MacAppStuff Shredder (Windows)

With File Shredder you can remove files from your hard drive without fear they could be recovered. There are quite a few software tools today for retrieval of deleted files under Windows OS. Those tools, often referred to as “file recovery” software, are taking advantage of shortcoming of WIndows “delete” command that we all use regularly to delete files. Actually, the “delete” operation in Windows only removes bits of information from files so they appear deleted in OS. It is easy to retrieve those files using aforementioned specialized file recovery software.

In order to remove, or shred files permanently from your system you have to use a program that is capable of rewriting the files with random series of binary data multiple times. This process is often called shredding. That way, the actual content of the file has been overwritten and the possibilities to recover such a shredded file are mostly theoretical.

File Shredder has been developed as fast, safe and reliable tool to shred company files. The author of this program released it free under GNU licence and you are welcome to download File Shredder and use it without any restrictions. File Shredder is simple but powerful program that surpasses manu commercial file shredders out there. The Author believes that such a utility should be available to anyone for free and that permanent and safe removal of confidential documents is a matter of basic right to privacy.

In File Shredder you can choose between 5 different shredding algorithms, each one gradually stronger than the previous one. It also has integrated Disk Wiper which uses shredding algorithm to wipe unused disk space. More on options of File Shredder check Online Help page.

For more comprehensive protection you can download ArchiCrypt Shredder. It is very powerful commercial application suite which doesn’t stop on shredding utility and is priced incredibly low for what it offers. If you don’t need all the options of ArchiCrypt shredder and prefer separate utilities for important tasks some of best commercial utilities are produced by Blancco. They have really good Data Cleaner for shredding the whole volumes (Hard Disks) and that is something my File Shredder utility is not supposed to do – yet. But the best overall suite of privacy protection tools I’ve stumbled upon is from CyberScrub, they have a rock solid and full featured set of applications including data destruction, evidence cleaner, password manager and antivirus.

Fileversion: 2.50
Filesize: 2.33 mb
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Please note that I can not give any kind of support for File Shredder. I did my best to make this software useful and as reliable as possible but I can’t an. I you want convenience of support and regular updates you may go with some of aforementioned commercial products or look at the privacy protection software list. If you like this software and use it please help more users reach it by linking to this website.

PC Shredder is one free data removal and file shredder software, can permanently delete files, folders and make them irrecoverable, completely shredding the files you specify, make it impossible for anyone to restore deleted information! Prevent your business data, important documents and personal information from being recovered.

PC Shredder is Freeware. It is free for both personal and commercial use. PC Shredder works on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server and Windows Vista. There is no minimum hardware requirement for PC Shredder to run properly.

Why You Need PC Shredder:

• When you delete files from a disk on your computer, Windows does not erase the contents of these files from the disk – it only deletes ‘references’ to these files from files system tables. The contents of all deleted files remain on the disk and can be easily restored using any recovery utility.
• After you delete the data, Windows deletes the data but not completely. After deleting the file, its name is only erased from the database whereas all the contents remain there. This way data don’t get deleted completely. Here is the solution for your concern.
• Don’t let your PC be unfaithful to you. Use PC Shredder to keep your PC secure and faithful.
• PC Shredder allows you easily wipe free space to ensure that previously ‘deleted’ files cannot be recovered.
• PC Shredder uses 5 built-in delete files algorithms for overwriting files content to leave no chances to recover them.
• PC Shredder can save hard disk space and improve your computer’s performance