1 [ 2016-10-16 | 12 KB | Freeware | Win 10 / 8 / 7 / Vista / XP | 16331 | 4 ]

A DOS command line utility that will erase all of the files on a diskette.

WipeFile 3.6 [ 2021-08-19 | 127 KB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 9710 | 5 ]

WipeFile is a portable utility that will delete selected files and folders by thoroughly overwriting them.

Wise Force Deleter 1.5.6.58 [ 2024-05-08 | 4 MB | Freeware | 10|8|7 | 57018 | 4 ]

Wise Force Deleter is a safe and easy-to-use file deleter and unlocker that allows you to delete any file that Windows can’t. A portable version is also available.

Wise Force Deleter Portable 1.5.6.58 [ 2024-05-08 | 5 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7|Vista|XP | 2204 | 5 ]

Wise Force Deleter Portable is a user-friendly tool for deleting locked files that Windows cannot delete. Installer is also available.

xShredder 7.7.4.9 [ 2014-10-02 | 1.7 MB | Freeware | Win 8 / Win 7 / Vista/ XP | 13061 | 3 ]

xShredder for Microsoft Windows to protect your privacy! With xShredder you can destroy your sensitive files.

Zer0 0.25.2 [ 2023-05-22 | 4 MB | Freeware | 11|10|8|7 | 23572 | 4 ]

Zer0 is a small and user-friendly file deletion tool with a high level of security.