Directory of Deletion Resources

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Software applications for deleting, uninstalling or removing, computer files.

Resources in This Category

• Acronis Drive Cleanser

  http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/drivecleanser/
  Guarantees the complete destruction of data on selected partitions and/or entire disks.

• Active@ Kill Disk

  http://www.killdisk.com/
  Secure data eraser for hard and floppy drives.

• CleanCenter

  http://www.cleancenter.net/
  Delete unwanted files from hard drives. Free trial offer, supports all Windows systems.

• Complete Cleanup Shareware

  http://www.softdd.com/complete/
  Deletes browsing history, cookies, recent documents and recent files lists. From Softdd.

• CyberScrub

  http://www.cyberscrub.com/
  Software to erase data securely, make encrypted backups, secure website access credentials, delete cached files etc. Includes an enterprise suite to enforce data erasure rules throughout the organization.

• Darik's Boot and Nuke

  http://www.dban.org/
  Open source boot disk that automatically and completely deletes the contents of any hard disk it can detect, which makes it an utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.

• Data Destroyer

  http://www.hermetic.ch/dd/dd.htm
  A Windows program for secure file deletion which destroys (or purges) data in multiple files and multiple folders on floppy, ZIP or hard disk so that the data cannot be recovered, a process also known as 'sanitization'.

• Delenda

  http://peccatte.karefil.com/Software/Purge/DelendaEng.htm
  Automatically deletes old files in a set of folders. Continuously displays the number of files in each defined folder or tree. Automatically purges Macintosh files stored on NT/2000 file server.

• Destroy

  http://www.destroy.com.au/
  A Data Removal System that securely erases all data from every hard disk on a PC.

• Duplic8

  http://www.kewlit.com/duplic8/
  Duplicate file manager for Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000. Load and save search profiles for quick repeat searches. With Mark Wizard select all the oldest/newest files for deletion, or target them by drive automatically. Features many unique and powerful features.

• EAST Technologies

  http://www.east-tec.com/
  Utilities designed to completely eliminate sensitive data from computers. Also offers a backup tool with encryption, compression and FTP support.

• Eraser

  http://eraser.heidi.ie/
  Secure data removal tool for Windows. (Open Source)

• File Pulverizer

  http://www.toplang.com/filepulverizer.htm
  Delete files and folders directly to prevent others from recovering, support delete files/folders in explorer directly.

• FSlint

  http://www.pixelbeat.org/fslint/
  A Linux toolkit with GUI and command line modes, to report various forms of disk wastage on a file system. Reporting duplicate files, file name problems, dangling links and redundant binary files. This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL.

• Miniwish Software

  http://www.miniwish.com/
  Application to free up disk space by deleting junk files that are no longer used by any software on the system. Additionally this software will clean cookies and many other temporary folders on the hard drive. [Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP]

• Mutilate File Wiper

  http://mutilatefilewiper.com/
  Mutilate destroys sensitive files so they can never be recovered or undeleted.

• NoClone

  http://noclone.net/
  Shareware file deletion and management utility, search for duplicate files, zero-size files and same filename. Windows 9x/Me/NT4/XP/2000.

• PANTERASoft Utilities

  http://www.panterasoft.com/
  Smart Cleaner and Advanced Cleaner Lite, clean unwanted files from disks. Windows shareware. Note: May not support some browsers.

• PC Garbage Remover

  http://www.softdd.com/pcgarb/index.htm
  Scans for different types of useless files, includes viewers. Windows shareware from Softdd.

• QuickWiper

  http://www.aks-labs.com/products/quickwiper.htm
  Windows file wipe utility with NSA erasure algorithm, works with FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS.

• Recover98

  http://www.recover98.com/
  Recover files from a hard disk drive or floppy diskette with a corrupted file system or a virus. Also access files from an accidentally formatted disk, or recover any files that have been deleted. For all Windows operating systems.

• Remove 3.1.2

  http://www.mikasalonen.com/remove/
  Full featured uninstaller program for removing shown and hidden applications and entries from the Windows Add/Remove applet in the Control Panel. Software overview, screenshots, and trial download. [Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP]

• SeeknClean

  http://www.seeknclean.com/
  Fixes and prevents errors by finding and deleting 40 different types of error producing and space-wasting garbage files. Targets specific types of error producing files that common disk utilities, uninstall, and defrag miss. [Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000]

• WinClean

  http://www.batl.com/winclean.html
  Cleans up unnecessary files and components of operating system, scan the registry, delete broken shortcuts. Equipped with a 'Safety Net' mechanism that allows reverting major changes made to the operating system.

• X-Ways Security Permanent Erasure

  http://www.x-ways.net/security/
  Erase logical drives or entire physical disks completely and irreversibly. Clean formerly used NTFS file records, which contain filenames and other data.

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