Eraser V5.8.8    Suggested by MISIIM - Updated by webfork on 16 Apr 2010 2MB (uncompressed) - Popularity score (2339) Website - Screenshot - Download - Comments (8) - Post comment - Permalink

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 eh what: Why is this site deleting any negative comments about all product? This had all the bad issues about data corruption listed. Now they are all gone. What is portablefreeware up to? [2007-08-13 15:50]

 a: they replaced the orginal (non portable) version with this one. but didnt migrate the comments. [2007-08-13 18:33]

 Boomer: How efficiant is this? This seems to be the only portable open source file shredder here, so will it delete the files for sure? [2009-02-22 12:09]

 Wassup: I DON'T recommend using this, it screwed up my system!
I tried it just to erase the empty space on my drive and when it was done, I rebooted and the computer went in an endless reboot cycle. I couldn't even get into Safe Mode (all of the Safe Mode rebooted my machine also). Luckily I keep a Windows boot/repair disk handy! [2009-07-30 13:29]

 alfared: "Wassup: I DON'T recommend using this, it screwed up my system!
I tried it just to erase the empty space on my drive and when it was done, I rebooted and the computer went in an endless reboot cycle. I couldn't even get into Safe Mode (all of the Safe Mode rebooted my machine also). Luckily I keep a Windows boot/repair disk handy!"


learn how to use it first. [2009-10-19 18:19]

 Chris: Eraser Portable is now up to v5.87. However, it may not be portable any longer. If you change the erasing method, it leaves a Eraser.ini file in C:\Windows. If you delete this, or move to another PC, Eraser resets to the default erasing method. [2009-11-01 12:36]

 mantra: DOES the shell integration work under xp sp3 32bit? [2009-12-07 10:54]

 Billy Bob: Shell integration works fine for me under Windows XP 32 bit with all service packs and patches.

I have never had any problems with Eraser, and yes, it deletes the files just fine and over-writes them with 'garbage', depending what over-write method you choose. [2009-12-22 14:23]

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