Active@ KillDisk Alternatives

Active@ KillDisk is described as 'Active@ Kill Disk is disk eraser software for secure formatting of hard drives without any possibility of following data recovery' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Active@ KillDisk for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, PortableApps.com and Self-Hosted apps. The best Active@ KillDisk alternative is Eraser, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Active@ KillDisk are DiskGenius, Darik's Boot and Nuke, Coolmuster Data Erasure and Alternate File Shredder.

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  1. EraserDrop icon
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    EraserDrop Portable is an easy-to-use secure data removal tool. It is a drop target (a floating icon on your desktop) that you can drop files onto to quickly erase them so they can not be recovered. EraserDrop does away with the standard .

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. AppleXsoft File Eraser is a user friendly and powerful data wipe software that allows you to permanently delete files on hard disks, USB drives completely. excluding any possibility of future recovery of deleted files and folders.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Command-line tool for securely erasing files from magnetic media with multiple overwrites, open source under GPL, supports Linux, BSD, Solaris, and more, no graphical interface, precompiled for many distributions, for secure data removal.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. If you want to delete some data permanently making it impossible to read again you can choose Kernel File Shredder Software which deletes file permanently so that no one can recover that file again even using data recovery tools.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. HDD Wipe Tool is a freeware utility for low-level hard disk drive erasing.

    Supported interfaces: S-ATA (SATA), IDE (E-IDE), SCSI, USB, FIREWIRE. Big drives (LBA-48) are supported. Supported Manufacturers: Maxtor, Hitachi, Seagate, Samsung, Toshiba, Fujitsu, IBM, Quantum, Wester.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Zer0 icon
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    Zer0 is a user friendly file deletion tool with a high level of security. With Zer0, you'll be able to delete files and to prevent file recovery by a 3rd person.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Over time, many very private or business-critical files accumulate on a computer. What happens to these files when you no longer need them? Moving to the Recycle Bin is far from enough to really protect your privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Provides secure deletion and shredding of files and folders using advanced algorithms, wipes entire hard drives and external devices, prevents data recovery, erases files from USB and SD cards, and offers multiple shredding methods to protect sensitive data on Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Do you have the need to destroy and shred your most secretive, sensitive, or private files without a trace?...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. East-tec Eraser keeps your PC clean and your data private. It improves performance by removing junk files and protects your privacy by securely erasing internet and computer activity traces.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. When you delete data or format a drive you assume the files, pictures, email or documents no longer exist on your computer. But your private data still exists, and it only takes basic knowledge of PCs to find it. For total security, you need DriveScrubber power. Permanently erase.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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