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WipeDisk is a tool for secure wiping of hard disks (both logical and physical), USB memory sticks and floppy disks to prevent file recovery. By default, the program will wipe a disk and all it's content, but the program includes a "Free Space" wipe, which includes deleted but recoverable files.
Although the "Low 1x" setting should be sufficient for most security needs, it supports 14 wiping methods for very high security, including US Navy, Airforce, DoD and NATO standards. Higher settings are slower.
The developer also makes a program for individual files WipeFile.
Note: No longer listed on the author's website -- linking to Softpedia.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
Optionally, delete unnecessary language files. |
Similar/alternative apps: | WipeFile |
What's new? | See German change-log here. |
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Dave
on 2010-11-16 20:57
Can it be run from a bootable USB Flash Drive
Mixture
on 2017-08-28 16:02
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The software is no longer available at its website. I had to go to Download.com to acquire Wipedisk. |
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.
Category: | |
Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application Folder |
Dependencies: | Microsoft .NET Framework 4 |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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. |