Blank And Secure is a basic tool for permanently deleting files from your hard drive by overwriting them. The program includes drag-and-drop capability, multiple overwrites for greater security and a free space wipe feature to help prevent recovery of files already deleted.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
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Similar/alternative apps: | WipeFile |
What's new? | See: https://softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/BlankAndSecure/History |
Unicode support- partially. Author doesn't want implement fully support. Some months ago I reported about bug - program can't work with Unicode file names from command line. No answer, no fix...
v5.01
I use shredder.exe. It is less than 150kb and fast. As I work, I can move files to be deleted into a 'new folder', planted anywhere. When I am done, shredder.exe takes the 'new folder', and seconds later, it is gone. Loading individual files works fine, too.
v4.06
I agree, for me CyberShredder is a better option.
v3.81
http://www.fileshredder.org/ is a better program, although it isn't "portable" (must be installed). I've been using it for years.
v3.77
Only support zero fill method, the good thing is it can wipe free space and there is delay option for precaution of wrong delete. But I would like to see other method in future.
v3.71
I've removed this from my TPFC favorites as I've found that Blank and Secure is a little unstable when deleting a ton of files, at least on my Win8 system. I've had to restart my computer numerous times because of hangups.
I'm using CyberShredder now, even though it does not have a x64 version, deletion feels faster.
v3.67
The lack of shell support has a simple workaround: Simply copy the Blank and Secure shortcut to the SendTo menu. On my Windows 7 system, the location is:
\Users\(me)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
In fact, any application to which you can drag files can be handled this way.
Select your files, then call up Blank and Secure and it will list them ready for secure deletion.
It's a tiny utility, but seems to work very well.
V3.03
webfork, Yes, shell integration requires a registry write. However, such apps can still be made to be truly portable by temporarily writing to the registry upon execution and deleting the entry upon closing. Portable Process Explorer by John Hallas is a perfect example. There are more.
V3.03
shodan816: shell integration is great but requires registry writes, sometimes prevented by security settings. Additionally, some users prefer "stealth" software that doesn't modify system settings.
V2.41
The files are still v7.67. I notified the author.
v7.71