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 |
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Beeber
on 2015-06-05 18:43
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.
LonerD
on 2018-12-10 08:45
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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... |
BleachBit quickly frees disk space, removes hidden junk and safeguards your privacy. You can erase cache, Internet history, cookies (including the much-maligned "evercookie"), DOM storage, unused localizations and temporary files of 70 applications including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Flash, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, Adobe Reader, APT and more. Additional applications can be added with the community authored winapp2.ini cleaner list in the Preferences - General tab (requires restart).
Includes wipe function to protect privacy, support for many languages, and available for Linux and Mac OS X.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Win11 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
License: | GNU GPLv3 |
How to extract: | Download the "portable" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch bleachbit.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | CCleaner |
What's new? |
See: https://www.bleachbit.org/news |
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zorro
on 2020-03-15 15:13
BleachBit seems to leave traces in the last version (3.2) - after first run I found the folder ".dbus-keyrings" in the root of C:\USERS\user\
DzejPy
on 2023-12-05 05:55
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Bleachbit portable downloaded using the link (from the home page) does not contain the msvcr100.dll file - without it the program cannot be run. |
WipeFile is a secure file and folder deletion utility, overwriting data to prevent later recovery. Although most users will only require a standard 1-pass wipe, the program supports 14 different wipe methods, including high-security military standards. Higher security settings involve overwriting the data multiple times, which is dramatically slower.
For full drive wiping, the developer makes available an also portable WipeDisk program.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application Folder |
Dependencies: | Microsoft .NET Framework 4 |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
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Download the 7z package and extract (using a program like PeaExtractor) to a folder of your choice. Launch WipeFile.exe. Optionally, delete unnecessary language files. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Blank and Secure, WipeDisk |
What's new? | See German changelog here. |
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Midas
on 2020-06-30 07:42
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@PAFuser: DotNET apps tend to reflect the underlying OS bitness, unless instructed otherwise. |
OW Shredder erases files irretrievable by overwriting the affected file data blocks on the disk space, which prevents the reconstruction of the deleted documents. The program can wipe individual files, free disk storage, as well as entire disks or volumes.
The program includes basic disk usage analyzer, file unlocker, autostart manager and more.
Various erasing methods are available, with more iterations (wipes) taking longer to execute and potentially more secure.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
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Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0+ Administrator rights |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch OW Shredder.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Blank and Secure |
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MIKLO
on 2016-12-19 15:32
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I really like the look of this software, now for testing. Thanks for your hard work and allowing us to use it for free. |
Quick Erase is a simple drag-and-drop file shredder, helping to prevent file recovery by renaming, overwriting, and resetting file date. The program offers 12 different deletion methods that vary from fast 1 pass approaches (zero-out or British HMG IS5), up to very slow 23-pass mechanisms (Rizonesoft's own South African RSDP-23).
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch QuickErase.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | CyberShredder |
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